Briefly … – 2006-12-01

• Tucson, Ariz.-based Yudelson Assocs., a green building consulting firm, announced its blog for practitioners in the green building industry at www.greenbuildconsult.com. The blog allows for RSS feed. • Construction spending lost momentum in October, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.

• Tucson, Ariz.-based Yudelson Assocs., a green building consulting firm, announced its blog for practitioners in the green building industry at www.greenbuildconsult.com . The blog allows for RSS feed.

• Construction spending lost momentum in October, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. A December report from the U.S. Census Bureau showed the value of construction put in place in October totaled $1.178 trillion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, down 1% from the revised September total.

• An update on measures that have been demonstrated to yield significant energy reductions will be presented at ASHRAE’s 2007 Winter Meeting in Dallas. “Achieving 50% and Beyond Approach to Net Zero Energy Use in Buildings” will be in two parts on Monday, Jan. 29.

• EYP Mission Critical Facilities, New York, has joined HP’s Data Center Solution Builder (DCSB) program as a premier partner. The program’s goal is to accelerate the adoption of energy efficiency solutions for next-generation data centers.