Buildings News & Updates

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) is advancing toward Vision 2020 — its goal to complete cleanup at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) by 2020 and continue transferring the remaining land to private i...

Building energy modeling (BEM) is a tool that helps architects solve many of the complex problems they face during the design process.

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – Fluor Idaho, EM’s Idaho Cleanup Project contractor, expects to save more than $100,000 in tuition, contract development an...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) recently finished repairs to an aging Y-12 National Security Complex building as part of its excess contaminated facilities initiative to improve safety, reduce cleanup costs,...

AIKEN, S.C. – The largest collection of hot cells in the DOE complex is old enough to retire, but an ongoing renovation project will make sure it...

RICHLAND, Wash. – Hanford Site tank farm employees will now benefit from a new physiological measurement program that improves safety.

RICHLAND, Wash. – EM’s contractor operations and maintenance teams at the Hanford Site are set to train on a new simulated, standalone water system to improve performance and safety and develop critical work skills.

Building energy auditing—the collection of energy-relevant building data and its organization into understandable and actionable form—is an important part of maintaining and improving building energy-efficiency.

WEST VALLEY, N.Y. – CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV), the cleanup contractor for the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP), earned $360,000 of a possible $450,694 award fee for the March to August 2016 performance period, according to a recently...

AIKEN, S.C. – EM’s Savannah River Site (SRS) liquid waste contractor recently earned an “excellent” rating and more than $23.2 million — ...