Latest Building Envelope News and Industry Best Practices

The Insulation Sector: Growth and Innovation

January 15, 2016 by Carl Weinschenk

Insulation is a huge factor in energy efficiency efforts and, consequently, on the amount of money an organization spends on heating and cooling. The news seems to be good in this sector on a couple of fronts: Two research projects – one focused on premise interiors and one on exteriors — ... Read more »

Earthplace Nears End of Phase 2 of Sustainability Upgrade

January 14, 2016August 2, 2019 by Carl Weinschenk

Earthplace, a 62-acre nature sanctuary in Westport, CT, has secure financing and is closing in on the end of the second phase of a sustainability upgrade, according to The Hour. The recent work was the addition of 32 kW of solar power, an LED retrofit and upgrades to the heating ... Read more »

MIT Looking to Boost Incandescents

January 12, 2016August 2, 2019 by Carl Weinschenk

The issue of which is the best form of lighting may not be resolved after all. The world is gradually shifting to LEDs. However, Science Alert reports that The Massachusetts Institute of Technology aims to give industry at least an option in its choice of lighting. The research is aimed at changing ... Read more »

Confronting the Stack Effect

January 4, 2016 by Carl Weinschenk

Building managers can save a lot of money by dealing with the flow of air through the structures they oversee. A key area of concern is the stack effect (also known as the chimney effect). It is a naturally occurring phenomenon that has the potential to create great efficiencies or, if ignored, literally ... Read more »

Trent University Tabs Ameresco Canada for Upgrades

December 17, 2015 by Carl Weinschenk

Ameresco Canada will renew and upgrade the energy systems on two campuses of Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, according to the school. The $15.5 million contract covers work on 26 buildings on both the Symons and Traill College campuses. The project, which is being run under the Campus Renewal Partnership ... Read more »

States Helping Drive Energy Efficiency Initiatives

December 11, 2015August 2, 2019 by Carl Weinschenk

State governments can make it easier for businesses to become more energy efficient and save money directly — through grants and loans – and in more indirect ways. Both approaches are happening in Tennessee, New York and California. Tennessee: The Volunteer State has awarded first round grants aimed at enabling ... Read more »

School Districts Save on Energy

December 11, 2015 by Carl Weinschenk

Woodland Park (CO) School District Re-2 said that it has completed the first year of an energy efficiency program with OpTerra Energy Services. The program, which started late in 2013, focused on $2 million in upgrades and modernizations. Savings will be almost $4 million, according to OpTerra’s press release. The ... Read more »

Solar, LED Installation at Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport

December 7, 2015August 2, 2019 by Carl Weinschenk

A 3 MW solar photovoltaic installation was completed on the top deck of a parking facility at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport, according to SolarServer. The same project included addition of LED lighting and electric vehicle charging stations. The infrastructure – which is on top of two Terminal 1-Lindbergh parking structures, ... Read more »

The Challenging World of Zero Net Energy

December 4, 2015August 2, 2019 by Carl Weinschenk

Zero net energy (ZNE) structures are environmentally sound and cut energy expenditures significantly. Few would deny that both of those are worthy goals. There are challenges to the future of the sector, however, on both the technical and social fronts. On the social side, proponents must help people understand such issues ... Read more »

Energy Manager Today Product & Project of the Year Award Winners Announced

November 30, 2015August 2, 2019 by Jennifer Nastu

Energy Manager Today announces the winners of the first annual Energy Manager Today Awards, a program recognizing excellence in products and services that provide companies with significant energy management benefits, or in projects implemented by companies that improved energy management and increased the bottom line. You can download the report here. The ... Read more »

CMU Energy Efficiency Efforts Save $10M in 7 Years

November 30, 2015 by Carl Weinschenk

Energy efficiency efforts at Central Michigan University, which is in Mount Pleasant, have resulted in savings of $10.8 million since 2008. Central Michigan Life says that despite the savings, the school’s carbon foot print has increased by 24 percent during that period – from 87,439 metric tons in 2008 to ... Read more »

Apple: First Company to Use 100% Renewable Energy in Singapore

November 17, 2015 by Carl Weinschenk

Apple and Sunseap Group have entered a clean energy agreement. The arrangement will make Apple the first company in Singapore to be completely powered by renewable energy, according to Sunseap. The energy will come from the more than 800 buildings in Singapore that accommodate Sunseap’s solar systems. The power purchase ... Read more »

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