As the demand for more energy efficient building technologies, such as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) grows, Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) have also become more in-demand. ESCOs work with organizations to design and implement retrofit projects that will improve t

Thermolite’s RetroWAL™ interior curtain wall retrofit system disproves the myth that solar film is the only affordable solution for temperature control – it has been found to improve energy performance in an already retro-commissioned building. South Bend, Indiana (PRWEB) May 22

625 North Michigan Avenue is a 25 story tower located in downtown Chicago. It was constructed in 1970 and has approximately 350,000 square feet of conditioned space, mainly in the form of retail space and open-plan offices. The building had previously been retro-commissioned to perfor

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

The Sidney R. Yates Federal Building is a 5 story historic complex located in Washington, DC at 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW. It was constructed from 1878 to 1880 and now serves as the USDA Forest Service headquarters. Thermolite was able to leave the preserve the historic e

Excessive noise, whether through conversations behind a wall or from nearby traffic or other sources, is not only an annoyance to the occupants of many buildings located in urban areas, but studies have found that continuous exposure to noise during the workday may increase the likeli

The Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building is a Class A skyscraper located in downtown Detroit. It serves as home to a variety of government agencies, including the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Army Corps of Engineers, Defense Contract Management Agency, Federal Bureau of Investi

The County City Building plaza is in the heart of Downtown South Bend and is one of the city’s largest employers; therefore, its constant struggles with temperature control affected many people. Heating and cooling equipment were run full-time and it still was not enough to maintain a

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