A new ventilation control system in developement will cut your energy bill up to 18%. With this new system it will monitor and control the air flow by detecting the amount of people in each room and then customizes fan
Recycling Your Paint
Paint. I just learned most of California’s paint recycling program this week. The short story is that all paint supply houses are required to accept “extra or used” paint. Most stores can accommodate up to 20 gals per
Importance of Filing a Notice of Completion
The filing of a Notice of Completion with the County Recorder is extremely important to the Owner, Contractor, Subcontractor, and suppliers. It is used to trigger the closing period for filing any stop notices and mechanical liens. What would normally
Purpose of a Project Close-Out
The major purposes of a project close-out it to detail a formal acceptance and orderly process to end your current project and hand it off to your customer. The Close-out for the project should take place at the end when
Benchmarking Energy for Buildings
Benchmarking energy means measuring the energy consumed by a building, using a standard set of tools like the Portfolio Manager, and comparing these measurements against a relevant set of energy consumption data using a program like Energy Star. Energy benchmarking
Wind Tops 10 Percent Share of Electricity in Five States
A new picture is emerging in the U.S. power sector. In 2007, electricity generation from coal peaked, dropping by close to 4 percent annually between 2007 and 2011. Over the same time period, nuclear generation fell slightly, while natural gas-fired
NO KIDNEY LEFT BEHIND
A Conversation About A New Bill Introduced in Congress GLENDALE, Calif., – November 1, 2011 – Renal Support Networks’ (RSN), KidneyTalk covers a topic that affects most people who have or are waiting for a kidney transplant. People who have
Green Construction
Net-Zero Energy Buildings Are Coming
What About The Buildings Already Standing? In my last post, I wrote about the traveling *Das Haus pavilion, a showcase of German-made sustainable technologies available for homes and offices today. The conference that preceded my tour of the Das Haus
USGBC to be Honored at the Annual Accent on Architecture Gala in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Green Building Council Selected as American Architectural Foundation’s 2012 Keystone Laureate The American Architectural Foundation (AAF) will present the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) with its 2012 Keystone Award at the 23rd annual Accent on Architecture Gala in Washington,