Codes and Standards
Renaissance Square, completed last year, is Puerto Rico's first mixed-income public housing development. Image credits: Alvarez-Diaz & Villalon
Federal help means tougher code enforcement. And will this island of homeowners embrace renting...
AIA speaks out against measure.
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Mayor commits to goal for new and extensively renovated structures.
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Perceived benefits make residents willing to help public works departments.
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National labs, universities, businesses selected for total of $74 million in funding.
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Practice optimizes power grid, incorporates more renewable power.
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Functions as a transparency platform for organizations to disclose their operations.
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Software toolkit enables access to deep energy retrofit and zero-net energy strategies.
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New windows, doors, and skylights will get to market faster.
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Intent is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; improve efficiency for buildings larger than 25,0...
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Process often used to predict interior surface temperatures on fenestration.
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Clarifies the responsibilities of rental housing providers and renters.
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Governor has seven key strategies for emissions cuts.
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Rankings of states for LEED certified square feet per person released.
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By 2030, Millennials and Generation Z will dominate workforce.
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Excess comes as middle class housing shortage worsens.
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Provides guidance on building engineered wood floors, walls, and roofs.
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FenStar Certification Program ensures windows, doors, and skylights meet Energy Star specificatio...
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Natl. Apartment Assn. study says rent control decreases housing supply, harms condition of housin...
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Most utilities underuse the technology that can help customers save money.
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Fastest and slowest paying GCs revealed.
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Buildings would have to heat and cook with electricity.
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All new buildings must have reserved rooftop sections for PVs.
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Move defies bipartisan 2007 law.
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Parallel Design-Permitting Process includes flagging elements for correction during conceptual de...
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Aim is to increase mobility to spur more economic activity.
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All contractors will have to demonstrate secure practices.
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ASHRAE 90.1 is the basis for new code that went into effect Oct. 1.
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Lighting and space heating fell by more than 600 trillion Btu from 2003 to 2012.
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Bifacial solar systems offer many advantages over traditional systems.
