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Digital Exclusive: Five Net Zero Energy Homes That Will Inspire

December 27, 2018

The need for environmentally friendly construction is ushering in innovative design strategies and new benchmarks for the building materials industry.

Bosch Contributes to Green Building Project

December 20, 2018

The company installed a complete HVAC heating and cooling system, thermostats, and a hot water system for the net-zero energy Bridge House in Los Angeles.

D.C. Passes Building Efficiency and Renewable Energy Policy

December 20, 2018

The bill, based on the Clean Energy DC plan, creates a road map to reducing the District’s emissions by over 40 percent.

ASHRAE Publishes Updated Residential, Construction Standard

December 18, 2018

The 2018 revision of Standard 90.2 outlines cost-effective residential building energy performance measures that are at least 50 percent more efficient than those defined by the 2006 International Energy Construction Code (IECC).

Alternative Energy

The Curious Case of Florida

Our perspective on climate change is like seeing your kitchen on fire and arguing about what caused the fire and the cost of using an extinguisher, while your house burns down.

December 5, 2018

Max Rohr

Florida is an interesting place at an interesting time in history.

Green Calgary Earns CIPH National Water Wise Award

December 4, 2018

CIPH selected Green Calgary for its Green Homes and Community program designed to help people incorporate simple and affordable green options into the way they live, work and play.

The Future is Now

Capturing Heat from Ice

Leading hockey arenas reduce emissions with heat reclamation.

December 3, 2018

BF Nagy

What do the San Jose Sharks, Anaheim Ducks, St Louis Blues and Arizona Coyotes have in common? They’re National Hockey League teams and their arenas are getting greener. For St Louis it was their game rink; for the others, it was the practice sheets.

theMART Receives Gold Level LEED Certification

November 30, 2018

theMART’s sustainability program began over 15 years ago with energy efficiency retrofits and sound energy management.

ASHRAE Calls for Papers for Energy Research and Development Conference

November 28, 2018

The conference steering committee is seeking papers focused on the development of cost-effective, high-impact technologies and processes that reduce energy use and environmental consequences.