Thermolite has been working on a variety of interesting window installations this summer that shows the versatility that our interior window systems have to offer. Visual appeal is not often thought of as a main benefit of interior window systems, but they can provide a crisp, clean l
As concerns over energy consumption and climate change grow, policy makers continue to be called upon to make their buildings more green, such as through more environmentally friendly energy technologies and measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In January of 2014, mayors from
The Obama administration announced its new regulations for reducing carbon emissions from fossil fuel burning power plants by 30% by 2030, or roughly equivalent to the emissions used to power more than half of the homes in the US for one year. The Clean Power Plan proposal from the U.
Tax season 2014 just ended, but it’s never too early to keep next year’s tax savings in mind. The Senate Finance Committee recently approved a two-year extension of the Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction, more commonly referred to as Section 179D. This little publiciz
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
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