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Building Envelope

The latest news for commercial and industrial facility operators to improve energy and environmental management through the building enclosure, including roofs, windows, walls and doors.

Bipartisan Hopes for Efficiency Bill Revived

A bipartisan budget deal on the verge of approval may lend a push to other bills that seem to have broad support. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, (D-NH)., the author of an embattled energy-efficiency bill believes so. She told National Journal that she was optimistic. The bill is cosponsored with Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) was ... Read more »

Better Buildings Winner Named

The US Court House in Wichita, Kansas, cut its energy intensity by 20 percent and saved over $40,000 in utility costs in a 12- month period. For that effort the Energy Department named it the winner of the 2013 Better Buildings Federal Award. Energy efficiency upgrades, including a cost-effective re-tuning ... Read more »

Energy Efficiency Upgrade Uses Protocols

A tool to make investments in energy efficiency upgrades more appealing to investors has been used in the upgrade of an office building in Connecticut. Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) said Investor Confidence Project (ICP) protocols were employed for a 98,000 square foot office building in Bridgeport. ICP is designed to open ... Read more »

How Green or Efficient is Your Shopping Center?

The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) released its Property Efficiency Scorecard at the annual RetailGreen Conference. The scorecard is intended to give centers the means to benchmark energy, water, waste and recycling, and green operations. The scorecard will allow property owners to benchmark their efficiency by inputting data from ... Read more »

Federal Buildings Add Requirements

Federal agencies are now required to install building energy meters and sub-meters, as well as water meters at agency buildings where cost-effective and appropriate, according to a memo reported in FEDweek. The agencies now must ensure that any agency buildings metered for energy and water performance must have that data ... Read more »

Sensors Aid Efficient Building Research

Research in energy-efficient buildings is a burgeoning field, which has led to increased use of sensors in building applications. Green building construction has become easier with the advent of smart sensors and actuators, as information on local environment and occupancy enables building automation systems to utilize energy in an efficient ... Read more »

Comments on Proposed Commissioning Guideline Accepted

Functional changes and occupant productivity are driving the need to commission existing facilities, so the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) is developing a guideline that addresses the commissioning process. ASHRAE Guideline 0.2P, The Commissioning Process for Existing Systems and Assemblies, describes the procedures, methods, documentation, requirements and ... Read more »

US Holds Edge, But For How Long?

The United States holds most of the world’s patents in energy innovation, including those in the construction of energy-efficient buildings, but the head of the nation’s research efforts worries that getting both broad grassroots and corporate buy-in for the concept has been slow. And the Chinese are watching and learning, ... Read more »

Green Technologies Tested by the GSA

The General Services Administration (GSA) Green Proving Ground released three new sets of its evaluations results. The agency tests promising sustainable building technologies in real-world settings in federal facilities. The highlights from three these tests include: High performance (High-R) window retrofits use advanced materials to deliver up to a seven-fold improvement ... Read more »

Navigant: Advanced Building Sensor Market Worth $3.7 Billion in 2020

Revenues associated with advanced sensors for smart buildings will grow from $313.2 million in 2013 to $3.7 billion by 2020, according to a study by Navigant Research. Over the same time period shipments of such sensors will increase from 1.8 million units in to 28.4 million units, representing a compound annual growth rate of 48.3 percent during ... Read more »

Building Technologies Office Peer Review Released

The 2013 Building Technologies Office (BTO) Program Peer Review Report was just released, evaluating 59 projects funded by the Department of Energy. The report measures the progress BTO investments are making in the development of energy efficient building technologies. It also asks how well BTO is helping to direct future ... Read more »


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