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Measurement and Verification: Monitoring Building Systems for Optimal Performance

Tracking the performance of a building’s mechanical and electrical systems is essential for energy savings that persist over time. In this article, EBN explores measurement and verification and explains why demand for these systems is growing. We also explain the LEED® Rating System’s evolving treatment of M&V.
Environmental Building News—June 1, 2006

Passive Survivability: A New Design Criterion for Buildings

Buildings and their occupants are vulnerable to threats ranging from storms and rising sea levels to accidents and terrorism. In this feature article, EBN describes how to design and construct buildings to maintain livable conditions in the event of extended power outages or loss of heating fuel or water.
Environmental Building News—May 1, 2006

The Water We Drink: Softeners, Filters, and Other Treatment Options

Although our nation's tap water is among the best in the world, most Americans are concerned about its quality. This article explores the range of technologies to treat real and perceived water-quality problems.
Environmental Building News—April 1, 2006

Bamboo in Construction: Is the Grass Always Greener?

An increasingly popular building material, bamboo is celebrated for its quick growth and ability to regenerate after being harvested. But bamboo also has its downsides. In this feature article, EBN examines the pros and cons of building with bamboo.
Environmental Building News—March 1, 2006

Polished Concrete Outshines Other Flooring Options

Stone-polishing techniques and mineralizing treatments are turning concrete into one of the most functional, most cost-effective, and greenest flooring options around. In this feature article, Alex Wilson explores the ups and downs of polished, densified concrete.
Environmental Building News—February 1, 2006

Wal-Mart: Every Day Low . . . Impact?

The world’s largest company claims to have embraced environmental responsibility in everything from its supply chains to its waste stream, with goals of creating a prototype store with 30% lower greenhouse gas emissions within four years and doubling trucking efficiency within ten years. But how big a difference can the shift make, and is it enough?
Environmental Building News—January 1, 2006

The Mindset Thing: Exploring the Deeper Potential of Integrated Design

Cutting-edge green designers and consultants are shifting the mental models of their clients, building on the connections between green building and personal values to expand the possibilities of integrated design.
Environmental Building News—December 1, 2005

Durability: A Key Component of Green Building

What is it that enables some structures to survive a hundred years or longer, while others don’t even last a few decades? This article makes the case for durability and offers some strategies for achieving it.
Environmental Building News—November 1, 2005

Getting to Zero: The Frontier of Low-Energy Buildings

Despite the buzz about zero-energy buildings, just what zero-energy means and how to achieve it remain confusing at best. Divergent definitions and limited monitoring leave questions about how much energy these buildings actually use, and getting to zero, by almost any definition, challenges even the most experienced design teams. This article sorts out the confusion and sheds light on some of the stumbling blocks along the path to zero-energy.
Environmental Building News—October 1, 2005

Design for Cleanability

In the average American commercial building, we spend more than half as much money on cleaning as on energy, and the chemicals used in cleaning threaten both the environment and human health. This article takes a look at design strategies that can reduce the need for cleaning or that can make cleaning easier, more effective, or less harmful.
Environmental Building News—September 1, 2005
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Water-Efficient Showerheads

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Armoroc Cement-Bonded Particle Board

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An Affordable Heat-Pump Water-Heater Retrofit

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Styrofoam SIS

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An Affordable Heat-Pump Water-Heater Retrofit

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D'Mand Hot Water Delivery System

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