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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced the winners of the first phase of the Building Envelope Innovation Prize. The prize targets high-performance, cost-effective secondary glazing systems to improve efficiency of commercial windows.
All eight manufacturers in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge completed rigorous product field testing to demonstrate energy efficiency and improved performance in cold weather.
While natural disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires can destroy buildings in minutes, other factors exacerbated by climate change degrade buildings more slowly but still cause costly damage.
A new construction industry CEO Advisory Council dedicated to addressing the issue of suicide in the construction industry recently took shape. The council will guide an industry-wide effort to develop solutions targeting the high rate of suicide among construction workers.
The standard is touted as a cost-effective alternative to LEED.
A joint ASHRAE/ACCA proposal seeks comments from industry professionals.
A nine-month limit has been proposed for some $100 million-plus projects.
The move highlights innovative insurance, mortgage, tax, and finance-based strategies.
Transit-oriented development and affordable housing are spurring the movement.
Products will now have to be labeled as compliant to the new rules.
The orders come after a rise in the number of deadly accidents that have occurred in the past few years.
The funds from the tax will be used to restore wetlands
The campaign asserts that not enough is known about CLT in construction
Significant risk increases seen in some areas of the U.S.
