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An Overview of Solar Ventilation Air Heating
Preheating air with solar energy before it is drawn into a building space can save much of the energy associated with heating of ventilation air.
An Overview of Solar Water Heating
Solar water heating systems are relatively simple extensions to buildings’ plumbing systems
An Overview of The LEED Rating System
The LEED standard, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, is the most well known, all-encompassing, whole-building standard in the U.S.
Architects and Engineers, WE NEED YOU
Reed Construction Data has been creating Revit objects for over three years now and is becoming the premier creator of Revit objects. There is a two-part concept to object creation.
Architectural Education
Within the next few years, 2015 at the rate we are moving, I am certain that we can prove that the cost of design, construction, and operation of buildings will be 20% to 25% less (adjusted for inflation) than comparable costs for a building built in 1990.
BIM 101 Overview - From Hand Drawings, CAD and now BIM
Architects, engineers, owners, contractors and building product manufacturers have been part of an amazing, and rapid transformation in how we communicate our building designs. We have gone from hand drawing, to CAD, to BIM is less than 25 years. This transformation has resulted in opinions as to which is best, fastest, results in the best designs and what should be taught in school. This article will provides an overview on each of these drawing approaches.
Borrowing Rates Down but Credit Market Still Fragile
The early December 0.25 percentage point cut in the federal funds rate was already priced into market interest rates, so it will not push construction financing costs down further. However, another quarter-point percentage cut anticipated in six weeks will lead to a further small decline in mortgage rates. The monetary easing is not targeting interest rates to stimulate the economy. Rather, it is pumping liquidity into the system to assure that lenders can meet the normal business loan needs of all borrowers.
British Columbia’s Economic Prospects in 2008 Appear Solid
British Columbia’s economic health is rosy. Strong employment growth has contributed to a steady net influx of people to the province. Housing affordability has deteriorated significantly in major cities, but positive net migration, strong job gains and rising disposable incomes, thanks partly to personal income taxe cuts, will help to support homebuilding. Furthermore, the outlook for commercial construction is positive, given historically low office-vacancy rates and double-digit increases in net asking rents.
Broad Inflation Indexes Ease in 2008 — Probably
The overall inflation rate is expected to ease over the next year in spite of recent jumps in prices for energy, food, labor, and imports. The Producer Price Index will rise 2.5%, about half of the 5% rise in the last two years. The Consumer Price Index will also rise about 2.5%, down from over 3% in the last two years.
Building Deconstruction
A new and innovative component of the green building movement is building deconstruction, an alternative to demolition for the removal of unwanted structures.
