Early planning ensures compliance with ever-stricter environmental regulations. It allows time for devising the most efficient building processes, reduces waste generation and minimizes a project’s overall carbon footprint.

While the resilience benefits of building codes are already staggering, the discussion is expanding beyond traditional definitions of benefit.

While much attention has historically been focused on operational carbon emissions generated during a building's lifecycle, the significance of embodied carbon cannot be overstated.

In response to public concerns over our increasingly less active lifestyle, the concept of “active design” has emerged in architecture and planning.

In our Winter 2024 issue, we go over plenty of roofing aspects including lightning protection systems, architectural considerations for the roof, low-slope roofing and new insights challenging established roof color paradigms. 

The Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule serves as a tool for insurance companies to assess the effectiveness of building codes in mitigating risks associated with natural disasters, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters.

Statewide energy codes are important for several reasons—not the least of which are reduced energy consumption, mitigated greenhouse gas emissions, minimized building operational costs, and improved climate resilience. Yet, at the time of this writing, ten states do not have a statewide commercial energy code.

We have an exciting announcement to close out 2023. Building Enclosure launched an award this year called the Leadership Award. Anyone could submit individuals who they feel are doing an exceptional job helping to advance the AEC industry; are committed to industry standards and goals, exc.  

A new study revealed that U.S. emissions from the built environment have increased by 3 percent in the last decade - a trend that looks set to continue. Research by 3Keel and Kingspan found that reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from buildings are reversing in the U.S.

We sat down with PIMA president Justin Koscher to discuss the role of polyiso insulation in energy-efficient building construction and how the industry can further efforts to increase building energy efficiency and decarbonize.