Mark Frankel

Posted on December 09, 2013

Vision 2020: Focus on the Outcome, Not Just the Design

By Mark Frankel, AIA

Expanding our range of expected outcomes from high-performance buildings is key to meeting aggressive environmental goals. More

Tags: New Buildings Institute, Net-Zero Energy, Best Practices, Mark Frankel, Performance Metrics

Posted on October 31, 2013

VIDEO: Where are Green Building Codes Going?

By Katie Weeks

We must start addressing operational performance to meet sustainability goals on a large scale, says Mark Frankel of the New Buildings Institute. More

Tags: EcoBuilding Pulse, New Buildings Institute, Sustainability, Codes and Standards, Mark Frankel

Posted on August 01, 2013

Will Lighter Codes Spur Innovative Development?

By KJ Fields

Current codes are too full of red tape to foster innovation housing and building. Are pink codes the solution? Why some say yes and others say not so fast. More

Tags: EcoBuilding Pulse, John Norquist, Sustainability, Codes and Standards, Andres Duany

Posted on January 31, 2013

Why We Need Better Data

Vision 2020 chair Mark Frankel explains the need for more concrete performance data and fewer fuzzy labels. More

Tags: EcoBuilding Pulse, Washington, New Buildings Institute, Sustainability, Codes and Standards

Posted on October 06, 2009

Shaky Foundation: Why the U.S. Lags Behind in Building Science Research

By Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson

Energy efficiency is the next frontier of design and construction, but due to underinvestment and the lack of a national agenda, America isn't leading the way to high performance building. More

Tags: New Buildings Institute, Green Technology, Net-Zero Energy, Mark Frankel, Return on Investment

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