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Green Codes Update: There’s Money on the Table for Energy-Efficient Glazing
Codes are becoming increasingly stringent, but they’re only on paper and don’t do anything until used. That could soon change, thanks to the help of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Industry codes consultant Tom Culp discussed those developments during the … Continue reading
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Tagged BEC Conference, Building Envelope Contractors, Construction, Department of Energy, embodied carbon, Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction, Environmental Product Declarations, General Services Administration, glazing, Inflation Reduction Act, International Green Code, Tom Culp, Urmilla Sowell
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What’s New with the Codes?
The glass and glazing industry continues its battle to maintain—and expand—its presence on the wall through the various national and international building codes and standards. Tom Culp of Birch Point Consulting is at the forefront of the industry’s efforts, and … Continue reading
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Tagged ASHRAE, BEC, BEC Conference, Building Envelope Contractors, Codes, EBC, GICC, IECC, standards
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Room for Growth in Modeling for Building Envelope Contractors
Specialty trade contractors are getting increasingly involved in building information modeling (BIM), according to a new report. Dodge Data & Analytics recently released “SmartMarket Brief: BIM Advancements No. 1,” which illustrates survey results from more than 200 large firms in … Continue reading
Apogee CEO Encourages Industry to Get Retrofitted
Out with the old, or in with the new? How about a little of both. Apogee Enterprises CEO Joseph Puishys gave attendees at the Glass Association of North America (GANA) Building Envelope Contractors (BEC) Conference an industry update Monday. His … Continue reading
Condo, BIM Talk Closes out BEC Conference
After two and a half days of extensive networking and industry discussion, the Glass Association of North America’s Building Envelope Contractors (BEC) conference came to a close Tuesday. On the final day, Courtney Little of ACE Glass gave an update … Continue reading
