Did You Know? (DYK) - Build Blog

003-DYK: How Much Land Do You Use?

by steve | Oct 15, 2018 | Building Industry Information, Facts & Knowledge, Building's impact on the Economy, Society & Environment, Buildings_Challenges, Impacts & Trends, Did You Know? (DYK)

Did you know that urban areas comprise only 3.6% of the total land mass of the 48 contiguous states, but 80% of the Americans, live, work and play there.

002-DYK: How Big Is Your House?

by steve | Oct 15, 2018 | Building Industry Information, Facts & Knowledge, Did You Know? (DYK), Global trends shaping the building industry's future

Did you know that the average size of a residential U.S Single Family Home has grown from 983 sf in 1950 to 2,599 sf in 2017. A 164% increase

001-DYK: Instead of AA, Use Building Batteries

by steve | Sep 4, 2018 | AREAS OF INNOVATION, Building_Performance, Quality & Value, Building's impact on the Economy, Society & Environment, Did You Know? (DYK)

Did you know that in the United States approximately 20% of all electrical energy generated is used to heat and cool large institutional building. Can buildings be used as batteries by dumping energy in when renewable sources (wind/solar) are plentiful and then...