The building enclosure (envelope, skin, etc.) represents one of the highest risk elements of construction. Water intrusion, air leakage, and increased energy consumption are common consequences of ...

Building enclosure commissioning—BECx—is intended to assure building quality by establishing an explicit process to verify that a building enclosure is designed and constructed to meet the owner’s ...

The National Environmental Balancing Bureau will hold its 2018 annual conference San Diego. Registration is currently open for the BET and CxCT seminars held during the conference. The Building ...

Moisture is less problematic in older buildings such as this one because they dry out faster and don't have a lot of areas for water to get in, such as balconies. The building enclosure, or envelope, ...

Until recently, electrical enclosure manufacturers faced a challenge: In order to build enclosures that were UL 50E Type rated, additional testing and evaluation of the enclosure was almost always ...