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Thermal energy demand intensity—or TEDI—is the new kid on the block for evaluating building performance and has worked its way into several major building codes in North America.

Our accessibility consultants are constantly on the lookout for new products that will make it easier for our clients to comply with accessibility criteria while meeting their overarching design goals.

Maryland is implementing a state-wide Building Energy Performance Standard (BEPS) for buildings 35,000 square feet and over as a requirement under the Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022. Let’s take a look at what we know so far.

Projects targeting Passive House certification must comply fully with all applicable accessibility requirements.

We like to say that a building is not sustainable if it does not sustain the health and wellbeing of all its occupants. This includes considering how the materials, technologies, and building systems affect indoor air quality, comfort, and the…

EPA is adding a second level to its Indoor airPLUS specification for homes and residential buildings: Indoor airPLUS version 2. What changes should we expect?

Cooking inside your home or apartment produces contaminants, and without an exhaust strategy, pollutants remain inside and diminish indoor air quality.

When ventilation systems are designed correctly, but installed, commissioned, and operated incorrectly, the system ends up being leaky and inefficient and uses more energy than expected.

We’re sharing the strategies we use most often as Enterprise Green Communities consultants to achieve certification and create more sustainable communities.

Myth: Following the accessibility requirements of the building code will satisfy the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

How can building designers and healthcare providers proactively ensure that medical diagnostic equipment is accessible to patients with disabilities?

Explore data, resources, and tools available now to help project teams create a strategy to reduce embodied carbon along with operational carbon.