Tone It Down, I’m Trying to Eat Over Here!
As someone who has spent 30 years preaching to the architectural community about the negative…
Browsing: retrofitting buildings
The SAVE Act – Sensible Accounting to Value Energy
Lucas Hamilton is Manager, Building Science Applications for CertainTeed Corporation We are seeing an increase…
Walking the Walk with the Better Buildings Challenge
John Marrone is Vice President, Energy Initiatives for Saint-Gobain North America On December 2, 2011,…
Solving an Acoustical Problem in a Retrofit Environment
Stan Gatland is Manager, Building Science Technology for CertainTeed Corporation It can be a…
Adjusting the Thinking of Lenders
As exciting as it is to see Vancouver’s Olympic Village with energy efficient dwellings, long-term…
The Durability Challenge of Energy Retrofits
As a member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), I…
Shoving Green Circles in Brown Squares
At an event I recently attended for manufacturers and design professionals, I had the pleasure…
Retrofitting for a Green Future
It is clear that in order to reduce our energy consumption in existing buildings, we…
Taking a Bite Out of the Whale
The Prince of Wales’ Corporate Leaders’ Group on Climate Change recently presented The Copenhagen Communiqué…