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After evaluating 17 building energy-performance assessments from around the world, a new research paper proposes a classification framework for energy-efficiency evaluation.
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Stretch or reach codes help states and jurisdictions push baseline efficiency levels. Could they spur national code development and adoption?
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Vision 2020 chair Mark Frankel explains the need for more concrete performance data and fewer fuzzy labels.
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Builders in the state and elsewhere have abandoned the program as too costly and inflexible.
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Parker became a national energy exemplar under the stewardship of one inspired building official.
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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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Conference speakers discuss how to avoid doing harm with high-performance enclosures.
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The prevalent approach to sustainability is still missing a key ingredient: nature itself.
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Energy policy expert highlights the need for more stringent training and certification requirements within the construction industry.
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Podcast discusses the results of research on the cost benefits of adopting the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code.