Sustainability & Resilience: Page 17
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Property Markets Group plans luxe student apartments for Chicago's University Village
U will target the neighborhood's student population with amenities such as co-working space, a yoga room, a communal kitchen and a roof deck.
By Sean Barry • March 3, 2017 -
Microsoft tests deep-sea data centers for energy-efficient cooling, security
Submerging servers in oxygen-free pods could significantly reduce construction and cooling costs while lowering the equipment's vulnerability to attack.
By Chris Wood • March 1, 2017 -
MIT startup Sistine Solar debuts camouflaging photovoltaics
The race to make residential rooftop solar systems more visually appealing — a factor, along with cost, that has been holding back adoption — continues.
By Sean Barry • March 1, 2017 -
Home appraisals to include energy rating scores
The Residential Energy Services Network and the Appraisal Institute will add Home Energy Rating System scores to appraisals, which could help finance green design.
By Sean Barry • Feb. 28, 2017 -
Ryan Willumson
Lancaster, CA adds power requirement to rooftop solar rule
New houses in the city already must have solar panels, unless builders pay an opt-out fee. Now, those systems must average 2 watts per square foot.
By Sean Barry • Feb. 24, 2017 -
Report: Lack of data preventing sports venue energy savings
The National Institute of Building Sciences said a scarcity of benchmarking data is holding back conservation efforts at the nation's 1,500 sports facilities.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 17, 2017 -
Balfour Beatty scores $100M TX school contract
The project, which breaks ground this spring, follows the growing trend of new schools focusing on sustainable design.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 16, 2017 -
New CO2-eating concrete takes less energy to produce
The process to make the material's production less energy intensive continues, specifically around aggregate production.
By Chris Wood • Feb. 15, 2017 -
Metamaterial film could change the game for cool-roof technology
The residential rooftop continues to draw the attention of energy researchers looking to maximize and minimize the heating and power possibilities from the sun.
By Chris Wood • Feb. 15, 2017 -
Researchers push for life-cycle analysis of net-zero water systems
As the world's groundwater supply draws lower, water recycling needs optimization within and beyond buildings.
By Chris Wood • Feb. 15, 2017 -
German researchers develop low-glare LEDs for streetlighting
An innovation in circuitry leads to a high-efficiency lighting array that can help the new lighting technology make inroads in residential areas.
By Chris Wood • Feb. 15, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Get the LED out: Builders warm to new lighting tech, but challenges remain
Lighting is a key conduit of the smart-home features consumers crave, but price and perception woes are keeping LED lamps and fixtures off the spec list.
By Jeff Marcus • Feb. 15, 2017 -
LG kicks off $300M NJ headquarters project
The electronics giant will pursue LEED Gold certification for the 350,000-square-foot building and expects to employ 2,000 construction workers between now and 2019.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 14, 2017 -
Developer unveils plans for wood office building in Chicago
The proposed project would be similar to the seven-story T3 office building in Minneapolis — the largest contemporary wood building in the U.S.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 9, 2017 -
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Cisco gaining ground in push for smart building technology
The company's effort to improve networking and utility hardware behind walls is a signifier of IoT’s growth in building automation.
By Chris Wood • Feb. 8, 2017 -
First Solar
Redfin: Top 10 Northeast cities with untapped potential for solar
The study found that the region has plenty of room for solar development, which is a booming sector of the construction industry.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 2, 2017 -
Fotolia
Study: Residential solar-plus-storage leads to higher emissions
University of Texas at Austin researchers found that localized storage increases consumption and emissions versus distributing excess energy to the grid.
By Chris Wood • Feb. 1, 2017 -
NYC Carbon Challenge program adds 56 commercial properties
Employing a public-private partnership, the program is expected to cut carbon emissions by 515,000 tons.
By Chris Wood • Feb. 1, 2017 -
AIA announces 2017 federal advocacy agenda
The group plans to push for increased infrastructure spending and continued support of energy-efficient federal buildings.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 1, 2017 -
Bechtel set to begin construction on $1.6B NY power plant
The company plans to use local suppliers and contractors to build the Cricket Valley Energy plant, which should create more than 1,000 construction jobs.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 1, 2017 -
Louisville, KY brings the smart city into the smart home
City officials are working with local developer groups to connect web-enabled home devices with city information systems.
By Sean Barry • Jan. 27, 2017 -
Deep Dive
'The next wave' of design: Why wellness-minded spaces are on the rise
Millennials are the primary drivers of the trend toward healthier workplaces and homes. But the question remains: How do you quantify wellness?
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 26, 2017 -
USGBC unveils top 10 states for LEED in 2016
Massachusetts climbed to the top spot in the latest green building ranking, with 136 projects certified in the state last year.
By Kim Slowey • Jan. 26, 2017 -
HI could ditch fossil-fuel powered cars in the next 30 years
Compliance with an ordinance for all ground transportation energy to be renewable by 2045 would not likely be a statewide mandate.
By Chris Wood • Jan. 25, 2017 -
Dutch researchers put hemp to the test on Netherlands bridge
The popular alternative insulating material is looking for new life in load-bearing applications.
By Chris Wood • Jan. 25, 2017
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