How outcome-based energy and emissions mandates are reshaping retrofit strategies, lighting controls, and long-term compliance planning for electrical contractors ...
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) created the LEED green building program in 2000, which certifies structures built and maintained under specific environmental criteria. Today, there are more ...
Building performance standards are being successfully implemented in Boulder, Colorado; Tokyo; the United Kingdom; and the Netherlands. Building performance standards are being successfully ...
District energy systems can accelerate decarbonization of buildings in cities. The clock is ticking for building owners in U.S. cities that have enacted performance standards to reduce greenhouse gas ...
Anne M. Lynch Homes at Old Colony, a 55-unit affordable housing project in Boston that was built to Phius standards. All images by Ed Wonsek via Phius Passive house building principles have been ...
When performing inspections of buildings or structures after a catastrophic event, such as a hurricane, several types of damage conditions may be encountered. The unpredictability of storms can ...