Rooftops are an immensely underutilized resource for optimizing building performance. Rooftop strategies can include painting the roof white or installing a solar reflective “cool roof” to…
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Historically, building professionals mostly have been interested in their buildings’ aesthetics, cost, structural performance and maintenance-free claddings. Energy efficiency has been on the back burner, largely…
As the years pass, weather and pollutants will dull and even corrode all types of aluminum building façades, including anodized. If the aluminum cladding is not…
Everybody’s talking about it: the coming of new technologies, such as 3-D printing, robotics and carbon nanotubes, that will have a profound impact on the built…
Located within a nondescript industrial building along a commercial corridor in Ferndale, Mich., Effigy Studios is a prime example of what can be achieved through exceptional…
For any type of building, water heating and space heating represent a significant percentage of a building’s energy consumption. Owners of new or retrofit construction projects…