by Paul Kenney | Feb 12, 2015 | A/E Industry News, Uncategorized
Study Examines Role of Opening Windows on IAQ ROLLA, Mo.—An environmental engineering professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology is undertaking a research project to study the effect of open windows on the air quality inside a home. Glenn...
by Paul Kenney | Feb 12, 2015 | A/E Industry News, Uncategorized
University Developing Localized System to ‘Dramatically’ Reduce Building Energy Use SYRACUSE, N.Y.—A Syracuse University team is attempting to develop novel localized heating and cooling systems and devices to expand temperature ranges within buildings....
by Paul Kenney | Feb 12, 2015 | A/E Industry News, Uncategorized
Work Begins on First Draft of Global Climate Treaty GENEVA—Climate change negotiators are meeting in Switzerland this week to begin work on a draft of a new international climate treaty that is due to be voted on in December. Delegates from nearly 190 countries are at...
by Paul Kenney | Feb 5, 2015 | A/E Industry News, Uncategorized
Old Technology, Modern 3-D Printing Unite in ‘Cool Bricks’ OAKLAND, Calif.—A new technology could facilitate cooling in hot, dry climates. Using basic concepts of evaporation, the “Cool Brick” holds water like a sponge, takes in hot dry air and...
by Paul Kenney | Feb 5, 2015 | A/E Industry News, Uncategorized
ORNL Developing ‘Next-Generation’ Insulation to Significantly Reduce Cooling, Heating Loads OAK RIDGE, Tenn.—A composite foam insulation panel being developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and partners potentially could reduce wall-generated...
by Paul Kenney | Feb 5, 2015 | A/E Industry News, Uncategorized
2016 Federal Budget Proposal Includes $48 Billion for Energy-Efficiency Programs WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Barack Obama’s budget proposal for 2016 asks Congress for $4 trillion, including about $48 billion in tax incentives over the next decade for various...
