High Performance Buildings News

Pandemic and Legionnaire’s Disease prompt examination of fixtures.
 

Healthcare design needs to be adaptable, scalable and equitable.
 

ESD has been blessed with many long-term employees, who are valuable to companies in many ways.
 

Safety first is a statement that will always ring true – but it is ringing louder than ever in our current climate.
 

With airborne transmission of the coronavirus possible within buildings, as confirmed by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization, it’s a crucial time for owners and operators of commercial office space to take proactive measures to improve indoor air quality.
 

It’s not easy for building owners and operators to stay on top of an evolving pandemic, where guidance can change daily.
 

During the pandemic, building owners and operators have been looking for guidance on best practices to create the safest-possible office environment when workers return.
 

Rightly, building operators are focused on getting tenants into commercial office space during the pandemic and preoccupied with important issues, such as social distancing and indoor air quality.
 

In the last two months, there has been a lot of movement since our last blog post in response to COVID-19 and returning to work.
 

Energy use in tall commercial buildings has declined steadily for decades, in part because innovative measures and stricter codes have helped optimize energy performance.