Michelle Foster November 20, 2020 Voice of the Verifier: Amy Otley, NGBS Green Verifier About Amy I am an accredited NGBS Green Verifier and a Project Manager with US-EcoLogic, one of the largest providers of energy efficiency and green building consulting and inspections for single-family home builders and multifamily developers. My degree is in Environmental…
Bob Hill, PE August 2, 2012 Don’t Get Caught in A Tight Spot – Pay Attention to Air Sealing As jurisdictions begin adopting and enforcing the 2012 IECC, the need to pay particular attention to air sealing will come to the forefront. The 2012 IECC requires that each home have a blower door test and…
Ed Hudson, MBA July 10, 2020 New Builder Practices Report Reveals Air Tightening Strategies Among Home Builders With most of the 2020 Builder Practices Reports now available, we’ve been anxiously reviewing each report for new trends in building products for new homes. In addition to our traditional line up of questions, the 2020 survey contained…
Michelle Foster January 26, 2021 Everything Old Can Be Green Again: 2020 NGBS Enhancements for Existing Buildings The ICC-700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) has helped transform the way new homes and multifamily buildings are designed and constructed, resulting in thousands of new buildings that are better for the environment, can help slow climate change,…
Amy Weedon April 28, 2014 Start Engaging the Apartment Renter Looking for Green Living Consumers are crying out for ways to live green. They intrinsically believe that it’s the right thing to do. However, when faced with the most important decisions about where to live, green just can’t compete against more important criteria. That’s fine,…
Ed Hudson, MBA January 31, 2020 The Year Ahead in Residential Housewrap Based on Builder and Consumer Practices Survey data, there are more than 4 billion sq. ft. of home exterior covered with housewrap annually. Originally posted on Building-Products.com, Jan. 13, 2020; reprinted with permission Historically, one of the biggest challenges home builders have…
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