How can buildings contribute to a significant reduction in global primary energy consumption? Due to the global trend toward reducing CO 2 emissions and resource conservation, the demands are ...

Amy Allen came to CU Boulder to study building energy systems and how buildings and other electrical loads interact with the grid. As a PhD candidate under Professor Gregor Henze and Assistant ...

Terraco's EIFS can match, and in some cases outperform, common insulated façade alternatives in new-build scenarios ...

A typical office building in New York City uses huge amounts of energy for heating and cooling. A new 16-story office tower in Manhattan takes a Nordic-inspired approach that’s fundamentally more ...

Building management systems (BMS) software-based platforms that monitor and control a building’s mechanical and electrical equipment increase a buildings efficiency and cut energy usage. This allows ...

The electricity grid is being pushed to its limit as demand continues to rise. Learn how thermal energy storage systems can ...

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that the nation’s battery storage will reach 30 GW of capacity by the end of 2025, a stark increase from the 7.8 GW operating in 2022. The ...

Small- to medium-sized buildings — usually considered to be under 50,000 square feet — make up about 94% of all commercial buildings in the U.S., according to the U.S. Energy Information ...

Renewable energy is intermittent, so energy storage and release will be critical in the next few decades. IIASA researchers have put forth a fascinating solution, proposing to turn skyscrapers into ...

A new study from Carnegie Mellon University found that LEED-certified federal buildings are not using less energy than non-certified federal buildings. The finding may be due to trade-offs in how ...