Posted on September 22nd, 2014 by heatherwestpr
Low-e windows are now used in millions of homes throughout the country and continue to contribute to lowering consumer’s energy bills and helping conserve energy.
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Posted on September 18th, 2014 by heatherwestpr
AAMA member companies and personal contributors collectively donated $11,000 to sponsor 500 backpacks.
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Posted on September 18th, 2014 by heatherwestpr
The California Energy Commission has a number of proposals for the 2016 Energy Code, bearing in mind the eventual goal of getting the state of California to Zero Energy by 2020.
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Posted on September 11th, 2014 by heatherwestpr
The center seeks LEED® Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, a standard that all new USU projects within the last seven years has earned.
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Posted on September 9th, 2014 by heatherwestpr
The $76 million, 18-story mixed-use building opened Feb. 15, 2014, and is pursing Silver certification through the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® rating system.
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Posted on September 8th, 2014 by heatherwestpr
“Innovative and aesthetically pleasing, these frameless acoustic islands provide an alternative acoustic solution for rooms where suspended ceilings are not suitable. They can be used as part of a retrofit or to create a cloud-like design feature.”
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Posted on September 4th, 2014 by heatherwestpr
“Now, antimicrobial protection can be specified for high-touch, architectural metal products’ exterior and interior surfaces, such as hand rails, doors, windows, curtainwall, entrances, light shelves, panels and column covers.”
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Posted on September 4th, 2014 by heatherwestpr
70% PVDF coatings available in a breadth of colors and formulations, including solar reflective
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Posted on September 1st, 2014 by heatherwestpr
Michael Hodgson, ConSol founder, has more than three decades’ worth of experience in making new and existing buildings more energy efficient. His presentation, “California Regulatory Proceedings Impacting the Nation,” will be given Tues., Sept. 16. Hodgson will discuss how California’s leading edge energy policy is driving the market to time-of-use energy pricing, incentivizing ways to reduce peak load and detailing how the policy impacts energy choices in buildings.
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Posted on August 21st, 2014 by heatherwestpr
AAMA names Jason Seals as certification manager and Rich Rinka as technical/industry affairs manager.
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