The results from FortisBC's Deep Energy Retrofit Pilot demonstrate an effective pathway to improving existing, occupied buildings by significantly lowering gas use, associated emissions and gas ...

Maya Angela Lagtapon Simms, Class of 2024, is among the thousands of students who, at some point during their Syracuse University careers, occupy apartment-style housing on South Campus. “Some of the ...

Retrofitting public buildings is crucial to meeting Europe's energy efficiency goals. But can new knowledge in retrofitting be replicated across the EU? A consortium of European researchers called ...

As the construction industry faces mounting pressure to reduce its carbon footprint, retrofitting has emerged as a cornerstone of sustainable building practice. Unlike new construction, which ...

Recently, the European Parliament approved draft regulation, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), requiring each member state to set minimum energy-performance standards for new ...

Retrofitting represents one of the best opportunities to improve the environment in our cities. Two-thirds of the buildings that exist today will still be standing in 2050, and since buildings account ...

Non-ductile reinforced concrete buildings are among the most common structures in the United States. They are also among the most deadly. Structures built prior to the 1950s in California and prior to ...

At Rics we’re seeing efforts being made to decarbonise our built environment with many retrofit and sustainability tools already in place, but there is much to be done. And we’re seeing a push from ...

Unsure if you should retrofit or replace your HVAC system? Explore options that can improve performance and save costs.

The Jan. 17, 1994, Northridge earthquake destroyed nearly 50,000 buildings across Los Angeles and a quarter century later, a citywide effort to retrofit vulnerable buildings is progressing, though ...