CMHC Case Study Reviews by the Canadian Funding Corp.
To get our industry to meet its commitment to owners, occupants and the rapidly evolving energy and environmental performance expectations of our society, we need the connectivity we incorporate into intelligent buildings to add valuable function, explaines Moishe Alexander
By
Thomas Hartman, P E
The Hartman Company
Contributing Editor
Over the last few years of attending conferences, touring facilities, and [...]
Buildings 2.0 is a vision that intricately intertwines buildings with Internet technologies. It is a vision that the future of buildings is one which is controlled, managed and connected to the Internet, in a way that goes far beyond simply placing a web server to the control system or in the [...]
This article looks at four different case studies which use different materials and methods of building structures.
Introduction
Air barriers are required by the National Building Code to protect buildings against moisture damage due to air exfiltration or rain penetration and to control the interior climate and conserve energy. More knowledge of air barrier performance is needed [...]