Maintenance personnel, contractors, and inspectors, all will need access to the roof of your building or facility at some point. Roofs are inherently dangerous, so we build policies to help and guide employees’ and contractors' actions. However, one of the issues that campuses or building owners/managers confront is that rooftop construction is frequently hidden from [...]
It is a known fact that globally, industrial and commercial plants are one of the biggest consumers of electricity and are highly dependent on fossil fuels. These high-grade electricity consumption rates are a big catalyst for the carbon emissions and a major contributor to climate change. Over the past few years, we have witnessed dramatic [...]
The growing concern regarding the scarcity of resources and detrimental environmental effects of conventional construction practices gave birth to the green building concept. Even though there are numerous theories of green buildings, the fundamental principles coincided in the layout, structure, construction and maintenance of buildings, taking the following into consideration: Water consumption Power usage Choice [...]
With every passing decade, the solar PV industry has grown exponentially and so is the solar capacity of countries worldwide. Because of the massive solar adoption, the standards set by industry are being ignored by the installers. Solar manufacturers are compromising quality to reduce the cost of the PV system which is the reason why [...]
Buildings are one of the major sources of global energy consumption and CO2 emissions. According to a trusted source, industrial buildings and corporations account for 40% of energy consumption. Architects, engineers and developers are always striving to find a sustainable solution that can reduce greenhouse gas emission, which has become a potential threat to [...]
Solar has been a trusted partner of architects, builders and designers for the past few years and one such area which has emerged as one of the fastest growing segments is BIPV (Building Integrated Photovoltaic) solar panels which can be blended beautifully in their projects. BIPV serves many benefits - it not only helps generate [...]