Looking back at all of the progress we’ve made in 2017 is certainly cause for celebration.
The Home Energy Score program is celebrating a milestone this month: over 500 individuals are qualified to offer the Score.
FloorspaceJS is new open-source 2D floor-plan editor. It will initially complement the OpenStudio SketchUp plug-in and eventually replace it.
The focus of the RTU Campaign has been encouraging high-efficiency RTU improvements in commercial buildings through the replacement of old RTUs.
A nascent area of research is beginning to link high performance with other aspects of a building’s financial performance.
The Institute for Market Transformation has created The Business Case for High-Performance Building, a course for real estate brokerage professionals.
Commercial buildings consume approximately 20 percent of all energy in the U.S. with tenants occupying 50 percent of commercial building space.
Startup BuildSim’s new offering brings GitHub’s project management, version control, and collaboration features to building energy simulation.
The energy used for lighting parking facilities is equal to the annual energy use of more than 10 million homes!
Buildings are becoming more responsive and dispatchable, reacting to grid needs while also helping American businesses and families to save energy.