Large-Scale Concrete Reconstruction

Driven by both current economic conditions and sustainable building trends, Building Teams are looking more and more to retrofits and reconstruction a...

Lean Design: The $10K Solution

Lean process and methods are slowly gaining a foothold in the building industry, producing dramatic reductions in cost and schedule, yet many obstacle...

Smart Specification of American Hardwoods and their Future Role in Carbon-Neutral Buildings

Packing a powerful message for responsible specifiers, active in the green-building movement and seeking information, is a 24-minute podcast offered b...

Windows + Doors: Daylighting, Passive Solar, and Energy Modeling

Windows are among the most desirable features of most building types, welcoming in natural light, linking to the outdoors, and serving as an attractiv...

A Comparison of Energy, Economic and Environmental Benefits of Transparent Low-E Glasses

The following paper summarizes the energy and environmental performance of Solarban 70XL glass, dual-pane tinted glass and other commonly specified ar...

We Can’t Afford Not to Insulate

This course will review the process of selecting affordable building insulation.

Selecting, Specifying and Building with Wood Products

Although wood interiors have been a long-favored residential choice, more and more nonresidential projects are incorporating wood floors, ceilings, ...

New Roofing Concepts and Techniques

Whether it’s planting a green roof, installing building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems, or applying coatings or materials to reduce materi...

Green Building Insulation: The Environmental Benefits

To meet green building standards for better thermal protection and energy performance from longer-lasting, environmentally benign building materials, ...

Insulation and Waterproofing for Metal Buildings & Metal Roof Systems

In this technical white paper, the use of closed-cell spray polyurethane foam (ccSPF) in metal buildings and metal roof retrofits and re-roofing proje...