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Articles Tagged with ''energy efficiency''

Cutting Through Code Confusion: A New R-Value Guide

Jim Hoff
January 8, 2013

Since 1994, the I-Codes have served as models for almost all state and local building codes in the United States.


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Partnership Announced to Cover the Latest Trends in Energy-Efficient Roofing

January 7, 2013
Principia Partners announces Energy Efficient Roofing 2013 to be held at Omni Charlotte in Charlotte, N.C. on April 8 and 9, 2013.
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High Performance, Low Operating Costs

New digs provide an insurance company with needed additional space and increased energy efficiency.
Tracey Beckstrom
October 26, 2012

 Vermont Mutual Insurance Group was on a mission when searching for a new space to be constructed for its Claims Division department.  


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Attend the Next ARW Webinar for a Chance to Win a $100 Gift Card

October 24, 2012
As part of an added bonus for the next free ARW University webinar, “Retrofit Roof Systems for New or Existing Buildings,” two registrants who attend the webinar will be selected to win a $100 gift card.
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2012 Excellence in Design Award

September 12, 2012
Submit your roofing project for the 2012 RoofPoint Excellence in Design Award. This year's deadline for entries is Sept. 28, 2012.
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Opening Windows to Cutting-Edge Savings

The first Passive House-designed public school in the U.S. exceeds energy usage expectations.
Chris Pickering
August 1, 2012

As covered by EDC in the May 2011 article “Opening Windows to Cutting-Edge Education,” the Center for Energy Efficient Design (CEED) opened its doors in November 2010, as the first public school in the U.S. built according to Passive House (or Passivhaus) standards, arguably the world’s highest standards in energy-efficient construction. 


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Continuous Insulation or is it Convoluted Insulation?

The struggle to define “continuous insulation” has incited manufacturers in the wall and ceiling industry to take the energy code officials to task.
Mark Fowler
May 9, 2012

 If you have not heard about continuous insulation, then you must have been on the moon the last year.  


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The Air Tight Fight

Monica Karamagi
May 8, 2012
Creating a tight building envelope and maximizing its value.
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NCI Announces Definitive Agreement with Metl-Span

May 7, 2012

NCI Group, Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Metl-Span from a subsidiary of BlueScope Steel North America Corp.


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Straight Green: When Codes Collide

Chris Dixon
May 3, 2012

 One might expect that the ICC family of codes is well coordinated; however this is not always the case.


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