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A NEW training course from IES….
As you’re probably aware, a sustainable design revolution is underway in the building industry, and the use of performance analysis (climate, daylighting, energy, airflow) is a vital component – creating understanding of the impact of different strategies on energy consumption and other environmental metrics.  Ultimately helping to shape designs that [...]

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Tags:Architects, BREEAM, daylighting, Engineers, Environment, hints and tips, LEED, reduce, Sustainability

I spent a night recently at Fenway Park, the oldest ballpark in the States, and as I finished my bottle of water, I found myself wondering how many people recycle out of this group of 35,000.  As the Sox work to clench the Wild Card in the American League, I consider what a profound influence [...]

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Tags:Environment

Maximising a building’s energy efficiency is a process that needs to be implemented at the very inception of new-build projects. Too often, energy efficiency is only considered upon the production of a failing BRUKL certificate, where it becomes a reactive measure designed to achieve nothing more than a successful submission to building control.
With little more [...]

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Tags:Carbon Savings, Energy Efficiency, Solar Gain

There’s a new potential technology called “Solar Roadway” in the development phases which can likely change the energy consumption pattern during the life cycle of any road, bridge or parking lot.
The Solar Roadway™ is a series of structurally-engineered solar panels that are driven upon. The heart of this Solar Roadway™ is the Solar Road Panel™ [...]

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Tags:Energy Consumption, LEED, reduce, solar panels, Solar Roadway