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Compartmentalization in Multi-Family Buildings

A Tight House

April 1, 2017

Driven by shifts in homebuyer demographics and a growing attraction to urban living, multifamily housing is hotter than ever.

Texas Building Energy Code Update Workshops Coming to Amarillo and El Paso

June 1, 2016

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State Energy Conservation Office announced in January that registration had begun for workshops focused on the updates to the State's building energy code.

PIMA, IMT and CEIR Release 2015 I-Codes Design Guide

March 11, 2016

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The Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association, the Institute for Market Transformation, and the Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing have released the Roof and Wall Thermal Design Guide: Applying the Prescriptive Insulation Standards of the 2015 I-Codes.

Passive Houses Gain Momentum

A New Ultra Energy-Efficient Building Standard

Chris Dixon

October 1, 2015

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Will passive houses gain more momentum in the U.S.?

Examining the Jevons Paradox through Residential Energy Consumption

Daniel Overbey

August 13, 2015

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Is there any such thing as a "perfect" energy code?

New Naming Structure for Wall Systems

Product Names Reflect Compliance with New Energy Standards Helping to Differentiate Products Within Families.

May 20, 2015

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Sto Corp., the innovative leader and producer of integrated exterior wall systems for new building construction and restoration, has adopted a new naming convention to ensure ease of specification and peace of mind for customers concerned about code compliance and sustainability.

Straight Green

ANSI Green Globes 2015

March 1, 2015

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Hard work by Green Globes’ committee—and community—shows it’s only getting better.

Continuing Education Unit

LEED: The Next Generation

As LEED’s most significant upgrade since Version 2.0 in 2000, project teams have their work cut out for them to meet v4’s most stringent requirements.

Barbara Horwitz-Bennett

October 1, 2014

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Many are applauding the new and improved LEED v4 (v4) as raising the sustainable building bar and continuing to drive market transformation.

Kingspan’s Paul Bertram Nominated for Energy Committee Vice Chair

September 23, 2014

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Kingspan announced that Bertram has been nominated to be a member of the Green Building Assessment Protocol for Commercial Building's Consensus Body.

DOE Starts Approval Process for Energy Standard

June 3, 2014

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This is the first step by the DOE in issuing a ruling that could establish the 2013 standard as the commercial building reference standard for state building energy codes.