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Builders Energy Code Position Confirmed by DOE

Posted on May 13, 2012 in Building Codes, Green Building and Housing & Construction.

Concerning what the requirement for adopting a code to comply with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding stipulations, DOE confirmed that it is the 2009 IECC or an equivalent code that must be adopted -- not the 2012 edition.

HERS Rating Gaining Traction

Posted on May 7, 2012 in Building Codes, Engineering & Testing, Green Building and Housing & Construction.

Little used until just recently, the HERS rating system is gaining traction as the building industry’s equivalent of mpg.

Toll Brothers Promotes Green Homes in FL

Posted on April 30, 2012 in Green Building and Housing & Construction.

Toll Brothers is building environmentally friendly, energy-efficient homes in four Southwest Florida communities, offering features especially appealing to buyers concerned about the environment.

Energy Code Challenge: EPS Supply Squeeze

Posted on April 30, 2012 in Building Codes, Green Building, Housing & Construction and Industry Announcements.

Compliance with various energy code provisions may become more difficult in the short-term due to an unexpected expandable polystyrene (EPS) supply squeeze on the horizon.

VA Builders Respond to Energy Code Requirements

Posted on April 16, 2012 in Building Codes, Green Building and Housing & Construction.

The Virginia building code mandates improved energy efficiency in residential construction, here's the reaction and response among VA builders. 

Metsä Wood’s Innovate Flooring System

Posted on April 2, 2012 in Building Codes, Green Building and Housing & Construction.

Metsä Wood’s (formerly Finnforest) Finnframe flooring system now boasts a number of new developments that further improve the acoustic and energy performance of the system.

New Energy Code Driving Framing Changes

Posted on April 2, 2012 in Building Codes, Engineering & Testing, Green Building and Housing & Construction.

 

Three experts argue for using advanced building systems to meet new standards and reduce overall costs.

Life Cycle Analysis in LEED Analyzed

Posted on April 2, 2012 in Building Codes and Green Building.

A group of organizations have prepared a Statement of Consensus which covers some of the controversial issues associated with Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) in LEED.

SBCA Provides Substitution Charts Based on Possible Sept. Design Values

Posted on April 2, 2012 in Building Codes, Engineering & Testing, Green Building, Housing & Construction, Industry Announcements, Legislative and Raw Materials.

SBCA has created a complete 2x4 through 2x12 Southern Pine lumber blind substitution chart for component manufacturers to use in preparation for the September 1, 2012 deadline.

TP's Audited Stress Rating Proposal Fails Final ALSC Hurdle

Posted on April 2, 2012 in Building Codes, Engineering & Testing, Green Building, Housing & Construction, Legislative and Raw Materials.

It appears the innovative Audited Stress Rating (ASR) program proposed by Timber Products has hit the end of the line.