Features

Verifying Performance with Building Enclosure Commissioning

For a lot less than the cost of a lawsuit, BECx uses collaboration, design-to-occupancy reviews, and testing to ensure quality and high performance.
Environmental Building News—December 1, 2012

The Hidden Science of High-Performance Building Assemblies

Any four walls and a roof make an enclosure, but for efficiency, comfort, and durability, those elements have to be meticulously designed and installed.
Environmental Building News—November 1, 2012

New Concepts in LEED v4

Past versions of LEED have helped make FSC and other concepts practically household terms. Where is LEED v4 taking the green building conversation next?
Environmental Building News—October 1, 2012

Seal, Tape, Gasket: A Sticky Search for Better Materials

Given the importance of sealing hidden joints in our air and water barriers, you’d think we’d know how long our sealants, adhesives, and gaskets last.
Environmental Building News—September 1, 2012

Energy Reporting: It’s the Law

As building owners comply with new laws to report energy use, the data may change the industry—and the act of reporting it already has.
Environmental Building News—August 1, 2012

Passive Solar Heating

Using the sun for most of a building’s heating needs is in the DNA of green building. But in an age of superinsulation, does it still make sense?
Environmental Building News—July 1, 2012

Exterior Paints: Long-Term Protection and Environmental Tradeoffs

Exterior coatings protect buildings from the environment but often contain hazardous ingredients, so maximizing their durability is often the greenest option.
Environmental Building News—June 1, 2012

Biobased Materials: Not Always Greener

We tend to think of biobased materials as inherently greener—but even “natural” and “rapidly renewable” materials can carry big environmental impacts.
Environmental Building News—May 1, 2012

Doing Daylighting Right

Harvesting daylight is a popular way to save energy and promote productivity. But getting it wrong is all too easy—and can have the opposite effects.
Environmental Building News—April 1, 2012

Resilient Design—Smarter Building for a Turbulent Future

Resilience is the new green. With decades of green building experience, we are ready to face climate change.
Environmental Building News—March 1, 2012
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