Buildings researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have released a new AI-driven, ...

How outcome-based energy and emissions mandates are reshaping retrofit strategies, lighting controls, and long-term compliance planning for electrical contractors ...

Suppose you meet with an architect and ask her to design a building. You tell her the design you'd like, the size, and where it will be located. You might also specify the level of energy efficiency ...

Improving energy efficiency and reducing building electric loads are key first steps toward decarbonization. While every commercial or industrial building has a unique capital improvement plan and ...

A new software tool developed by Cornell researchers can model a small city's building energy use within minutes on a standard laptop, then run simulations to help policymakers prioritize the most ...

Since buildings consume 75% of electricity in the U.S., they offer great potential for saving energy and reducing the demands on America’s rapidly changing electric grid. But, how much, where, and ...

Last month, a South Carolina college newspaper had an interesting piece on what people, particularly college students, could do to help reduce energy consumption – changing thermostat settings when ...

AMES, Iowa – Changing population densities in urban areas across the globe could have major implications for building energy use and sustainability in the decades to come, according to a new study ...

Water and energy in buildings are intertwined, not only at the point of consumption, but also at the point of generation. Four percent of electricity use in the U.S., or 75 billion kWh annually, is ...