CertainTeed has launched its newly enhanced Sustainable Insulation™ SoftTouch™ Duct Wrap. The product offers improvements in cutting and handling while maintaining the company’s fiberglass product performance. CertainTeed officials said the Sustainable Insulation SoftTouch is a resilient fiberglass blanket-type insulation that provides superior thermal efficiency by reducing unwanted heat loss or gain in both rectangular and round heating, ventilating, and air conditioning ductwork.
The Green Building Initiative (GBI), a nonprofit committed to accelerating the adoption of sustainable building practices and providers of the Green Globes® rating system, recently honored ASHRAE.
The National Institute of Building Sciences will offer the “Facility Performance and Sustainability Symposium: Setting the Foundation for Resilient Communities.”
The United States Green Building Council announced that the Grand Rapids Public Schools district in Michigan has been selected to host the Center for Green Schools Fellowship program.