Lora Ferrazzo-Bourck joined us to discuss empowering diversity and inclusion within the building enclosure industry.

As warnings about climate change reach new levels of urgency, solar and wind energy in the U.S. grew at the fastest rate ever last year. However, to reach renewable energy goals the solar industry will have to overcome massive employment problems.

Right now, the International Code Council and code experts are in the thick of developing the 2024 national model energy code—the code that informs how new buildings are constructed.

Building Enclosure was joined by with Ryan Colker, Vice President of Innovation for the International Code Council, to talk about the ICC’s new International Green Construction Code certification, Commercial Green Construction Professional.

Today we’re joined by Diana Pisone, IIDA, LEED AP ID+C, Studio Principal of Ted Moudis Associates, to discuss how the shift to hybrid offices led to opportunities for creating additional environments for community building in the workplace.

Trent Cotney, CEO of Cotney Attorneys & Consultants, started a period of accelerated growth within the construction law firm he founded well before the COVID-19 pandemic set in.

Many of you listening get involved in helping your companies promote themselves, and local events is a great way to build your brand. Whether you are launching your own event or sponsoring something local in your community, event marketing is something that can have its pitfalls. 

As we kick off 2022, the trend of multi-use developments appears here to stay. 

The International Code Council and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory have combined efforts to assess the code compliance of the permitting specifications for clean energy technologies and battery storage systems for integration into the Solar Automated Permit Processing Platform, also known as SolarAPP+.

McElroy Metal recently added solar panels to its manufacturing plant in Sunnyvale, Texas, all while taking advantage of local and federal incentives to help pay for the project.