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    The right overhead door makes all the difference when you’re trying to conserve energy in your enclosed parking area.
    Bill Katschilo
    April 11, 2025
    High-performance doors are one of the easiest ways to reduce the energy consumption of enclosed parking areas. Here are the six things you need to know about selecting the right...
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    Exterior of modern glass building with ventilation grates.
    Kevin Scarborough
    Jan. 17, 2025
    Explore the challenges of maximizing indoor air quality while minimizing energy consumption, the impact of outdoor air quality extremes, and innovative solutions to create healthier...
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    Plug loads are one of the toughest loads to reduce in a building.
    Janelle Penny
    Dec. 4, 2024
    These strategies and technologies can help reduce energy waste.
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    Energy efficiency always pays off, no matter who’s in the White House.
    Kent Peterson
    Nov. 1, 2024
    No matter who wins the 2024 presidential election, one thing won’t change—the value of energy efficiency in offering a path to cost savings and sustainability.
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    Lisa VanderHeyden, senior project manager for Arapahoe County Facilities & Fleet in Colorado, addresses a crowd at the 2024 IFMA World Workplace Conference & Expo on Friday, Oct. 11.
    Janelle Penny
    Oct. 14, 2024
    Tight budgets and green mandates aren’t opposing goals—they go hand in hand. Lisa VanderHeyden, senior project manager for Arapahoe County Facilities & Fleet in Colorado, explains...
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    From the moment visitors, staff, faculty, or students step into the Fahy Commons for Public Engagement and Innovation, they know they’re somewhere different. “When you walk up to the front door, you hear birds and bugs” in the native meadow, said Drew Lavine, partner and director of design for Re:Vision Architecture. “Before you walk inside, it signals that this is a different place. This is unlike anywhere else on campus.”
    Janelle Penny
    Sept. 6, 2024
    The deep green Fahy Commons for Public Engagement and Innovation—a 20,000-square-foot multi-use facility—is the first project to be certified under Living Building Challenge Core...