The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) has taken a major step toward achieving Canada's climate change commitments by launching the country's first Zero Carbon Building Standard.
A recent article in the Journal of Light Construction written by a HERS rater and Passive House consultant introduced a challenge he has encountered in the market.
A partnership of stakeholders is working toward unification of ASHRAE's Standard 189.1 for High Performance Green Buildings with ICC's International Green Construction Code into one single model code.
LP is promoting its economical, easy-to-install alternative to shaft walls: the UL-listed U350 interior load-bearing wall assembly featuring LP® FlameBlock® Fire-Rated OSB Sheathing.
Soft-story structures, popular on the West Coast, are typically multi-story residential buildings built above a ground-level garage, tuck-under parking garage or a storefront.
In partnership with AIA, IES, and USGBC and with support from the DOE, ASHRAE is developing a new series of Advanced Energy Design Guides focusing on achieving zero energy performance.
