Articles by Nathan M. Gillette

Business, Home May 11, 2015

Today’s Building Energy Use Tracking and Disclosure Challenges Will Provide Better Tools and Reporting Consistency in the Future

Energy use in modern buildings is staggering. Each year in America we spend close to $450 billion dollars on energy consumed in buildings. However, 13…

Blog August 25, 2014

The Benefits of the Certified Energy Manager (CEM) Designation for Energy-efficiency Professionals

It seems every industry has accreditations and certifications administered legally and by trade organizations. Many people wear them as a badge of authority proudly behind…

Energy, Features, Home July 14, 2014

Measuring Electrical Success Can Be Done at the Micro-level

Measuring energy use in a building seems like a straightforward notion. Energy enters a building through the electric meter and the utility company sends a…

Blog November 12, 2013

USGBC, Walmart Consider Chemicals of Concern to Human Health

A couple of interesting things have happened the last few months in the green-building world revolving around addressing the reduction of harmful chemicals in our…

Blog September 11, 2013

Inspiration from Donald Judd

When you attend architecture school one of the first classes you are required to take is art history. As a young student I sat in…

Custom windows that met the historic-preservation requirements were specified for the project. Low-iron glass was used on the exterior pane for historical appropriateness and low-E glass was used on the interior pane to reduce solar heat gain.

Multifamily September 9, 2013

An Artist’s Home and Studio in a 19th Century Cast-iron-façade Building Receives 21st Century Upgrades While Maintaining the Artist’s Stark Vision

Despite shunning the term “minimalism” throughout his lifelong career, Artist Donald Judd is nonetheless considered one of the theory’s great scholars. Judd (1928-94) believed how…

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