The National Institute of Building Sciences is advising the owners of the nation’s estimated 1,500 professional, college and community sports venues to join in a collective effort to reduce energy and water consumption—and utility bills.
The International Code Council and Calidad and Sustentabilidad en la Edificacion A.C. have announced the publication of the Mexico Conservation Code for Buildings—the first model energy code in Mexico.
For more than 20 years, federal agencies have pursued ambitious goals for energy efficiency through executive orders and mandates. These efforts have reduced energy use, saved costs and provided a driving force for technology advancement, but the efficiency projects themselves did not always enhance the missions of the agencies or strengthen resilience of their critical systems.
Hoping not only to improve transportation options and lower infant mortality rates in disadvantaged communities but also to serve as a case study for other cities, Columbus, Ohio, has won a $40-million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge.
On the edge of a quiet, wooded neighborhood in West Hartford, Conn., on April 18, executives at Legrand North America’s headquarters switched on a 500-kW fuel-cell array outside its decade-old manufacturing facility.
