Energy Efficiency
Best practices for designing government buildings sustainably
Learn how to specify sustainable, energy-efficient systems for government and military buildings
Combating greenhouse gas emissions through building design
High performance design can be achieved through maximizing efficiency in building space, using low carbon construction, integrating efficient heating, cooling, and lighting systems and prioritizing energy-efficient renovations.
Evaluating energy efficiency projects during a pandemic
Energy projects should be considered during tough times because it's actually an ideal time to reduce expenses without hurting the overall bottom line.
Best practices for zero energy buildings and smart grid integration
Zero energy buildings, renewable energy and the smart grid are key considerations to commercial building design
What is a zero energy building?
What does it really mean for an engineer to design a zero energy building?
Project advancing cybersecurity, energy efficiency in smart buildings
A Texas A&M University project is seeking to improve the cybersecurity and energy efficiency of commercial buildings by developing a real-time advanced building-resilient platform through multi-layer prevention and adaption mechanisms.
How computational design, modeling are changing engineering
Visual scripting tools empower engineers by leveraging the power of coding and computational design to automate tasks and optimize data
Stanford University: Stanford Energy Systems Innovations
Affiliated Engineers analyzed energy production options, evaluated capital and operating costs, and assessed financial and energy risk through 2050 for Stanford Energy Systems Innovations (SESI).
What ASHRAE 90.4 does for data center energy efficiency
The design and operation of data centers continues to evolve, with ASHRAE Standard 90.4 as guidance
Private sector resilience: The case for solving far-reaching problems
Arup engineers discuss the private sector’s resilience-related risks and opportunities, including those posed by COVID-19, and how they interact with their ecosystems at large.