A typical office building in New York City uses huge amounts of energy for heating and cooling. A new 16-story office tower in Manhattan takes a Nordic-inspired approach that’s fundamentally more efficient: One system, based on heat pumps and water-filled pipes, is designed to move heat where it’s needed on each floor, between floors, and even to and from the building next door. The building, at 555 Greenwich, is expected…
We love seeing arches and masonry openings supported with FERO’s concealed lintels come to life in these beautiful brickwork projects. Our team's expertise and innovative solutions make us the perfect partner for your next masonry project! Contact FERO at engineering@ferocorp.com to design thermally broken, energy-efficient shelf angle design with our FAST Thermal Brackets enabling the achievement of Passive House, LEED, and Green Building initiatives. Image credits: 55 Suffolk (Broome Street), NY - Jonathan…
Criteria combining energy efficiency and renewables take immediate effect (Press Release, Passive House Institute, 7 October 2015) Darmstadt, Germany. Clearly-defined criteria for combining the international Passive House Standard with renewable energy sources are now applicable: the Passive House Institute's new guidelines for building evaluation have come into effect with the introduction of a new version of the planning tool PHPP at the >NAPHN15 Conference in Vancouver. Not only is certification…
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