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The River Grove Elementary School in Oregon was designed for net-zero carbon and resiliency to seismic events, storms, and wildfire. The roughly 82,000-sf school in a Portland suburb will feature a microgrid—a small-scale power grid that operates independently from the area’s electric grid.
Today, we can design airports that are climate resilient, durable, long-lasting, and healthy for occupants—we can design airports using Passive House standards.
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.
Energy-efficient building design starts with the building envelope, but the building systems have a tremendous impact on energy use as well.
FabricAir’s ceiling-hung fabric duct and Ellumi Lighting’s bacteria-killing lights are among the 13 new building systems products to make Building Design+Construction's 2019 101 Top Products report.
Sto's beetle-inspired exterior coating and Dörken Systems' UV-resistant vapor-permeable barrier are among the 28 new building envelope products to make Building Design+Construction's 2019 101 Top Products report.
This sector accounts for one-fifth of View Glass’ portfolio.
Hundreds of embedded sensors will inform energy use reduction research.
There is an efficient system for mounting solar panels to roofs and turning roof real estate into raw power.
A building with a higher occupant density may have a higher energy use, but expend less energy per person.
The project is part of a partnership with Johnson Controls and Pacific Current that will also allow four UH community college campuses on Oahu to significantly reduce their fossil fuel consumption.
ASHRAE tool provides more automated approach to receive Building EQ Performance Score.
Third Way illustrates the utility of this energy source, at a time when alternatives to fossil fuels are getting more attention.
