The Montana Department of Administration is developing a single building standard for all state facilities, and hopes to have a plan in place this spring. The state legislature directed the agency to ...

Improving building systems performance has the attention of the corner office and the Oval Office with good reason. Energy prices continue to rise. The economy is still sluggish. Organizations are ...

This week the U.S. Green Building Council announced LEED v5–A new standard for buildings to meet to receive a sustainability certification. The changes focus on decarbonization, quality of life, and ...

Buildings account for approximately 30% of global energy consumption and 26% of global energy-related CO2 emissions, according to the International Energy Agency. In cities like Toronto, Boston, New ...

Several IAPMO government relations leaders hold key leadership positions within the High-Performance Buildings Coalition. WASHINGTON, DC — IAPMO will once again play a prominent role in ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - The City of Charlottesville announces the adoption of a High Performance Building Resolution for City buildings. This new resolution replaces an initial 2009 Green Building ...

I don’t know who coined the phrase, “High-Performance Building” (HPB) but, whoever that individual was, he or she probably would be surprised how these three words are used to define several ...

Air cleaners are either subtractive or additive. Subtractive devices, like fiber or carbon filters, physically remove particles or chemicals from the air. Additive devices release substances into the ...

WASHINGTON, DC — IAPMO® will once again take an active role in national High-Performance Buildings Week, returning to Washington, DC, this week. Celebrating more than two decades of support for this ...

Colorado's building performance standards affects about 8,000 buildings, including some in Denver already subject to similar standards set by the city. Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission ...

The Fox Theatre found it easy to comply with the city's new standards for energy efficiency. Six years ago, St. Louis became the first city in the Midwest—and just the fourth in the nation—to mandate ...