A typical office building in New York City uses huge amounts of energy for heating and cooling. A new 16-story office tower in Manhattan takes a Nordic-inspired approach that’s fundamentally more ...

Heating and lighting buildings requires a vast amount of energy: 18% of all global energy consumption, according to the International Energy Agency. Contributing to the problem is the fact that many ...

The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the release of the first in a new series of Advanced Energy Design Guides (AEDGs) to aid architects and engineers in the design of highly energy-efficient ...

Discover how existing buildings could be America’s fastest path to new usable power. The right techniques and tools could ...

WATCH: It’s one of the world’s most energy-efficient buildings. Contributing reporter David Abel goes inside the Winthrop Center. From a distance, the new skyscraper looks like any other generic glass ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The city of Denver has set goals for buildings to become more energy-efficient and less polluting. Built in the late 19th century, the landmark Equitable ...

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Colorado has officially adopted a new building code designed to make homes and offices more climate-friendly without further inflating the state's high cost of living. The Colorado Energy Office ...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched the free 179D Portal for estimating tax deductions for energy-efficient technologies in commercial buildings. The portal hosts the Traditional ...