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Energy Innovation: Solar Energy Solutions Continue to Gain Momentum

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From community solar installations to a push in some municipalities for all-electric building codes, interest in solar keeps growing. The power comes from 688,360 solar panels across 870 acres just north of town that provide electricity to the entire community. Sustainability. Thu, 04/01/2021 - 13:50. Energy Efficiency.

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Natural Gas: To Ban or Not To Ban?

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Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kansas, and Louisiana have all enacted or proposed legislation to block such bans after San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, and New York have all taken action toward phasing out natural gas. Restaurant associations across the nation have raised concerns about going electric. Sustainability.

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Should You Consider Hybrid Heating?

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As a cost-effective step toward an all-electric future, hybrid heating systems offer real customer benefits. With a growing percentage of electricity generated by non-fossil fuel sources such as wind and solar, sustainability advocates believe that all-electric homes will lead the way to reducing housing's carbon footprint. .

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Architectural ‘Frankenstein’ features breakthrough sustainable design

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Architectural ‘Frankenstein’ features breakthrough sustainable design 0 qpurcell Mon, 10/23/2023 - 10:53 Government Buildings The General Services Administration (GSA) has embraced adaptive reuse with Building 48, an exciting workplace project that sets new precedents for how the federal government will approach sustainable design.

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Former munitions plant reimagined as net-zero federal workplace

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Former munitions plant reimagined as net-zero federal workplace 0 qpurcell Mon, 10/23/2023 - 10:53 Government Buildings The General Services Administration (GSA) has embraced adaptive reuse with Building 48, an exciting workplace project that sets new precedents for how the federal government will approach sustainable design.

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Code Compliance & Beyond: Upping Baseline Building Energy Performance

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2010 Appendix-G requirements as its baseline in the Energy and Atmosphere category and the city of Denver refers to the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) 2015 developed by ICC for baseline energy requirements for the city’s building energy code. For example, LEED v4 refers to ASHRAE standard 90.1-2010 source: ACEEE.

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Top 30 Construction Classes at Autodesk University 2021

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Sustainable building. This is an excellent class for BIM/VDC managers, electrical detailers, and subcontractors. Go to the session > Speaker: Brendan Dillon, Manager of Digital Facilities & Infrastructure, Denver International Airport. Return to class topics > Sustainable building. The preconstruction process.