Construction

Four Must Do Steps to Win the Energy Challenge

Posted onMarch 15, 2010June 30, 2014AuthorBill Maclay

Image by geofones via Flickr At the 2010 Efficiency Vermont’s Better Buildings Conference, Andy Shapiro of Energy Balance and I offered an “Energy Challenge” to the audience of architects and building owners to begin a broad based campaign to track building energy performance. This challenge extends not only to collecting the data for your business Read More …

Net Zero Energy Buildings: Stable Returns in an Unstable World

Posted onSeptember 18, 2009June 30, 2014AuthorBill Maclay

Faced with multiple challenges from environmental pressures due to climate change, energy price volatility and the economic downturn, we have never had a better time to build wisely. But we’re not talking about any ordinary buildings—we are talking about the design and construction of buildings that minimize the use of natural resources and energy. Such Read More …