PARIS, Dec. 3, 2015—The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced today that it will commit to scaling green buildings to more than 5 billion square feet (478 million square meters) over the next five years through the LEED and EDGE green building rating…
Thinkbox Software Releases Sequoia at Autodesk University 2015
Los Angeles, Calif., Dec. 1, 2015—Thinkbox Software today announced that Sequoia is now available. The powerful standalone point mesher is being demonstrated…
Autodesk Adds Tools for Environmental Performance from Building to City Scale
Autodesk significantly expanded their portfolio of energy and water analysis tools that span the spectrum of design through operations for individual…
Using Google Street View to Assess the Engineering Impact of Natural Disasters on Buildings
Photographs from Google Street View before and after a major natural disaster could help researchers and civil engineers to assess the damage to buildings and improve resistance against future events, according to new research from the University of Southampton.…
YII2015 Building and Facilities Forum – Focusing on Business and Project Delivery Performance
BIM, BIM, BIM. Everyone is still talking about BIM. The building industry continues to search for process improvements to make project delivery more efficient, reduce waste, and produce higher performing assets. We have learned that the technology is only…
Deadline Extended for Beyond Green Awards
It is not too late to submit an entry to highlight those buildings, initiatives and innovations that shape, inform and catalyze the high-performance planning, design, construction and operations processes. The National Institute of Building Sciences Sustainable…
Ninety Percent of U.S. Homes Are Under Insulated
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30, 2015—Based on new research, the North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA) estimates that roughly 90 percent of existing U.S. homes[1] are under insulated[2], wasting energy, money and decreasing comfort for homeowners.…
Trimble Introduces Next Generation Indoor Mobile Mapping System for Building Interiors and Underground Structures
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 29, 2015—Trimble introduced today its next generation Trimble Indoor Mobile Mapping Solution (TIMMS) that produces fast and accurate maps of even the most difficult-to-navigate indoor spaces and translates them directly into 2D and…
New ASTM Guide Helps Evaluate Moisture in Buildings
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., September 8, 2015—A new ASTM International guide will help evaluate unwanted moisture in commercial buildings. The standard provides two questionnaires that assess elevated moisture and moisture-conducive conditions. The standard has…
ORNL-Developed Building Efficiency Software Now Available
OAK RIDGE, Tenn, Sept. 2, 2015—A set of automated calibration techniques for tuning residential and commercial building energy efficiency software models to match measured data is now available as an open source code. The Autotune code, developed at the…
