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The International Code Council stripped out provisions from the 2024 update to the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) that would have included beefed up circuitry for hooking up electric appliances and car chargers.
Designing energy-efficient cold storage facilities that keep food safe and look beautiful takes special knowledge.
In her experience as an architect, Megan Valentine AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, WELL AP, Fitwel, Director of Sustainability, KTGY has found three impactful sustainable design decisions: site selection, massing and orientation, and proper window-to-wall ratios.
The new initiative screens projects to see if they are investor-ready.
A large roof can become a resource that saves significant money on energy consumption and helps reduce emissions of CO2 and it turns out metal roofs make excellent hosts for solar panels.
Wanting to capitalize on the abundant energy produced by the sun, the Real Salt Lake professional soccer club built carports in the parking lot using MBCI metal roofing with solar panels. The panels generate 73% of the stadium’s total power needs.
The goal of the Net Zero Plus Electrical Training Institute is for this structure to become a model for emergency operations centers for communities.
BREEAM USA, an offshoot of a program already in place in Europe, aims to ease the point of entry.
Marist School, a private Roman Catholic college preparatory school, creates a highly-sustainable structure on its campus.
The 24-story curved building would be 70% more efficient than comparable housing in New York City.
The Exploratorium at Pier 15 in San Francisco and the West Branch of the Berkeley Public Library are two of the projects recognized by AIA COTE as the top green buildings of 2016.
This two-year project enhances the experiences of athletes and fans alike.
Europe and Asia will propel that growth, according to a new report from Navigant.