Moisture Protection

• Glazed Building Systems: The Structural Power of Glass

  October 8, 2009
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• 10 tips for mitigating influenza in buildings

  October 6, 2009
  Adopting simple, common-sense measures and proper maintenance protocols can help mitigate the spread of influenza in buildings. In addition, there are system upgrades that can be performed to further mitigate risks. Trane Commercial Systems offers 10 tips to consider during the cold and flu season.  More

• Air Barrier Systems

  By Sean M. O'Brien, PE, LEED AP, and Michael B. Waite, LEED AP, October 1, 2009
  Building owners, designers, and contractors are becoming increasingly aware of the effect of the building enclosure on energy use. With rare exception, however, green building rating systems, energy standards like ASHRAE 90.1, and building energy codes in the U.S. all but ignore air leakage. Despite growing evidence of the benefits of air barriers, the AEC industry has been slow to adopt air le...  More

• Call for entries: Building enclosure design awards

  September 29, 2009
  The Boston Society of Architects and the Boston chapter of the Building Enclosure Council (BEC-Boston) have announced a High Performance Building award that will assess building enclosure innovation through the demonstrated design, construction, and operation of the building enclosure.  More

• Lafarge's investment in Coeymans, N.Y., cement facility draws support from Governor Paterson, other elected officials

  September 25, 2009
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• Enclosure Strategies for Better Buildings

  September 22, 2009
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• ASHRAE issues correction on changes to addendum r to ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007 on ventilation for IAQ

  September 21, 2009
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• Special Recognition: Kingswood School Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

  September 1, 2009
  Kingswood School is perhaps the best example of Eliel Saarinen's work in North America. Designed in 1930 by the Finnish-born architect, the building was inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Style, with wide overhanging hipped roofs, long horizontal bands of windows, decorative leaded glass doors, and asymmetrical massing of elements.  More

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