Tag Archives: ASHRAE

Coalition of Manufacturers and Advocates Petitions for Energy Efficient Tax Incentives

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Amber Galaviz

In a letter addressed to Congress, a coalition of manufacturers, advocacy groups and trade associations petitioned national leaders to update and reinstate energy efficiency tax incentives which expired two years ago. Last week, the group, which includes window, air conditioner … Continue reading →

New ASHRAE Guideline on Energy Efficiency for Historic Buildings Addresses Glazing

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Jordan Scott

ASHRAE has published a new guideline for increasing energy efficiency in historic buildings while minimizing the disturbance of the building’s historic character. Section 6.4 of ASHRAE Guideline 34-2019, Energy Guideline for Historic Buildings covers glazing requirements for retrofitting historic buildings, … Continue reading →

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Appeals Court: Publishing Standards Could Be Fair Use

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Trey Barrineau

Last week, a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously reversed a lower court decision that prohibited public-records activist Carl Malamud’s organization, Public.Resource.Org (PRO), from publishing copyrighted technical standards that are part … Continue reading →

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Annual Conference Foretells Issues to Come

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Debra Levy

This week’s 2018 Annual Conference, sponsored by the newly combined Glass Association of North America-National Glass Association, yielded information about a number of trends the industry will see and deal with in coming years. These include: Forensics for Insulating Glass … Continue reading →

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BEC Conference Session Looks at Code Changes and Additions

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Ellen Rogers

Codes and standards updates, changes and additions were part of yesterday afternoon’s sessions during the Building Envelope Contractors (BEC) Conference. The two-day event began Sunday evening in Las Vegas and ended at mid-day today. Long an event produced by the Glass Association … Continue reading →

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