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Safer, Stronger Homes: Reducing Your Risk During A Natural Disaster
With the Hurricane Harvey devastation in Houston and the impending doom of Hurricane Irma en route, we thought it would be a good idea to revisit a popular publication written by Newport Partners and ARES Consulting for the U.S. Department of … Continue reading
Air Sealing Best Practices and Code Compliance for Multi-Family Area Separation Walls
Air sealing in buildings reduces energy consumption and in multifamily settings it can also reduce the migration of noise and odors. But these same separation walls in multifamily buildings are also important fire rated assemblies which separate the units. In … Continue reading
A New Way to Meet the Energy Code
Joe Nebbia of Newport Partners was interviewed by the Journal of Light Construction as their content expert in a recent article published in July 2017. “A New Way to Meet the Energy Code” speaks about following the prescriptive code versus … Continue reading
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The Industry’s First Smart Range Hood
Kitchens are a principal source of some of the most harmful pollutants generated in the home. Kitchen range hoods can mitigate the impact of these pollutants, but range hoods can be ineffective at capturing pollutants and are often not used … Continue reading
Newport Speaks at National Fire Protection Association Annual Conference
On Monday, June 5th, Sam Bowles of Newport Partners spoke at the 2017 NFPA Conference and Expo in Boston, MA. Recently, Newport had completed a study on behalf of NFPA regarding the perceptions of different stakeholder groups in state’s that … Continue reading
The Internet of Things
What is the Internet of Things (IoT) and how does this relate to Newport’s LED project? The IoT is the interconnection of any device for communication purposes either wired or wirelessly. Basically the devices would be able to sense or … Continue reading
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LEDs Highlight Open House in Stillwater, NY
Visitors of this past weekend’s open house event in Stillwater, NY left very impressed with the 100% LED lighting system inside the new home from Belmonte Builders. The EnergyStar certified home is one of five homes participating in a NYSERDA … Continue reading
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