With today’s technology, it’s possible for a high-performance building to integrate and optimize all of its major functions while also ensuring energy efficiency and occupant comfort. Yet, while ...

Building performance standards are being successfully implemented in Boulder, Colorado; Tokyo; the United Kingdom; and the Netherlands. Building performance standards are being successfully ...

As our climate has changed and our need to transition away from burning fossil fuel for energy has become increasingly apparent, new construction materials and methods are gaining popularity. If an ...

Over the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to interview a number of individuals about smart construction, net-zero buildings (which produce as much energy as they consume), and high performance ...

Today’s building owners and occupants are more tech-savvy than ever before, demanding greater connectivity, control, and efficiency from technology — including HVAC systems. A heightened interest in ...

Building performance is a hallmark of architecture in the 21st century. With buildings and the construction industry being significant contributors to carbon emissions, designers must do everything to ...

The Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) made a new tool available to product manufacturers to help customers identify building products that contribute to sustainable, healthy, built ...

Boulder Community Health’s West Medical Building, with its hybrid vacuum-insulated glass installation and two inches of continuous rigid insulation, and the Lubber Run Community Center, Arlington, Va.

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