Many local building departments are finding it difficult to keep up with the current construction boom. Early retirement and labor...
Your parking structure is the first area of the property that visitors see. Now is the time to do a little spring cleaning and...
Rick Hinson was hired by ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC in 2018 to lead the ECS Plan Review Services Group. When asked about his plans and...
Every few months we seem to hear on the news about a window washer being rescued from a building or a contractor being saved by...
This is the continuation to the Moisture and Durability in Voluntary Green Building Certifications series. Read Part I here...
There are many codes and standards that guide the design and construction process for buildings. These programs have been adopted...
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As the nice weather arrives, many people will take advantage of a little spring cleaning. This is also a good time to think about...
Whole building air leakage testing is a quantitative test method that measures the air infiltration of a building after it has has...
There was a lot of discussion about the economic losses due to the recent snowstorm in the Washington, D.C. region. While the...
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Imagine yourself in this situation…A slick, well-written brochure shows up on your desk. Someone is selling a property and has...
Have you ever been walking down the street, looked up, and wondered if that window washer was crazy? Window cleaning is an...
Heating and cooling commercial buildings is estimated to use six to seven percent of the total energy consumed in the United...
In climates where road de-icing salts are used, concrete parking garage slab deterioration can be a significant maintenance cost...
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