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Will New Refrigerant Rules Impact the Design of Your Building?

December 15, 2016 | Blog

On September 26, 2016 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued new bans on refrigerants used in HVAC&R equipment. These rules further regulate refrigerants on the basis of […]

Arc – GBCI’s Path to Performance Has a Toll Booth

December 1, 2016 | Blog

GBCI’s introduction of their new Arc platform is exciting. I have been a LEED supporter and practitioner now for 15+ years and have witnessed all of its […]

New Jersey Solar Trends in Line with Sun Shot 2020 Goals

November 18, 2016 | Blog

A recent press release from the Department of Energy indicates that in just five years the solar industry has achieved 90% of its 2020 Sun […]

New LEED Pricing

November 7, 2016 | Blog

GBCI, the certification review organization for all LEED projects, announced last week that as of December 1st, 2016 the cost of registering and certifying LEED […]

Get Big Building Data Out of My Face

November 1, 2016 | Blog

Will big data transform buildings? By all accounts the answer is yes. On all fronts big data is gaining ground and becoming more ubiquitous in […]

Big Ideas from Greenbuild

October 18, 2016 | Blog

I spent a wonderful week in LA attending Greenbuild 2016. What did I come away with? ZERO. As in net-zero. As in net-zero energy, net-zero water, […]