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Deep Dives
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Changing Building Design for a Changing Electrical Grid
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The way we get our electricity is evolving, and buildings need to be ready to respond.
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The Potential of Prefab: How Modular Construction Can Be Green
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Offsite modular construction not only cuts costs and construction times but also benefits people and the planet.
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Can Commercial Kitchens Go Electric?
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An all-electric commercial kitchen offers potential energy and carbon savings over using natural gas, but making the switch can be complicated—and even controversial.
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Net-Zero Energy Isn’t the Real Goal: 8 Reasons Why
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Net-zero-energy buildings don’t always reduce carbon emissions. These are the tweaks we need to ensure they do.
Quick Takes
Jump straight to the essentials with these short explanations of green building concepts.
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Product Guidance
Unbiased information from our product experts helps you separate green from greenwash.
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Air Renew Wallboard Absorbs Formaldehyde from Indoor Air
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Using a common building product to clean indoor air? AirRenew drywall claims to improve indoor air quality by absorbing formaldehyde and trapping it chemically in the gypsum core.
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Cooling Giants Introduce Smaller Thermal Storage Units
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Trane and Carrier team up with Ice Energy to bring thermal energy storage to the mainstream. Distributing chilling loads will be a crucial part of upgrading the grid to more easily incorporate renewable energy.
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Spray-Applied Latex: A New Tool for Air-Sealing
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Owens Corning's EnergyComplete and Knauf's EcoSeal are a new breed of spray-applied synthetic latex sealants for use in place of caulk or SPF.
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Innovations in Solar Air Heating Systems
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Transpired solar air systems from Enerconcept and Matrix Energy provide two new fossil fuel-free methods of preheating ventilation air in commercial buildings.
In The News
We break news down to the essentials and provide expert analysis.
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$9 Million to Help Ten Mayors Jumpstart Energy Programs
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The New City Energy Project brings mayors from ten U.S. cities together to make their cities' large buildings more energy efficient.
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Pushing Weatherization, Feds Look the Other Way on Radon
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When using federal dollars to button up, low-income homeowners don't get additional funding for radon mitigation. What happens next? The government isn't telling.
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Passive House Standards to Add Net-Zero-Energy Options
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New categories of certification under the Passive House standards will recognize buildings that offset energy use with onsite renewables.
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Yes, Virginia, Submetering Does Help You Save Energy
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A new guide from Legrand highlights how to maximize and monetize data from submeter dashboards.
Perspective
Thought-provoking opinions from the most trusted minds in sustainability.
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Learning Resources
Syllabus supplements and CEU content, with automatic reporting for AIA and GBCI.
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