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The building design and construction industry is increasing focused on the embodied carbon of building materials and construction

In the building design industry there is no shortage of principles, frameworks, standards, model codes and rating systems that endeavor to help enterprises balance economic prosperity and preserve environmental quality

In 2020, AEC professionals will continue to see the major role technology plays in not only assisting in day-to-day tasks but also helping to promote collaboration between all project stakeholders

Historically, LEED has prompted teams to purchase “green power” via qualified renewable energy credits to account for a certain proportion of the project’s anticipated electricity usage.

The ITC is currently a 30 percent federal tax credit claimed against the tax liability of residential and commercial and utility investors in renewable energy property

As well as becoming an architect, that are a number of great roles that are open to individuals who have an architectural degree under their belts

There are many ways of gauging the relative heating and/or cooling needs of a building due to the local climate. However, a long-established metric is the "degree day"

Heat always flows from substances of a warmer temperature to substances of a cooler temperature. Heat (thermal energy) will be exchanged in an environment until a common temperature (equilibrium) is achieved.

Today, building facades are expected to do much more than provide shelter. As a result, building envelopes have become one of the highest-risk items on construction projects

The development process for U.S. building codes is rigorous and deliberative. Because the process results in the best thinking of a large group of experts, building codes can help drive innovation in design and construction