According to “Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey,” a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration focusing on data accumulated through 2018, commercial buildings in the United States are getting larger...

Many states use the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) as the basis for their commercial building energy code, which regulates the energy-efficient design of new construction and renovations. Regarding lighting...

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) “Annual Energy Outlook 2021,” U.S. commercial floor space will grow over the next 30 years, while energy use for that floorspace will increase at a much slower...

With the emergence of new approaches to office layouts combined with the changing demands on work settings during the pandemic, office environments have been a hotbed of re-evaluation and transformation, and so have the needs...

Wiring to ensure quality and constant connectivity in commercial developments has become a larger part of the job for electrical contractors. A road map for success would be helpful. WiredScore may be one solution. Begun in...

In the battle over carbon emissions and clean energy, buildings have been pushed to the front lines. A new report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), Washington, D.C., concludes that carbon...

In December 2019, President Donald Trump signed H.R.1865—a tax extender bill reviving $35 billion in expired tax provisions—into law. Along with an extension of the Energy-Efficient Homes Tax Credit, these provisions include...

Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Energy ruled the 2016 version of ASHRAE/IES 90.1, “Energy Standard for Buildings except Low-Rise Residential Buildings,” as the national reference standard for commercial building energy...

At the end of last year, I wrote an article about new business possibilities for electrical contractors in 2017. In that article, I highlighted the ideas of building out new and existing commercial buildings to address the...

In the fight against climate change, cities are leading the charge. Recognizing that buildings are one of the biggest culprits when it comes to the emissions of greenhouse gases, the city of Denver recently adopted new energy...