Colorado's building performance standards affects about 8,000 buildings, including some in Denver already subject to similar standards set by the city. Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission ...

A growing number of local U.S. jurisdictions are implementing building performance standards (BPS) to combat carbon emissions in the real estate sector, creating new financial and reputational ...

With climate change already an urgent challenge and buildings accounting for significant carbon emissions, sustainable design is more critical than ever. For architects and designers to create ...

Building performance standards are being successfully implemented in Boulder, Colorado; Tokyo; the United Kingdom; and the Netherlands. Building performance standards are being successfully ...

The landscape of building performance standards, energy efficiency and carbon reduction regulations is evolving fast. As new city and state laws emerge, it can be hard for a property owner to know ...

Buildings account for approximately 30% of global energy consumption and 26% of global energy-related CO2 emissions, according to the International Energy Agency. In cities like Toronto, Boston, New ...

Building performance is a hallmark of architecture in the 21st century. With buildings and the construction industry being significant contributors to carbon emissions, designers must do everything to ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Larry Zarker, CEO of the Building Performance Institute (BPI), plans to retire this fall. Zarker, who has more than 40 years of experience in the residential buildings sector, ...

This summer, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek recently signed into law an ambitious, $90 million climate package to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions and leverage as much as $1 billion in federal ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Amanda Hatherly will be the next CEO of the Building Performance Institute (BPI). In this role, Hatherly will lead the BPI toward its goals, which include thriving home ...