Articles Tagged with ''Energy codes''

Sustainable Roofing

Roofing Plays a Leading Role in Energy Codes

Jim Hoff

March 11, 2014

New code requirements reflect the growing importance of the roofing industry.

Continuing Education Unit

High-Performance Building Envelopes: Meeting New Energy Codes with Manufactured Systems

Designing and installing high-performance building envelope projects to meet challenging new energy codes benefits from a bit of ‘systems thinking.’

June 1, 2013

Employing a variety of new and improved enclosure designs on the market today, it’s possible (and often relatively straightforward) to meet new energy codes, sustainability standards and even increasingly strict building codes.

Technical Details: Energy Codes and R-Values

John D'Annunzio

March 11, 2013

The Energy Crisis (as it was labeled) in the United States in the late 1970s initiated the widespread installation of above-deck thermal insulation boards on low-slope roof systems.

Air Barriers: A Progressive Solution

What to know regarding the form, function and benefits of an air barrier in the design, engineering and construction market.

Dale A Anderson Lee Durston Matt Heron

July 23, 2012

Air barriers have recently been identified as one of several effective and viable solutions toward better high-performance buildings.

Straight Green: When Codes Collide

Chris Dixon

May 3, 2012

One might expect that the ICC family of codes is well coordinated; however this is not always the case.

Window on the Future

New thinking on fenestration products means a window doesn’t have to represent a gaping hole in the thermal envelope.

Michael Turner

November 17, 2011

Energy codes and standards play a significant role in the United States construction market by influencing the design of commercial buildings.

Emerging Trends in High-Performance Enclosure Optimization

Credits: 1 AIA LU/Elective; 0.1 ICC CEU; 1 IIBEC CEH; 0.1 IACET CEU

On-Demand This webinar will provide an introductory-level overview of how building design teams can optimize their enclosures for high-performance outcomes. The session will articulate the importance of setting clear, measurable performance objectives at pre-design.

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