Vapor Intrusion Best Practices for Brownfield Redevelopers
Across the country, former industrial facilities are finding new life as they are repurposed for use as nonindustrial commercial spaces, such as retail, churches and even schools.
Five Questions to Ask When Considering Automated Demand Response for Facility
Residential demand response programs are growing in popularity. Residents reduce their energy bills while maintaining control over their home’s comfort, and utilities increase reliability by reducing strain on the grid.
Embracing Change with the Living Building Challenge at Georgia Tech
Overcoming the inherent challenges of planning and designing a Living Building Challenge certified building is part of the transformative nature of this project. After all, the intent is to encourage change in how we as planners, designers, and builders view…
Next-Generation Professionals Designing the Future of Buildings
College students worldwide are developing their building science knowledge and skills through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Race to Zero Student Design Competition (Race to Zero). They design and present zero-energy-ready buildings in well-defined contest areas
West Branch Library of the Berkeley Public Library--West Berkeley, Calif.
A California city started from scratch for its new library instead of renovating after it outgrew space for its vital community programs. The new, net zero energy library will meet its diverse community’s needs for years to come.
Enhancing Value of LED Commercial Lighting Investment with Tubular Daylighting Devices
Incorporating TDDs into a building design enhances the value of an LED investment. TDDs deliver this result by reducing electric lighting and HVAC energy expense as well as deferring LED replacement costs.
Measuring Water Conservation Against Performance
For the better part of the last three decades, there has been a growing demand for water conservation and an urgency to drive toilet-flush volumes lower. But even advancements in water savings don’t come without concerns. Although reducing the water…
Living Building at Georgia Tech: Designing and Operating for Health and Happiness
Given the fact that Americans spend 90% or more of their time in and around buildings, careful design of these environments is increasingly important. As the Living Building at Georgia Tech nears completion of the design development phase, careful attention is being paid to ensure that the project provides a “nourishing, highly productive, and healthy built environment.”
From Reactive to Predictive: A Shift in Facilities Management Practices
Today’s businesses are rethinking the way they operate their facilities, using IoT and analytics to transform operations from reactive to predictive-based. Forward-thinking facility managers are, in turn, able to optimize comfort, energy spend, and maintenance at the same time via intelligent analytics gleaned from connected building systems.
Owners Want Health, Wellness Expertise in Commercial Design/Construction
A pair of recent studies show that building owners want to invest in healthier buildings but face obstacles in finding sufficient health expertise among design and construction professionals. This finding reveals an excellent opportunity for design and construction professionals seeking to distinguish themselves in a crowded “green” marketplace.
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