Many organizations are raising the bar of professionalism across the industry by offering certifications to individuals exhibiting a high degree of achievement in the field of energy-efficient homes.
A multitude of trends and innovations offer new opportunities for progress increasingly converging on the prospect of a new basic concept: whole-building systems.
The NW Ductless Heat Pump Project has announced its Contractor of the Year awards to partners who have demonstrated superior performance in quality installations, customer service, and consumer marketing and education on ductless heating and cooling systems.
Aquatherm has announced that company president Steve Clark, P.E., P.Eng., 55, and his wife Susan, of Provo, Utah, were killed in a motor vehicle accident near St. George, Utah, early on the morning of May 24.
The state of Illinois and DuPage County are helping unemployed and underemployed military veterans get jobs in the growing field of building operations and maintenance through a pilot version of the Building Operator Certification® (BOC) program.
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is seeking new energy solutions to increase the safety of troops, lower energy costs, and reduce reliance on foreign energy supplies. Organizations with defense-related energy solutions are encouraged to submit an application (no fee to apply) by May 24, 2013.
Though the bill has broad support in both the House and Senate, as well as from numerous organizations nationwide, it still faces many hurdles before it reaches President Obama’s desk.
With building owners and managers looking to wring savings from every square foot of space, manufacturers have introduced a wide array of advanced energy-efficient technologies that are designed to lower utility bills without compromising comfort.
A new assessment of the potential benefits from deploying super-efficient air conditioners has found significant untapped potential for air conditioner efficiency that could avoid more than 120 medium-sized (500 MW) power plants in the countries studied by 2020.