Improving air infiltration has often been a matter of “working around” air leakage with heating and air-conditioning system designs rather than fixing the source of the problem. Understandably so, as methods of building air tightness can be complicated or costly; however, avoidance is

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has fueled debate on increasing liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the US. As tensions mount in Ukraine, there are concerns about Russia using their LNG production as a strategic political tool. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ranking m

As more research is done on environmental hazards, renovating older buildings is no longer a labor of love that can be done leisurely or a project that can be put on hold until there’s extra room in the budget. When it comes to dangerous materials in old buildings, caulk, the paste-li

President Obama ordered federal buildings to triple their original renewable energy goals equating to a 20% renewable energy mandate by 2020. http://www.cnbc.com/id/101249061 Most of the language implies that the only way to accomplish this is to increase the agencies dependence on re

When most existing buildings were built, energy efficiency was not a major concern. Curtain wall buildings from 1950 to 1975 most always contained 1/4 glass in their facades that provides very little insulation. To further complicate the issue, many of these buildings have not undergo