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Codes and Standards

ICC eliminates building electrification provisions from 2024 update

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.

Codes and Standards

First federal blueprint to decarbonize U.S. buildings sector released

The Biden Administration recently released “Decarbonizing the U.S. Economy by 2050: A National Blueprint for the Buildings Sector,” a comprehensive plan to reduce greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions from buildings by 65% by 2035 and 90% by 2050.

Green

LEED v5 released for public comment

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has opened the first public comment period for the first draft of LEED v5. The new version of the LEED green building rating system will drive deep decarbonization, quality of life improvements, and ecological conservation and restoration, USGBC says.

Green | Paladino | Jan 17, 2017

Everything you need to know to sound brilliant when talking about biophilia

We need nature in our everyday lives – which is why it’s so important to bring nature into the built environment.

Green | Dec 22, 2016

New tool makes it easier to share building energy efficiency information

The tool standardizes data collection from efficiency projects.

Sustainability | Dec 14, 2016

A floating, mobile gym powered by human energy envisioned for the Seine River

Energy created by those exercising within would power the gym down the Seine.

Green | Dec 13, 2016

Illuminated Water Cube highlights Pittsburgh’s new 8th Street Park

The Water Cube is a functioning art installation, dispensing water to the park’s visitors.

Nov 17, 2016

XLERATOReco® Hand Dryer – The Future of Restroom Efficiency

The XLERATOReco Hand Dryer dries hands in 10 seconds using only 500 watts, making it the most…

Sports and Recreational Facilities | Nov 14, 2016

Soccer stadium from Zaha Hadid Architects will be constructed almost entirely of wood

The architects say the project will be the greenest soccer stadium in the world once completed.

Green | Oct 27, 2016

Applying modern energy codes to building envelope retrofits [AIA course]

When applying current energy codes to existing buildings, a number of issues arise, particularly where the building exterior is concerned, writes Hoffmann Architects' Bradley Carmichael. This AIA CES Discovery course is worth 1.0 AIA CES HSW learning unit.