To prove that high-performance buildings that are comfortable can be built and at a reasonable cost, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) launched a $40 million multi-round competition in 2019 called Buildings of Excellence. With New…
Company: Dörken Systems Inc. Product: Weather Resistive Barrier The DELTA®-STRATUS SA weather resistive barrier is engineered with two outer layers, made up of high-strength, spun-bonded polypropylene fabric, which are thermally bonded to a highly vapor-permeable, watertight polymeric middle layer. The…
Company: Atlas Roofing Corporation Product: ACFoam NH and EnergyShield NH Atlas Roofing Corporation announces the addition of ACFoam NH and EnergyShield NH. These non-halogenated polyiso roof and wall insulation products contain no halogenated flame retardants, providing additional environmentally friendly options…
Company: Owens Corning Product: FOAMGLAS FOAMGLAS cellular glass from Owens Corning for mission-critical commercial roofs is engineered to provide redundancy and stability to the roof membrane, even under sustained stress. The insulation supports a broad spectrum of high-performing applications and…
Company: Awair Product: Awair Omni Awair announces that Awair Omni, the company’s enterprise air quality monitor, now tracks light and noise levels in addition to air quality. Omni features enterprise-grade sensors that track the key factors of air quality (temperature,…
In need of a new facility to educate future chemists, doctors and dentists, Bristol Community College tasked the design team with creating a cutting-edge teaching laboratory. However, while the project was paused due to funding questions, the design team seized the opportunity to reassess their initial approach.
What happens when a building scientist and his family design and build their own house?
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.
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) is a nonprofit dedicated to transforming global energy use to create a clean, prosperous, and secure low-carbon future. Therefore, when RMI needed a new office and convening center for 50 employees in the mountain community of Basalt, Colo., they seized the opportunity to practice what they preached with a state-of-the-art building that achieved an unprecedented level of integration, automation, and performance.
What started out as a path to Silver, turned out to be an opportunity for Platinum certification for a new Aviation Support Battalion Hangar at Fort Carson in Colorado. As the design process moved forward, it was evident that Silver could be easily obtained, and additional credits were within reach for a Gold certified facility.
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