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Rust Belt carbon neutrality, a water treatment plant you'll want to visit, why energy efficiency is good for a mortgage: The high-performance building stories you should have read this week.
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Green builders of all sizes can learn from early adopters of the year-old standard.
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Cutting-edge window, roof, and HVAC technologies will increase building envelope performance.
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Market Transformation chair Cliff Majersik says the drive to broader markets will be fueled by increased code compliance and the transformation of appraisal and finance processes.
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Codes and Standards chair Sam Rashkin describes how new codes and evolving rating systems are addressing the "house-as-a-system" approach to performance.
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Systems thinking will take building science into the areas of air purification, rightsized HVAC components, and home energy management systems, says Building Systems Research chair Michael Dickens.
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Products and Performance chairs Alex Wilson and Peter Yost envision high-performance products that respond to more stringent requirements and the need for resilient design.
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Fortifying homes against natural (and unnatural) disasters is the next big step in sustainability.
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Randy Thompson is out to prove that a collaborative design-build process will significantly reduce costs and boost ROI to green up the country’s building stock.
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Conference speakers discuss how to avoid doing harm with high-performance enclosures.