Building Design & Construction Blogs
Animal shelter work a welcome trend
If the increased number of animal shelter project announcements I’m receiving is any indication, I see a mini trend where Rover and Fluffy are getting nicer digs as they await permanent homes. I like that some of these shelter projects are going for LEED ratings, thereby doubling their good deeds: helping animals and the environment. We featured Los Angeles’ North Central Animal Car ... More
About this blog
The editors of BD+C blog on key issues and trends affecting the AEC industry: Jeff Yoders on BIM, IPD, CAD, and IT; Robert Cassidy on green building, sustainability, and climate change; and Jay W. Schneider on innovative design and construction trends.
Productivity increases, sales increase, absenteeism get reduced...oh and it saves energy
Sometimes when you focus on certain features of a product or process you tend to forget about additional features or benefits. This is certainly true about high performance daylighting. Today, there is great focus on the energy savings opportunities and carbon reduction provided by alternative energy products such as wind, solar, geothermal and others. The main conversations turn from ROI and inve ... More
About this blog
This blog was established to provide insight and knowledge about the passive solar opportunity available to building owners and occupants through proper daylighting practices. My 12 years of experience in high performance daylighting as both a contractor and product provider has lead me to be involved with many different daylighting systems and practices and experience how they all perform and effect both the built environment and building occupants. This blog is dedicated to providing relevant technical and educational information on high performance daylighting as a cost effective energy efficiency tool as well as provide insight into the human productivity opportunity available to every building owner.
