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 Boston is undergoing a renaissance of sorts.  

When discussing moisture management solutions in the building industry, it’s important to recognize and accept one simple and indisputable reality: water gets into buildings. 

The Al-Bahr Towers Investment Council new headquarters is a pair of remarkable new skyscrapers in the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi using 3D simulation and BIM technology to redefine sustainable design in architecture. 

As covered by EDC in the May 2011 article “Opening Windows to Cutting-Edge Education,” the Center for Energy Efficient Design (CEED) opened its doors in November 2010, as the first public school in the U.S. built according to Passive House (or Passivhaus) standards, arguably the world’s highest standards in energy-efficient construction. 

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

 If you have not heard about continuous insulation, then you must have been on the moon the last year.  

One of the biggest challenges architects face today in dealing with continuous insulation (CI) — and thick insulation in particular — is to attach the cladding without creating a thermal bridge in the assembly.