I feel very fortunate to work with education clients to make improvements to their buildings that range from 15 to 100+ years old. Each of these buildings boast a different design and system yet they each show me what has worked well and what has hindered the adaptation to current teaching techniques. I think that one of the [...]
Everyone by now has reaped the benefits of the new found abundance of harvest-able natural gas. I have seen one of our clients save over $100,000 last year alone from the lower gas prices. However, what does this mean for the future design of buildings? First, I went to the Energy Information Administration and found the Annual Energy Outlook [...]
In the HVAC world there is an upfront cost to saving energy in the long run. (Meaning, if you go with the cheapest options for your building they are not usually the most efficient options). When it is spelled out like that it is kind of a “No Duh” statement. But, how do you overcome [...]
