Tag: existing building retrofits

  • The ‘next big thing’ can wait

    When it comes to satisfying the world’s almost insatiable appetite for energy, nothing beats energy efficiency. While the efficiency of commercial buildings has improved significantly in recent decades, the building industry has only begun to tap the energy reserves trapped in underperforming facilities. Trane, a 100-year global provider of indoor comfort solutions and services, foresees…

  • Building for life

    When it comes to satisfying the world’s almost insatiable appetite for energy, nothing beats energy efficiency. While the efficiency of commercial buildings has improved significantly in recent decades, the building industry has only begun to tap the energy reserves trapped in underperforming facilities. Trane, a 100-year global provider of indoor comfort solutions and services, foresees…

  • City of the future

    One of the biggest contributors to greenhouses gases in the U.S. is what you’d least expect — commercial buildings. In fact, the office you’re reading this blog post in right now may have as much of an environmental impact as your commute to work today. Commercial buildings are responsible for nearly 20 percent of U.S.…

  • City of the future

    One of the biggest contributors to greenhouses gases in the U.S. is what you’d least expect — commercial buildings. In fact, the office you’re reading this blog post in right now may have as much of an environmental impact as your commute to work today. Commercial buildings are responsible for nearly 20 percent of U.S.…

  • What’s old is new (and green)

    Gerding Edlen’s office inside the renovated historic Meier & Frank warehouse, also home to Vestas’ global headquarters. Trends in sustainable construction are ever evolving as new technologies and more sustainable building materials are continuously being tested and introduced into the market. However, one of the biggest evolutions in sustainable construction has nothing to do with…