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A Guide to Protect Indoor Air Quality During a Building Upgrade

Markets & Business, Markets & Trends May 6, 2016 Amanda Gasse

Protecting Our Health Through Energy Efficiency and Building Upgrades Energy Star, April 28, 2016 Did you know our sister group here at EPA offers an excellent guide about how to protect indoor air quality (IAQ) while making building upgrades? The Energy Savings Plus Health: Indoor Air Quality Guidelines for School Building Upgrades (the Guide) “walks” users […]

Energy Efficiency Retrofitting for the Biggest Impact

Building Technology, Whole Building May 4, 2016 Amanda Gasse

How to make cities more energy efficient MIT News, April 20, 2016. Image credit: bryanucla New research shows how to identify the buildings where retrofitting for energy efficiency will have the biggest impact on a city’s overall greenhouse gas emissions. The new findings, which require only minimal information about the buildings and their energy use, was […]