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Project Profile: McElroy Metal, Borkholder Builders Team Up for Net Zero Home

May 27, 2020
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McElroy Metal and Indiana-based Borkholder Buildings built an award-winning net-zero home that utilizes a metal roofing profile to host solar laminate panels.


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Expanded Size and Configurations for Roof-Integrated Solar System

May 14, 2020
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GAF Energy's new Flex option allows for increased solar capacity, configurations, and solar roof value.


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Medical Building Achieves LEED Certification

April 13, 2020
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The 28,000-square foot building in La Habra, Calif. features 25 exam rooms and 16 physician offices.
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CEU: The Architect’s Guide to Specifying Sustainable Single-Ply Roofing Membranes: NSF/ANSI 347

The first sustainable certification for single-ply roofing membrane materials includes points for design, recycling, durability, and more
Kathy Price-Robinson
March 25, 2020
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The purpose of this article is to explain the significance of the first sustainable certification assessment for single-ply roofing membrane materials, and discuss how a manufacturer earns a certification for a Compliant, Silver, Gold, or Platinum rating.
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New Report Reveals Dramatic Energy Efficiency Impacts

Rebecca Price
March 20, 2020
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The Alliance to Save Energy joined with the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy to release the Energy Efficiency Impact Report—a first-of-its-kind publication that uses reams of data and intuitive graphics to tell the comprehensive story of energy efficiency’s impact on the U.S. economy, environment and society
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Retrofitting Building Envelopes Can Improve Energy Efficiency

Some Improvements Consists of Energy Savings and Aesthetic Appeal
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Michael Smalley
March 13, 2020
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With many commercial buildings aiming to reduce their energy footprint, retrofitting a building enclosure can deliver energy savings, as well as an improvement on the building’s appearance
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Time to Elevate Social Responsibility in the Sustainability Conversation

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Daniel Overbey
January 1, 2020
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In the building design industry there is no shortage of principles, frameworks, standards, model codes and rating systems that endeavor to help enterprises balance economic prosperity and preserve environmental quality
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University Building Designed to Achieve LEED Platinum

November 22, 2019
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The new Williams Village East residence hall at the University of Colorado Boulder proudly welcomed its first students in August for the fall 2019 semester. The 178,000-square-foot residence hall, the university’s largest, houses a total of 705 students
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Rocky Mountain Civic Center Opts for Metal Panels

September 27, 2019
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The 55,000 square-foot civic center is home to city offices, the police department, a municipal library, and a fitness center that offers classes for residents
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Memorial Museum to Earn LEED Green Certification

August 1, 2019
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Mahesh Ramanujam, president and CEO of the U.S. Green Building Council, will present Soldiers Memorial Military Museum with the prestigious LEED green building certification during a ceremony at Soldiers Memorial on Aug. 7, 2019.
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