This is the fifth installment of a five-part series entitled “Why Buildings Matter” presented by Chris Mathis of Mathis Consulting Company (MC2). In this episode, Chris discusses behavior modification and performance commissioning.
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HousingThink – Episode 17
This is the fourth installment of a five-part series entitled “Why Buildings Matter” presented by Chris Mathis of Mathis Consulting Company (MC2). In this episode, Chris discusses market transformation and future performance challenges.
HousingThink – Episode 16
This is the third installment of a five-part series entitled “Why Buildings Matter” presented by Chris Mathis of Mathis Consulting Company (MC2). In this episode, Chris discusses trends, building codes, and disasters.
HousingThink Podcast – Episode 15
This is the second of a five-part series entitled “Why Buildings Matter” presented by Chris Mathis of Mathis Consulting Company (MC2). In this episode, Chris discusses energy and water efficiency in commercial and residential buildings.
HousingThink Podcast – Episode 14
This is the first of a five-part series entitled “Why Buildings Matter” presented by Chris Mathis of Mathis Consulting Company (MC2). In this episode, Chris provides an excellent overview of why energy-efficient buildings are so important.
HousingThink Podcast – Episode 13
Multifamily Building Systems was established to improve the energy efficiency of affordable and workforce housing. In this episode we hear from industry professionals about MBS’s strategy to optimize the performance of multifamily housing.
Introduction to Net Benefit Analysis: A New Way of Designing Workforce Housing
In this video we show how Tartan Residential and Multifamily Building Systems utilized Net Benefit Analysis to design and engineer a new family of garden apartment buildings serving the affordable and workforce housing market.
Why Is The Thermal Envelope So Important?
“When people are thinking about building a new house they generally work with an architect with a clear opinion on the style, size and rooms that will be a priority. But the most important issue every homeowner and architect should consider when building a new house is the thermal envelope and how the house will work as a system to limit the use of energy and water while also minimizing wasteful and toxic materials. This is an environmentally sound objective as well as a financial and comfort goal.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sherikoones/2020/03/18/why-is-the-thermal-envelope-so-important/amp/
