PowerNEST and OpenRemote take sustainable living to new heights
A breath of fresh air for urban design: PowerNEST and OpenRemote take sustainable living to new heights In Strijp-S, the industrial heritage site of the former Philips lighting factories that now makes up the dynamic heart of Eindhoven, Trudo’s latest social housing development projects are leading the way for affordable and sustainable living with two new smart buildings. The first one is the ‘Haasje Over’ residence, to be built above one of the largest skate halls in Europe, and topped by a...
New ICC framework sidelines local government participation in energy code development
NBI strongly opposes changes, which make action on climate “non-mandatory” March 5, 2021--The International Code Council (ICC) announced today a new framework that changes the essential nature of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) development process from a model energy code to a standard. The change, described in vague terms in the ICC material, is impactful because it reduces the opportunity for cities and states to shape future versions of the IECC, even though they must subs...
New, Factory-Built, High-Strength Wood Shearwall from Simpson Strong-Tie Can Outperform Similar Prefabricated Steel Walls
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, announced today the release of its new Strong-Wall® high-strength wood shearwall (WSWH), a versatile, high-performance solution for lateral-force resistance in light-frame residential and commercial construction. The code-listed, prefabricated WSWH has a patented design that provides the highest allowable loads for a wide variety of applications. And unlike other shear walls, the h...
USGBC Expands LEED Earth to Homes, Communities and Cities
LEED Earth has enabled the expansion of green building to nearly 200 countries around the world LEED Earth aims to accelerate USGBC’s healthy economy strategy WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 3, 2021) – The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced it is expanding its LEED Earth campaign to homes, communities and cities. LEED Earth is designed to bring LEED to countries where green building is still emerging and offers certification at no cost to the first project to certify. USGBC will also ex...
Video: Introducing ACI 318 PLUS
Launching March 1, 2021, the American Concrete Institute's ACI 318 PLUS is an all-new, fully digital interactive subscription to the popular ACI 318-19: Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary.
American Structural Steel Industry Meets Bill Gates's Goals -- 30 Years Early
CHICAGO - Bill Gates has been traveling the country promoting his new book, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: the Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need, and one of his key points is that the cement and steel industries contribute more than 10% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. He correctly points out that our future depends on cutting emissions and calls for the production of cleaner iron ore that can then be used as feedstock for modern, clean, electric arc furnaces to produce s...
Trane Technologies and Aircuity Help Buildings Reopen and Operate Safely with Indoor Air Quality Monitoring and Management Solution
SWORDS, Ireland - Global climate innovator Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), through its strategic brand Trane®, has joined forces with indoor air quality monitoring, reporting and ventilation management company Aircuity® to provide automated, data-based indoor air quality monitoring and management solutions for building owners. The integrated Trane and Aircuity system, available in the United States and Canada, collects critical data about a building’s air quality and automatically monitors and ad...
Urban Adaptation competition winners introduce ideas for flexible and sustainable urban construction
The Urban Adaptation competition challenged architects and students from around the world to design an innovative modular wood design for a public building or a building system that easily adapts to the changing needs of the community. The competition, organised by Metsä Group, Aalto University and the Finnish Ministry of the Environment, proved a success – it received a total of 154 entries from 48 countries! The jury has now spoken, and the winners have been selected. Too often, buildings a...
View Smart Windows Selected for 3.0 University Place, a best-in-class Life Science Project in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA and Milpitas, CA: View, the market leader in smart glass, announced that its smart windows will be installed at 3.0 University Place, the 250,000-square-foot commercial lab and office building under development by University Place Associates (UPA) in the heart of Philadelphia’s innovation corridor. UPA has partnered with Silverstein Properties and Cantor Fitzgerald to develop a cluster of life science and commercial office spaces built to the highest level of healthy and sustain...
Denver Water OCR project awarded multiple LEED Green Building certifications
Eight buildings in the redevelopment project recognized for sustainability achievements Denver Water announced today that eight buildings in its Operations Complex Redevelopment project have been awarded Platinum, Gold, and Silver levels of LEED certification. LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council and is the most widely used green building rating system in the world and an international symbol of excellence....
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