Sustainability New ISO Standard for Optimizing Building Use, Reusing, and Recycling Components Released A new ISO standard has the goal of optimizing building use to realize a structure’s full potential throughout its life cycle. ISO 20887,...
Codes + Standards Drinking Water Treatment Units Must Meet Stricter Lead Reduction Requirement The joint committee governing the American National Standards for drinking water treatment units recently lowered the maximum allowable...
Remodeling NARI to Introduce Certification Update for Universal Design The National Association of the Remodeling Industry says it will introduce a comprehensive update to its Universal Design Certified...
Codes + Standards Young Renters Want Concierge Recycling, E-Car Charging, Efficient Appliances Young renters are environmentally conscious and place a higher importance on sustainable features than any other generation has before. This...
Codes + Standards Public Is Willing to Volunteer to Maintain Green Infrastructure Urban communities that opt for green infrastructure, such as rain gardens and on-site water treatment features, might be able to find...
Codes + Standards Recent Dept. of Energy Grants Emphasize Grid-Interactive Building Technology The U.S. Department of Energy’s recent round of energy efficiency grants include funding for technology related to grid-interactive...
Codes + Standards Ranks of Energy Efficiency Rated Homes Continues to Rise The number of homes rated on their energy efficiency continues to grow, indicating continued popularity of these ratings. In 2019, 241,909...
Codes + Standards Less Than 40% of Boston’s Three-Bedroom Homes Occupied by Families Less than 40 percent of three-bedroom homes in Greater Boston’s core house families with children. Much of that housing is occupied by...
Codes + Standards At Least 13 States Create Incentives for Utilities to Use Demand Response Programs At least 13 states have developed performance incentive mechanisms (PIMs) to encourage utilities to deliver energy savings at specific times...
Windows + Doors Fenestration Rating Council Launches Faster Energy Performance Testing System The National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) introduced a new process that will greatly reduce the time needed for simulating energy...
