This past week the AIA put out a tremendous document (86
pages!) on integrating energy modeling in the design process. The reason this is so exciting is because
it’s a very thorough examination of everything that the designer needs to know
to push the envelope energy wise. Quite frankly, that NEEDS to happen. Plus the benefit for us as an industry is
higher end, value added products will have a better chance to get through the
specification process AND through the bidding adventures without getting value
engineered out. And with that the designer will now have (if
they follow the criteria) some weight behind them with facts & figures
pulled on the buildings energy performance.
And yes I know this sort of design process has been happening for years,
but this document gives it a chance to be main stream and somewhat
standardized. Kudos to the AIA for an
excellent job. If you want a copy (and
you should) it can be found here.
Elsewhere
-- A Happy Thanksgiving to my friends in Canada… can’t believe
its already here… blink your eyes and the US version will be here in a second.
-- Am I the only one bummed out to know that every other
industry can cut corners left and right and have no blowback? I have written about bags of dog food that
mysteriously get smaller (but for same price) and now I experienced it with a
kitchen faucet. After 11 years, our faucet
needed replaced- we went to get the same model, and after we installed it we
noticed it was smaller, thinner, and just shoddy overall. Same model, and surely wasn’t cheaper.
-- Gotta give credit to Jeff Razwick and the gang at TGP. They have been effectively using social media
all year, and this past week Jeff used their blog in probably the best way
possible. He wrote an informative, magazine
like piece on code trade offs. Good,
healthy content. Well done.
-- Congrats to Viracon and all the folks back to work in
Stateboro, GA. A lot of people thought
when Viracon suspended operations there to do upgrades that the plant would
never re-open. Great to see it has!
-- The Canada Border Service Agency ended its look into alleged
Chinese dumping of unitized curtain wall after not finding enough evidence to
go forward. I have to admit I am
stunned. I don’t know enough of the ins
and outs of the investigation, but this surely was an interesting turn.
-- March 31st, 2012- I picked the Yankees to beat
the Nationals in the World Series, right here on this blog. Now that is stunning that I am even that
close to a pick being right!! Now that
the playoffs are here, I do like that match up to happen, but will say beware
the Tigers and their pitching, and also maybe this is the year “Moneyball” wins
with the upstart A’s.
-- Last this week we had freeze warnings in Michigan and I
believe snow fell in the west… winter is knocking on the door. Dang.
LINKS of the WEEK
-- Teachers and students embroiled in a sex scandal that turned even wilder with a cover up. Isn’t this some sort
of TV show? Yeesh.
-- A story about a treadmill order gone very wrong… though I
still laugh about calls that come in at 8AM as “early” as in my college years that was really early, but now? 8AM is like mid-day!
-- Bad News/Good News sort of story… home gets broken in to,
stuff gets stolen… cops though track the material via an APP and find the
crooks… and they are stuck in the mud.. throw the
book at em!!!
VIDEO of the WEEK
I am not sure what this whole “Gangham Style” dance craze
is, but was sent this video of a baby that only eats when it hears the music.
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