Sustainability & Resilience: Page 18
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Deep Dive
The Future of the Field: Building green and thinking greener in Asheville, NC
Brandon Bryant, 37, founded Red Tree Builders in 2006 to construct sustainable homes in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
By Hallie Busta • Nov. 15, 2016 -
Inside T3, the first mass timber building in the US
The seven-story, 220,000-square-foot Minneapolis building is set to open later this month.
By Kim Slowey • Nov. 10, 2016 -
Zaha Hadid Architects unveils design for all-wood soccer stadium
Forest Green Rovers officials said the 5,000-seat stadium will be the greenest in the world, featuring low carbon content and sustainable power sources.
By Kim Slowey • Nov. 7, 2016 -
Arup develops 'living wall' scaffold system for London project
Whether OSHA would approve the wall of grass, flowers and strawberries that aims to improve air quality and reduce noise for U.S. job sites has yet to be determined.
By Kim Slowey • Nov. 4, 2016 -
Bjarke Ingels ship-inspired office building completed in Philadelphia Navy Yard
The first BIG-designed office building also achieved LEED Gold certification.
By Kim Slowey • Nov. 4, 2016 -
Santa Monica, CA wants all new housing to be net-zero energy
The state's Energy Commission now must approve the new ordinance, which also calls for energy-use reduction in multifamily buildings.
By Hallie Busta • Nov. 2, 2016 -
AIA lobbies lawmakers to keep 2030 building energy-use goals intact
The American Institute of Architects said lawmakers must resist the efforts of the fossil fuel lobby to repeal Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 28, 2016 -
WGBC report: Green offices can boost employee productivity, company's bottom line
The World Green Building Council found through case studies that green work spaces can make employees more satisfied with their jobs.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 27, 2016 -
Italian firm creates solar panels that look like regular building materials
Though not as efficient as conventional photovoltaics, the panels emulate the look of wood, clay, concrete and more.
By Chris Wood • Oct. 26, 2016 -
Leasing begins for Perch Harlem apartment building — built to Passive House standards
The 40,000-square-foot building is the first market-rate rental building in New York City designed to the stringent energy-efficiency standard.
By Hallie Busta • Oct. 21, 2016 -
Deep Dive
The Future of the Field: Charles Hendricks, architect, The Gaines Group Architects
In the second installment of our new series, we talk with a 43-year-old architecture firm partner about leadership, technology and succession planning.
By Stacey Freed • Oct. 20, 2016 -
Cyrus One
Researchers aim to improve how buildings share data with the grid, each other
The team from the University of Texas at San Antonio is exploring how demand-response technology can boost energy savings.
By Chris Wood • Oct. 19, 2016 -
Mosaic Energy
Industry groups laud energy-code compliance leaders
The Institute for Market Transformation and the International Code Council announced the 2016 winners of the Standard Bearers Awards.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 19, 2016 -
Racing for the top: Austrian crews break ground on world's tallest wood building
Architects across the globe have plans to dethrone the University of British Columbia's 174-foot-tall Brock Commons residence hall.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 13, 2016 -
San Francisco tops WalletHub's list of greenest US cities
Green industries have become a significant source of job creation.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 13, 2016 -
San Francisco's Treasure Island development wins LEED Platinum certification
With up to 8,000 homes and more than 300,000 square feet of office and commercial space, the project is among a new class of megadevelopments that co-locates living, work and recreation spaces.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 12, 2016 -
Deep Dive
BREEAM USA CEO: New green standard harnesses the power of data for existing buildings
Barry Giles said the European standard's expansion into the U.S. targets the 5.6 million existing commercial buildings in need of additional benchmarking.
By Emily Peiffer • Oct. 11, 2016 -
Emily Peiffer
Deep DiveWhat you missed at Greenbuild 2016: Insights from Bjarke Ingels, NAHB, Lendlease and more
Industry experts explain the motivation behind their sustainability efforts and predict what's next for the green building movement.
By Emily Peiffer • Oct. 10, 2016 -
Autodesk, Impact Infrastructure roll out beta LEED ROI tool
Projects seeking LEED certification can now earn credit for their use of the Autocase for Sustainable Buildings program.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 10, 2016 -
White House announces initiative to promote sustainability through sports
Teams, leagues and facilities are being called upon to improve their energy-use practices and to share that message with the world.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 10, 2016 -
Emily Peiffer
Deep DiveData: The next frontier in the green building movement
As buildings become more environmentally responsible, project stakeholders want a way to measure their progress.
By Emily Peiffer • Oct. 7, 2016 -
Clean Energy Collective
AIA: Industry not on target to meet 2030 Initiative carbon goals
Despite the slow start, some progress has been made.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 6, 2016 -
Emily Peiffer
Deep DiveThe top 10 green building products for 2017
From composting toilets to electric lawn mowers, these systems and materials are ready to revolutionize the construction industry.
By Emily Peiffer • Oct. 6, 2016 -
LEDs continue to offer energy savings, opportunities for new technology
The light source is expected to dominate all lighting applications within two decades, according to the Department of Energy.
By Chris Wood • Oct. 5, 2016 -
One World Trade Center is the tallest LEED building in the Western Hemisphere
The 1,776-foot-tall tower features an array of sustainability features while minding safety and security through its blast-resistant base and core design.
By Chris Wood • Oct. 5, 2016
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