Daniel Overbey, AIA, NCARB, LEED Fellow (LEED AP BD+C, ID+C, O+M), WELL AP is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Ball State University and the Director of Sustainability for Browning Day in Indianapolis, Ind. His work focuses on high-performance building design and construction, environmental systems research, green building certification services, energy/life-cycle assessment modeling, and resilient design. He can be reached at djoverbey@bsu.edu.

Raising the Floor on Building Energy Efficiency Standards

Daniel Overbey

March 26, 2021

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When it comes to operational energy efficiency, the building design and construction industry continuously raises the ceiling through myriad collective avenues including the increased stringency of volunteer rating systems, monitoring-based commissioning, verified zero energy buildings, and much more

Benefits of Tracking and Reporting Embodied Carbon

Daniel Overbey

March 3, 2021

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It is time for building design professionals to track and report the embodied carbon of their projects. Embodied carbon refers to the carbon dioxide emitted during the manufacture, transport, and construction of buildings materials, together with end-of-life emissions

LCA Stages Matter When Tracking Embodied Carbon

Daniel Overbey

January 29, 2021

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Unlike operational carbon, which can be reduced throughout a building’s lifetime, embodied carbon is locked in as soon as a building is constructed. As such, tracking embodied carbon is critical

Adapting Our Buildings for Greater Resilience and Lower Carbon

Daniel Overbey

December 28, 2020

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The buildings sector has accounted for 66 percent of the total decrease energy-related U.S. CO₂ emissions. Much of the decrease is attribute to the electric power sector’s decrease in carbon intensity of generation as well as increased energy performance of our building stock

Deep Energy Retrofits Require an Evidence-Based Approach

Daniel Overbey

December 4, 2020

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The building sector accounts for about 40% of global carbon emissions

What is the Difference Between LCA, LCI, LCIA and LCC?

Daniel Overbey

November 4, 2020

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As the building design and construction industry adopts a more holistic and comprehensive approach to assessing materials and resources for environmental impact, interest in life-cycle assessments has risen and the market has become saturated with transparency documentation such as EPDs.

How to Quantify a Percentile of Rain Events

Daniel Overbey

September 30, 2020

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When it comes to assessing the impact of low-impact development and green infrastructure practices, site development teams are frequently asked to determine the percentile of rainfall events that can be managed by the site development solution

Green MIP Reduction Program: HUD's Multifamily Game-Changer

Daniel Overbey

September 4, 2020

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Before being approved for a U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development multifamily loan, such as the HUD 223(f) loan, a borrower must have mortgage insurance

How to Convert Site to Source Energy

Daniel Overbey

August 5, 2020

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Buildings use different mixes of energy. The mixes may including electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, district steam, and other sources

The Potential of EcoDistricts

Daniel Overbey

July 14, 2020

Our cities are undergoing a major transformation. More than half of all people on Earth now live in urban areas and another 2.5 billion people will follow suit by 2050.

Roof Design for Fire Safety and Sound Isolation

This course, which targets architects and building enclosure professionals, will talk about projects that need to mitigate exterior noise and explore how the building envelope can be designed with automatic smoke venting to better protect occupants and property in case of a fire and, simultaneously, block outdoor environmental noise from transmitting inside the structure.

Learn about important design considerations, how to properly detail critical interfaces, key items to include in your specifications, proper installation techniques, quality control and testing parameters for a variety of air barrier systems in use today.

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Raising the Floor on Building Energy Efficiency Standards

Benefits of Tracking and Reporting Embodied Carbon

LCA Stages Matter When Tracking Embodied Carbon

Adapting Our Buildings for Greater Resilience and Lower Carbon

Deep Energy Retrofits Require an Evidence-Based Approach

What is the Difference Between LCA, LCI, LCIA and LCC?

How to Quantify a Percentile of Rain Events

Green MIP Reduction Program: HUD's Multifamily Game-Changer

How to Convert Site to Source Energy

The Potential of EcoDistricts

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