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Home » building performance

Articles Tagged with ''building performance''

Codes Corner

Innovative plumbing code technologies are critical to creating sustainable and resilient buildings

Technologies are most effective when recognized and implemented by the entire building industry.
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Shawn Strausbaugh
April 29, 2021
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To aid plumbers and tradespersons in staying competitive in the marketplace, innovative technologies and materials must be a priority when crafting and revising provisions within model codes and standards in order to enhance efficiency, positively impact affordability and provide ease of service for those implementing it.


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ASHRAE HQ

ASHRAE moves to new net-zero energy global headquarters in metro Atlanta

November 24, 2020
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A team of ASHRAE volunteers led a highly successful building campaign to garner support for the renovation project. Thirty-one corporate donors committed more than $9.7 million in monetary support and gifts of equipment and services.


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Radiant Comfort Report

Building efficiency software upgrade available

November 8, 2019
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IAPMO introduced the latest upgrade to the Building Efficiency System Tool (BEST) software, available for download at www.iapmo.org/hiac.


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Housing starts decline in March

April 20, 2019
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Total housing starts fell 0.3% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.14 million units from a downwardly revised reading in February, according to a report from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development and Commerce Department that was delayed due to the partial government shutdown.


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Builder confidence edges higher in April

April 18, 2019
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Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes rose one point to 63 in April, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released on April 16, 2019. Sentiment levels have held in the low 60s for the past three months.
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Green

Mayors from metro areas pledge to reduce energy in buildings

Through the City Energy Project, 10 major U.S. cities will develop their own locally tailored plans to advance energy efficiency and reduce waste in their large buildings.
May 30, 2014
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The new City Energy Project, an initiative from the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Institute for Market Transformation, is designed to create healthier, more prosperous American cities by targeting their largest source of energy use and climate pollution: buildings.


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ASHRAE

High Performance Buildings Conference scheduled for April

Conference topics provide a comprehensive overview of high performance building design with a focus on strategies in several areas
February 25, 2014
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Conference topics provide a comprehensive overview of high performance building design with a focus on strategies in several areas: building occupant behavior, new building technologies and indoor environmental quality.


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BPI, ACCA to explore joint opportunities to improve energy efficiency in nation’s buildings

August 28, 2013
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The groups will begin exploring opportunities for collaboration.


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Green

Better Buildings Challenge reports first year’s savings

Data on energy use and energy savings has been tracked on more than 7,700 facilities.
July 1, 2013
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Data on energy use and energy savings has been tracked on more than 7,700 facilities.


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Will reinvented thermostats reinvent home energy management?

While Americans have burned less Btu to heat and cool their homes, the amount of energy used for appliances, electronics and lighting has grown.
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Kelly Faloon
May 24, 2013
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While Americans have burned less Btu to heat and cool their homes, the amount of energy used for appliances, electronics and lighting has grown.


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