When people are thinking about building a new house they generally work with an architect with a clear opinion on the style, size and rooms that will be a priority. But the most important issue every ...

When designing the envelope of projects, we must pay special attention to each of the elements that comprise it, since each of these layers has specific qualities that will be decisive in the thermal ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Green buildings are already the construction industry’s highest growth sector. This is part of a broader shift towards more energy efficient construction that is driving ...

Morrison Hershfield has announced that the Building Envelope Thermal Bridging Guide – Analysis, Applications, and Insights is now public and can be downloaded from BC Hydro. The guide aims to overcome ...

The way in which a fire evolves largely depends on the materials that constitute the building, as well as how it is designed. For this reason, there exist a number of fire safety requirements in ...

Boulder Community Health’s West Medical Building, with its hybrid vacuum-insulated glass installation and two inches of continuous rigid insulation, and the Lubber Run Community Center, Arlington, Va.