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The Future is Now

How Will We Electrify Existing Buildings?

Some construction professionals have skipped the theory and gone straight to implementation.

March 8, 2021

Some construction professionals have skipped the electrification theory and gone straight to implementation. It might be time for the rest of us to get on board and to ramp up the retrofits.

USGBC Expands LEED Earth to Homes, Communities and Cities

March 4, 2021

LEED Earth has enabled the expansion of green building to nearly 200 countries around the world.

USGBC Releases Annual List of Top 10 States for LEED in 2020

February 10, 2021

Healthcare, schools, and offices account for more than 60 percent of Green Building certifications.

Jay Egg and Keith Schue Win 2020 Constellation Prize for Policy Impact

February 9, 2021

Their efforts have championed renewable energy, and demonstrably helped move the Empire State Plaza, New York’s center of government in Albany, away from fossil fuel combustion.

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35 Generations in the Making

What is next for the Department of Interior?

February 1, 2021

Max Rohr

How does the Department of Interior as a whole affect energy exploration?

Contractor Stories

Warm Beer and Snowmelt Systems

When it comes to potential problems on a job, trust your instincts.

January 4, 2021

Stephen Minnich

Do you remember your very first career-related equipment repair? I do. It’s etched in my brain forever.

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The Utah Divide

A 100 percent net-renewable gamble.

January 4, 2021

Max Rohr

I would argue that solar has always been Utah’s best energy resource, not any mined resource.

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How Did the Pandemic Change Our Buildings?

Not that pandemic. Think 1918.

December 1, 2020

Max Rohr

During the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918, there was a notable improvement in patients' health outside compared to indoor spaces packed with people and little outside air.