Green Loop, based in Bogota and Medelin in Colombia, and Miami in the US, is a multi-disciplinary consultancy that optimises the delivery of cost-efficient green building...
IESVE Software is officially approved by the Florida Building Commission as a code compliance software tool for the 2023 Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation,...
Overheating is an area of growing concern for building design, with global temperature rises presenting complex challenges when it comes to balancing occupant comfort, health and...
Only tool capable of automatically creating the NECB 2020 reference building and reports for all Canadian provinces and territories We’re delighted to announce that the...
The State of Massachusetts is taking significant steps to promote energy efficiency and sustainability in its buildings. The Massachusetts Energy Code, which took effect on July...
Across the US, a range of building energy codes exist to set minimum requirements for energy efficiency in new and renovated buildings. These codes are developed by organizations...
Dave's "Top Tip" 12 With the release of Part L2 2021 Building Regulations, many building modellers are raising questions over which weather files to use. My Weather Files folder...
EU Taxonomy is a new regulation produced by the European Commission that will ask large companies across the EU to classify and quantify how sustainable their investment...
Only tool capable of automatically creating the NECB 2017 reference building and reports We’re delighted to announce that the IESVE has been officially approved by Natural...
Last month, the UK government published its response to the Future Homes Standard consultation. The first of a 2-part consultation on Part L and Part F of the Building...
With so much going on in 2020, you would be forgiven for missing this important update to Northern Irelands Part F (Conservation of Fuel and Power). From the 31st Dec 2020,...
What is NABERS? NABERS – the National Australian Built Environment Rating System – is a six-star rating system that measures the energy use of buildings over the course of a...
On 8th October 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a special report that warned of the catastrophic dangers of allowing global temperatures to reach...
Commercial buildings often require mechanical cooling even when the outdoor air temperatures are mild or cool. Internal core spaces of commercial buildings often contribute to...
The December 2018 Feature of ASHRAE’s eSociety highlighted the updated weekday & weekend power consumption profiles for various office equipment. These new sub-hourly profiles...