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The premier event in commissioning, energy management, and building analytics and diagnostics, CxEnergy 2025, has announced its preliminary technical program. The event takes place April 28 to May 1, 2025, in Charlotte, NC.

The partnership between Armstrong and IES—aiming to advance decarbonization in the built environment through innovation—is a strong example of the Armstrong “Building Better Together” initiative.

Over a three year period, the system offset 105 percent of the facility’s energy use and saved approximately $360,000 in energy costs.

Through public resources such at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR Portfolio manager, property owners have the ability to benchmark the performance of their building assets against other buildings of the same property type and region.

The development’s fossil-fuel-free design is expected to use 46 percent less energy and emit 33 percent fewer greenhouse gases than a typical gas-fired multifamily structure. The energy efficient design, including heat pumps and energy recovery systems, will save 177 metric tons of avoided greenhouse gas emissions each year.

As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $90 million in competitive awards to help states, cities, Tribal Nations, and their partners implement updated energy codes for residential and commercial buildings.

Commercial buildings consumed 18 percent of all energy used in the U.S. in 2022. Architects are fully aware that savings can be made using a variety of different retrofit measures. Too often, however, they cannot financially justify those projects because they can’t reliably forecast the potential savings.

DNM Architecture is collaborating with fellow Bay Area creative firm Nonfiction to design and produce Jaza Solar Hubs – field assembled power centers designed to bring clean, renewable energy to Nigerian localities.

The 30+ educational sessions, state-of-the-art expo hall, and professional networking opportunities take place April 28-May 1 at the Le Méridien Charlotte in Charlotte, NC.

The Brick Industry Association (BIA) joined energy leaders at the 2024 Virginia Energy Summit to further access to reliable, affordable, clean and abundant energy.