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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.
To meet the new standard, builders must build two feet above the currently projected elevation for 100-year floods for most projects.
The guide provides tools and advice for designing, commissioning, and operating chilled-beam systems.
The goal is for the site to be improved to make it easier for construction contractors to learn how to comply with federal and state environmental guidelines.
New York enacted a law that could make firefighting a bit safer by mandating property owners inform government and first-responders when they build or rehabilitate a building using "truss-type" pre-engineered wood or timber.
The new amended Ontario building code includes several provisions that improve accessibility for those with disabilities.
New York City last year adopted the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recommendation to require additional exit stairways in high-rise buildings.
President Barack Obama signed the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act law on Jan. 12.
The fast-growing Academy of Art is under intense scrutiny by the City of San Francisco for code violations.
An Illinois law took effect on Jan. 1 that requires all new and remodeled schools to have storm shelters.
As of Jan. 1, all employers under the jurisdiction of OSHA are required to report all work-related fatalities within eight hours and all in-patient hospitalizations, amputations, and losses of an eye within 24 hours.
