Sportworks Bicycle Racks —
Sportworks offers a range of secure, space-efficient, and convenient steel bike racks. As is common in steel building products, the steel contains pre-consumer recycled content. Included in Sportworks…
Geneo High-Performance Windows —
Wasco Windows offers Geneo windows, a range of high performance windows made of a glass-fiber reinforced PVC. The windows achieve a U-factor ranging from 0.14–0.17, and meet the Passivhaus standard,…
Logix Integrated Ceiling Panels —
Logix Integrated Ceiling System uses USG’s acoustic ceiling tiles and is designed to incorporate GE Lighting’s Lumination LED Linear Recessed Luminaires; luminaires from a-light, amerlux, and…
Open Joist Triforce —
Open Joist Triforce is a open-web, parallel-chord truss with solid-wood diagonal struts. It is most commonly used as for joists, but can also be used as rafters to achieve superinsulated roofs. The…
Climate Wizard —
Climate Wizard, from the Australian company Seeley International and distributed in the U.S. by L&H Airco, is a refrigerant-free indirect evaporative air conditioner. The Climate Wizard uses fans with…
LED Replacement Lamps —
Using LED replacement lamps has the potential to save enormous amounts of energy. Some of these…Changing Behavior and Saving Energy
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Table G3.1.1 exceptions b and c interaction
in NC 2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
3:35 AM
Project without any HVAC change
in PIf4: Schedule and Overview Documents
Saturday, 7:34 PM
LEED CI 2009 : Project without HVAC change
in LEED CI 2009 : Integrating HVAC work after project completion
Saturday, 7:33 PM
RE: Performance Period too short to reflect annual costs
in EBOM 2009 IOc3: Documenting Sustainable Building Cost Impacts
Saturday, 4:09 PM
Manufacturer bulb information availability is lacking!
in EBOM 2009 MRc4: Sustainable Purchasing—Reduced Mercury in Lamps
Friday, 4:20 PM
RE: Achieving IEQp1 with no ventilation systems for C&S project
in CS-2009 IEQp1: Minimum IAQ Performance
Friday, 3:06 PM
RE: outdoor air rate for kitchens
in CI-2009 IEQp1: Minimum IAQ Performance
Friday, 2:57 PM
RE: Commissioning Walk-in Freezers / Coolers
in NC 2009 EAp1: Fundamental Commissioning of Building Energy Systems
Friday, 2:45 PM
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in Living with LEED Online - quirks, bugs and hiccups
Friday, 2:43 PM
RE: International project-onsite renuable energy
in NC 2009 EAc6: Green Power
Friday, 2:38 PM
An EBie Awaits You: Submissions Open for 2013 Existing Buildings Award
Verifying Performance with Building Enclosure Commissioning
For a lot less than the cost of a lawsuit, BECx uses collaboration, design-to-occupancy reviews, and testing to ensure quality and high performance.
LEED in Public Buildings Sparks Private-Sector Demand —
A new study of California cities finds that adopting LEED for public buildings creates a 90% increase in private-sector LEED registrations.Health Product Declaration Provides Building Product “Nutrition Label” —
The new format streamlines disclosure of building product ingredients and their potential health impacts.Thawing Permafrost Could Double Earth’s Atmospheric Carbon —
Thawing of Arctic permafrost could double Earth’s atmospheric carbon in the next century, according to a new study.EPA Releases Guidelines for Healthier Schools —
EPA has released a set of guidelines to help states establish and maintain environmental health programs for schools.BuildingGreen Announces Top-10 Products for 2013 —
BuildingGreen, publisher of EBN, has announced its Top-10 Green Building Products for 2013, with a focus on resilience and building science.“You really have to design your air barrier—not just put a line in your spec that says ‘make air barrier continuous.’”
— Elizabeth Cassin of Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates
From Verifying Performance with Building Enclosure Commissioning