There’s been a lot of discussion lately about changes to LEED. Are new credentialing requirements too complicated and cumbersome? Are the efforts of the USGBC to focus on energy efficiency in the new version of LEED enough to ensure green buildings are truly green? Everyone seems to be waiting to see what changes recently introduced by the USGBC mean for the future of LEED. Let’s step aside from all of that for a moment and look an outside influence that may be more important.

A draft of the International Green Construction Code (IGCC) ...[more]

Wagdy Anis

Commissioning the Air Barrier System

A national leader in air barrier design, Wagdy Anis addresses issues surrounding the commissioning of airtight building envelopes, including the management of air leakage and water vapor diffusion. The article first appeared in the ASHRAE Journal in March 2005.