From
the Farmer’s Almanac comes this comparison of wood heat, natural gas, pellet
stoves, heating oil furnaces, propane wall furnaces and anthracite coal
burners.
Building-science
lab houses, also known as pressure houses, are built and outfitted so the
entire house becomes a building-science laboratory, demonstrating energy loss
issues and other problems faced by those working in energy-efficiency fields.
The use of building information modeling software when designing green projects is increasing as more engineers and mechanical contractors understand how BIM’s energy simulation and prefabrication components enable sustainable outcomes for large projects such as industrial buildings, schools and hospitals.
The Building Performance Institute launched its Building Science Principles Certificate of Knowledge and companion Reference Guide, responding to strong demand for a method of verifying basic building science knowledge in the home performance and energy-efficiency retrofit fields.
School
Administrative District 54 expects the wood-pellet-fueled boiler to
significantly cut its heating costs in three schools with a combined 1,500
students.
The National Association of Home Builders introduced its new edition of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard at the 2013 International Builders' Show in Las Vegas.
On January 16, 2013 the Get The Lead Out Plumbing Consortium launched its industry-wide training initiative with a free webinar attended by more than 300 industry professionals.