The first city in the country publicly posts commercial building energy data for 2,065 buildings gathered by a mandatory benchmarking law.
The Energy Department will use HERS Index scores for DOE Challenge Home qualification.
Andrew Burr, director of building energy performance policy at the Institute for Market Transformation, talks about the rise of legislation requiring energy-use disclosure.
An Austin, Texas, sustainable community will help to provide real-world driving and charging patterns for electric vehicle owners.
Newberg Center at Portland Community College, designed by Hennebery Eddy Architects, is designed to be the first net-zero-energy higher-education building in Oregon.
As an integrated design process becomes the norm and energy usage moves up in the priorities of a project, design teams must begin looking at energy early on.
Designed for point-of-use installations in small commercial or residential structures, this electric tankless water heater has a 99% thermal efficiency.
The director of Paladino's building science practice examines how the interior use of a building can drive envelope decisions.
Usually substantial energy users, swim centers are using new technologies and creative design tactics to cut their energy use while making the facilities healthier for users.
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An associate and project architect at Yost Grube Hall Architects discusses the benefits of metering and how to get started.
A principal from David Baker + Partners Architects looks at what strategies work–and what ones don't–to make affordable housing more efficient.
Energy policy expert highlights the need for more stringent training and certification requirements within the construction industry.
The EPA’s third annual Energy Star Program kicked off Wednesday. Nearly 3,300 commercial buildings will compete to improve energy efficiency, with the biggest loser taking home the prize.
Performance-enhancing features are packed into this 1,300-square-foot Rhode Island retreat.
This 600-square-foot guest house incorporates locally sourced materials from local craftsman.
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy ranked 12 of the largest global economies, seating the U.S. at number nine.
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By June 1, 2013, non-residential buildings larger than 50,000 square feet will be required to measure or benchmark, as well as disclose, energy and water use.
A new study finds health benefits for residents participating in an energy-saving program.
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Cutting costs is the biggest incentive behind managing energy for buildings owners and operators, according to the 2012 Johnson Controls Energy Efficiency Indicator survey.
Denis Hayes, CEO of Seattle's Bullitt Foundation, talked to ECO-STRUCTURE about the client side of a Living Building Challenge project.