“How to Turn Your Existing Building into a High Performance Facility” is one of the most popular talks I give around the country, internationally and in webinars. Why? It works. There are many complicated and expensive fixes you can make to improve the performance of your existing building. And if you’re thinking about them, then you probably should do them. By the way, no self-respecting contractor should make any of those without a proper ASHRAE Level 2 Energy Audit. (For more on that see About Energy Audits.)More

ONE THIRD OF ALL ENERGY IS WASTED – IS PACE THE SOLUTION?More

I read with interest Josh Linkner’s Monday morning blog about “Waste on the Shop Room Floor.” He noted that people waste a lot of time, our most precious resource, in a business day. He likened this waste to that of a high-end restaurant kitchen, and he wondered what would happen if the staff “just randomly dropped 25% of their high-quality ingredients on the floor?”More

Recently I spoke at the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) 40^th national conference that was held in Detroit. I was there representing the Detroit Regional Chapter of the US Green Building Council, and was pleased to see how many of those attending were LEED Accredited Professionals. It says a lot about how important green building principles are becoming in all areas of building and construction.More

James L. “Jim” Newman received the Distinguished Service Award from ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) at the Annual Conference held recently in San Antonio, TX.More

I just drove a Prius for the first time – it was terrific.More