Articles Tagged with ''climate change''

A building's enclosure and mechanical systems must be designed to confront the weather extremes of its locale. The weather "extremes" can be described in myriad ways using several data. 

The U.S. Green Building Council announced that Jerome Foster II, Climate Justice Activist, White House Climate Advisor and founder of #OneMillionOfUs, will headline the USGBC Live conference, which will be held in Washington, D.C. on June 9-10 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.

Winona LaDuke to keynote St. Paul forum, event highlight LEED and green building sector

The new certification reinforces expertise from both organizations to address solutions in disaster and climate resiliency.

There is one type of refrigeration cycle that has the potential to provide clean, low-carbon air conditioning: absorption refrigeration.

Every air conditioning unit that uses vapor compression refrigeration contains chemical refrigerant mixes that absorb and release heat to enable a cooling effect through heat transfer.

Increasing building renovation rates is central to achieving net-zero carbon targets.

As countries gather in Glasgow this week to address the current climate crisis, The International Code Council provides expertise and solutions for governments and the building sector.

Delegates from around the world are meeting at UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow this week, also known as COP26, to accelerate action that addresses climate change.

The country’s premier event dedicated to zero energy and zero carbon buildings, taking place October 27-29 in New York City, invites participants to attend in-person or virtually.