Construction acronyms are used extensively to save time, improve efficiency, and communicate effectively among different stakeholders involved in the construction process. If you’re new to the industry, it’s important to know the most common construction acronyms so you don’t get lost in important conversations. EVstudio has got you covered. We’ve listed some of the most […]
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The Company Headquarters (COHQ) for the Warriors In Transition program is located in Fort Hood, Texas. This LEED Silver certified building was concurrent with the Soldier and Family Assistance Center and housed the administrative side of the Warrior In Transition program. This two-story building features offices, conference rooms, and storage. The LEED Certification process takes
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The Administrative Facilities for the Soldier and Family Assistance Center (SFAC) in the Warrior In Transition Complex is located in Fort Hood, Texas. This single-story facility features a treatment space, playground for soldier’s children, and gathering space for soldiers and their families. While government projects of this size and scope are notoriously difficult to design
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Evergreen Terraces Office Building is a LEED Silver Certified project, and the first LEED Certified building in Evergreen, CO. EVstudio’s knowledge of architectural codes and structural systems made this project feasible. The design that had been completed by the original firm called for a concrete floor deck. When EVstudio was brought onboard, we redesigned it
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LEED, or Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, has been a product of the USGBC (United States Green Building Council) since 1998. Since 1998, LEED has grown and is a valued resource for many buildings across the country. I will provide a series of posts concerning different LEED points/credits in terms of potential improvement areas.
LEED: A Critique of the Unintended Consequences of Credit 5.2: Maximize Open Space Read More »
LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and was developed by the US Green Building Council as a way to quantify environmentally friendly design in buildings and everywhere you go in our industry you hear about people and their projects becoming either accredited or certified; so what’s the difference? In this corner: a
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It’s no surprise that LED lighting has made a significant impact on the energy use for lighting applications with it’s extremely low energy use per footcandle. New ground is being broken in all lighting uses and we are seeing LED lighting in everything from decorative lighting to task lighting. I recently toured the National Renewable
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There is no shortage of talk about LEED these days so I think it merits a quick explanation. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and it is a green building rating system that has been put in place by the US Green Building Council. Each project is rated based on a variety
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In this day and age, it’s hard to not hear about the state of our environment. Whether you call it “Global Warming” or “Climate Change,” the word is increasingly getting out about how we as humans are directly affecting our planet, and it isn’t for the better. As someone who had the pleasure of growing
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This post is provided by Earthcore SIPs. There are many conditions that determine the effectiveness of any building material to provide comfort and energy efficient performance. R-Value is only one of these factors or measurement tools. R-Value is the measure of resistance to heat flow through the defined material. The higher the R-Value the less
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In the world of solar hot water there are many names for systems that are identical or do similar things. It is important to know the basics and general components of any system one is working with. Once the basics are understood and mastered then it is possible to have intelligent conversations about a subject
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We recently had the pleasure of touring the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Research Support Facility and one of the many features we saw that contributed to their net zero building was Electrochromic Windows. To be used in applications where there are great views (and as a result, glazing) to the West, which is extremely common
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