Commissioning and Green Design
The majority of new buildings are not built with energy efficiency in mind and most of the five million existing commercial buildings in the U.S. have never undergone any type of commissioning or quality assurance process. As a result, they use more energy, cost more to operate, and perform well below their potential. Conversely, buildings that have been properly commissioned perform better and are more energy efficient. Yet, the idea that commissioning is an unnecessary additional cost still often prevails. ...
10th Global Engineering Conference Held
The accelerating drive to apply sustainable engineering and design techniques and principles to buildings around the world was evident during the 10th Global Engineering Conference, held April 9-11 in Las Vegas. ...
A Vision for Energy Performance
New approaches that better merge industry efforts and policy and are directed at resolving the technical and economic issues hindering large-scale improvements in the energy efficiency of buildings....
It's Fashionable to Be Green
Rick Fedrizzi, president, chief executive officer, and founding chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), gave an inspirational keynote address...
ASHRAE High-Performance Building-Design-Professional Certification Now Available
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers' (ASHRAE's) new certification program, High-Performance Building Design Professional...
Free Online Green-Building Education Programs
The Green Building Initiative (GBI) is providing free online education sessions on topics related to green building. ...
What Does It Mean to Be Green?
Green by any other name still says energy efficiency. That is my conclusion after HPAC Engineering conducted a reader survey on the present and near future...
Green Health-Care Buildings
Editor's note: Following is the third in a series of excerpts from The Green Building Revolution, the latest book by Jerry Yudelson, PE, MBA, LEED AP,...
The Business Case for Green
Editor's note: Following is the second in a series of excerpts from The Green Building Revolution, the latest book by Jerry Yudelson, PE, MBA, LEED AP,...
Greening K-12 Schools
Editor's note: Following is the first in a series of excerpts from The Green Building Revolution, the latest book by Jerry Yudelson, PE, MBA, LEED AP,...
LEED Commissioning for New and Existing Buildings
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) operates 10 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating Systems. Eight of those systems--LEED for New Construction (LEED-NC), LEED for Existing Buildings (LEED-EB), LEED for Commercial Interiors (LEED-CI), LEED for Core & Shell (LEED-CS), LEED for Schools, LEED for Retail--New Construction, LEED for Retail--Commercial Interiors, and LEED for Healthcare--require commissioning. The other two--LEED for Homes and LEED for Neighborhood Development--do not. This article will compare and contrast the eight that do....
Working on Your Green-Building Education
A recent survey determined that engineers and architects want more information on the growing green-building initiative. Good news: Three educational opportunities to help expand your knowledge of green and sustainable buildings are coming up. ...
The Green-Building Revolution
Editor's note: Jerry Yudelson, PE, MBA, LEED AP, will serve as a keynote speaker for HPAC Engineering's fifth annual Engineering Green Buildings Conference...
Optimizing Existing-Building Energy Efficiency
Much has been written about energy efficiency and sustainability in relation to new-construction projects. But what about existing facilities? Are there...
Clinton Announces Green Partnerships
Former President Bill Clinton announced several partnerships aimed at improving the energy efficiency of hundreds of millions of square feet of public...
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