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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.
Commercial buildings the focus of recent code initiatives.
San Diego office tower is California’s first office building to receive LEED Dynamic plaque in recertification.
Includes financial incentives to retrofit buildings.
More reliable data needed for optimal results from the technology.
Benefits include seismic resiliency and sustainability.
Technical manual provides best practices for roofing professionals.
Would apply to sites of one or more acres.
Higher trusses simplify attic ventilation, leave more space for insulation.
Los Angeles requires seismic retrofits, but other cities do not.
Apple’s new ‘spaceship’ campus project prompts questions about whether the company should pay more to offset traffic woes.
