The North American total of 72,900,289 square feet added in 2019 to the International District Energy Associations’ (IDEA’s) running total of square footage of 865,692,809 square feet committed to North American district energy systems since 1990, brings the current total for North America reported since 1990 to 938,593,098 square feet.
“After four years of broken promises and the Trump administration’s war on the middle class, we need a pro-building trades union administration, and Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the right choice,” said Sean BcGarvey, president, NABTU.
It’s no secret that large, urban buildings play an increasingly impactful role in energy consumption, which is why they’re a focal point when it comes to future smart grid efforts.
“NABTU applauds Speaker Pelosi for moving forward this long-awaited, and desperately-needed infrastructure agenda," said Sean McVarvey, president, North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU). "We commend the commitment to local prevailing wage rates and those who demonstrated that infrastructure is not a partisan issue or political issue, but an American issue with broad support, and a policy we should advance to strengthen us globally."
One of the easiest-to-create commissioning process deliverables is also one of the most valuable to the building owner/operator. I am talking about a master equipment list (MEL).
The city is the first jurisdiction in the Midwest and the fourth in the country to pass a BPS standard.
May 11, 2020
This BPS, unanimously adopted by the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, establishes incrementally increasing energy-saving targets for buildings and advances the city on its path to eliminating community-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050.
Create a strategic plan prior to opening a building. The plan should include measures to make occupants feel safer, ensuring supply chain for critical items, such as filters and communication plans for building support and safety measures for occupants.