Building Envelope
Integration, interoperability in high-performance buildings
When information and operational technology collaborate with business leaders, facility managers gain secure access to the data they need to achieve their sustainability goals
Designing flexible material to protect buildings
University of Missouri researchers designed a flexible material that can help buildings withstand multiple waves of energy traveling through a solid material, including the ground motions found in earthquakes.
Best practices for infiltration and building pressurization
Observe the mechanics of infiltration and pressurization in a building, modeling methodologies and what can be done to better account for them in air handling system design
Video: Drones & Thermal Imaging for Building Envelope Review
This presentation touches on the drone usage and commissioning workflows as well as the organizational considerations for implementing drone technologies.
Working together toward a sustainable world
Engineers and companies need to think about and advocate the short- and long-term business benefits of sustainability in all forms as well as the humanitarian benefits it can provide.
Five Lean principles of design-build
To be able to apply Lean concepts on a project, it's imperative to have a holistic view of the five Lean principles and how they directly correlate to design-build best practices.
Stories from the field: Improving processes with ERP for the construction industry
ERP for the construction industry streamlines materials planning, work in progress inventory, and ordering, adding a real-time ability to forecast inventory and materials needs.
Arup Thoughts: Are developments really improving health?
To address the pressures of growing and aging urban populations, cities need to be made of high-quality places that contribute positively to physical and mental health.
Top 5 Consulting-Specifying Engineer Articles, January 2-January 8: all-air VAV systems, using a whole-system approach, designing modular data centers, more
Articles about all-air VAV systems, using a whole-system approach, designing modular data centers, life of a mechanical engineer, and NEC 2017 changes were Consulting-Specifying Engineer's five most clicked articles from last week, January 2-January 8. Were you out last week? You can catch up here.
Green building envelopes for lower city temperatures
It’s never been more important to design buildings to offset the urban heat island effect created by our cities.
