Green at No Cost posts are dedicated to empowering the construction industry for the benefit of all
15 years ago, it was uncertain whether we could tap vast supplies of renewable energy economically. In other words, there was a huge technical challenge in becoming Green at No Cost.
Plans to improve health networks administration went on fast forward with the onset of the pandemic. Facilities planners took up the challenge but struggled to capture the full impact of their plans.
Total Benefit showed that, rather than a few thousand dollars per employee, over 50 thousand dollars of benefit per employee could be achieved.
Total Benefit – Health Networks – Ambulatory Optimization – Steps to a 50% Improvement in Health Outcomes
Advancements in Energy and HVAC
Richard starts by giving us a Macro level look at energy and a few pieces of great news!
This presentation demonstrates how construction economics measures the benefits of mass timber in the context of our built environment. Total Benefit Analysis
This presentation demonstrates how construction economics measures benefits in the context of our built environment. → View & Download This Presentation
When we talk about battery engineers vs fossil fuels, in my engineering circle a variation of the “liars and damned liars” joke that went, “there are liars, damned liars, and battery engineers!” Well, it’s time to take that back.
The satirical newspaper, The Onion, reported that the City of San Francisco was looking to relocate…. A week or so later, Gabriel Metcalfe – head of the respected San Francisco urban planning organization SPUR – published a provocative piece in CityLab blaming the city’s affordability crisis on progressive politics
Built landscapes—patterns of streets, blocks, parcels of land, buildings, and related infrastructure at the scale of an urban neighborhood or greater—are often difficult for decision-makers
Each river city has a dynamic relationship with its river, so communities that depend on them must always strive to improve their adaptability and resilience. “Rivers can be beneficial or terrifying.” River cities, with their often creative responses to a changing environment, offer lessons.
