Spray Polyurethane Foam: A Candid Look
For more than 50 years, spray polyurethane foam has given architects and builders the ability to create highly insulated spaces and create the ideal indoor air quality.
View ArticleHeating and Cooling from the Sea
A community college in New England uses an unconventional resource to heat and cool a renovated academic facility and offices.
View ArticleThe Future Requirements of Lighting Incentive Programs
Integrated sensor-based lighting systems that are ‘aware’ and respond to their environment will provide needed data and accountability.
View ArticleNew EIA Inventory Tracks Energy Efficiency Programs By State
Energy-related state legislation is an active field with more than 2,100 bills pending in the 50 states.
View ArticleUpgraded ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Benchmarking Tool
Tens of thousands of organizations currently use ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager to measure the energy performancee of more than 40 percent of U.S. commercial building space.
View ArticleEnergy Efficiency Starts With the Building Envelope
Tight building envelopes produce increased comfort for homeowners, better indoor air quality and improved moisture management.
View ArticleRestructuring the Sunny Day: Solar Meets Design
Innovative commercial and residential examples can provide builders, buyers and homeowners with lessons in aesthetically pleasing solar design.
View ArticleHigher Education Design: Implementing Zero-Plus Energy Strategies
When conserving energy becomes a thing of the past, the newest approach is finding ways to create it.
View ArticleStudy: Price of U.S. Wind Energy Near All-Time Low
But continued federal policy uncertainty and low natural gas prices create headwinds for the sector.
View ArticleEnergy Efficiency’s Next Frontier
Using and analyzing data to increase energy efficiency is not a new idea.
View ArticleSetting Standards for Green School Design
For almost two decades, the Poudre Valley School District (PSD) in Ft. Collins, Colo., has been a vanguard of energy conservation and management initiatives on a national level.
View ArticleDitching a Reciprocating Chiller System for Innovative Heating and Cooling...
New units help an industrial renovation project achieve its energy- efficiency goals.
View ArticlePowered by the Earth’s Yellow Sun
The SunCarrier Omega Net-Zero Energy Building is India’s first commercial net-zero energy building.
View ArticleA New Approach to Evaluating Societal Energy Solutions (Part I)
Part one of this two-part series defines what we perceive as the problem with energy, and sets the stage to discover better solutions.
View ArticleVolkswagen Rethinks What It Means to Be Green
Volkswagen AG’s three-year-old Chattanooga, Tenn., facility is out of the ordinary when it comes to being environmentally friendly.
View ArticlePulling Sustainability Out of Thin Air
The inspiration to build one of the greenest buildings in North America started on a rainy afternoon in Portland, Ore., in 2009.
View ArticleA New Approach to Evaluating Societal Energy Solutions (Part 2)
This is the second of a two-part article discussing the global ‘energy problem,’ which is not a single issue but, rather, an interconnected web of problems that have significant impact on the global...
View ArticleCalifornia Energy Code Regulation Spurs New Roofing Trends
As residential developers and builders in California gear up to meet this year’s increased demand for housing, new changes in the state’s energy code will shape their decisions and impact the...
View ArticleAchieving Lofty Goals with Submeters
Electric submeters were used to measure and verify the Las Vegas Bonneville Transit Center’s energy consumption, helping it become LEED-NC Platinum certified just two years after opening.
View ArticleHotel Continues Sustainability Efforts
Excluding labor, energy is typically the highest cost that hoteliers face and is the single fastest-growing operating cost in the hospitality industry.
View ArticleThe Drive Toward Energy Efficiency
Cultural institutions, like the National Corvette Museum, are achieving energy efficiency goals through retrofits and pioneering use of new technologies, such as energy-efficient lighting upgrades.
View ArticleApplying Energy-Efficient Strategies to Research
A project team applies sustainable building standards to the strict safety guidelines of a Kentucky research lab.
View ArticleMaintaining Educational Energy Excellence
A Pennsylvania school district acts proactively to save energy and increase educational opportunities.
View ArticleRaising the Bar
Campus administrators recognized the new John and Frances Angelos Law Center’s potential to have a transformative impact on much more than the program itself.
View ArticleThe Importance of a Daylighting System
Energy savings are just the beginning of all the benefits that are available.
View Article4 Steps to a Successful Lighting Evaluation
Having a sound strategy and detailed information can lead to a greener facility and greater savings.
View ArticleEnergy Department Invests More Than $10 Million for Efficient Lighting...
The Energy Department announced nine research and development projects that will receive funding to support solid-state lighting (SSL) core technology research and product development.
View ArticleTwice the Size and Half the Footprint
The performance of a renovated house in Virginia dwarfs its predecessor, despite adding space to meet the owner’s needs.
View ArticleHow Texas Does Net Zero
A Texas middle school models sustainability while building a curriculum designed to educate the next generation about renewable energy.
View ArticleDynamic Designs With Electrochromic Glass
An updated take on a technology is helping designers make buildings more comfortable and energy efficient while adhering to a cleaner aesthetic.
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