Coronavirus Resources and Information ASHRAE, WELL Panels to Tackle Revising Standards to Limit Spread of Viruses in Buildings Both ASHRAE and the International WELL Building Institute have formed panels to address how building standards could limit the spread of...
Codes + Standards Dept. of Labor Issues Guidance for Respiratory Protection During N95 Shortage The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued interim enforcement guidance to help combat supply shortages of...
Codes + Standards California’s Housing Crisis Prompts Rent Strikes and Squatting In parts of California, the lack of affordable housing has reached the point where people are resorting to rent strikes and squatting. Some...
Codes + Standards Is Biodiversity the New Frontier for Sustainable Home Development? In recent years, sustainability for new development has centered on reducing resource use and emissions in water, waste, and energy. A more...
Codes + Standards COVID-19 Taking a Toll on Energy Efficiency Projects Some 2.4 million workers provide energy efficiency services for homes and businesses. Indications are that this sector is being hit hard by...
Codes + Standards Using Conventional Materials to Reduce Embodied Carbon Footprint Builders for Climate Action have found that embodied carbon accounted for an outsized portion of greenhouse gas emissions for new low-rise...
Coronavirus Resources and Information What Building Science Says About Reducing COVID-19 Transmission In theory, adjusting indoor environments—particularly temperature and relative humidity—could help slow the spread of pathogens like COVID...
Coronavirus Resources and Information Standards and Codes Meetings Halted, Postponed Notable meetings pertaining to standards and codes have been canceled or postponed this week due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic. The U.S....
Energy Efficiency Aaron Nitzkin on Carbon Reduction Using All-Electric Home Incentives Aaron Nitzkin, chairman of the city of Davis, Calif.'s solar task force, weighs in on reach codes and how the municipality is using the carrot rather than the stick to encourage all-electric homes to reduce carbon emissions
Codes + Standards Residential Building Declared 'Essential,' But States' Rules Differ In the midst of this chaotic time, NAHB has news that will ease at least one worry on many builders' minds: The Department of Homeland...
