Sustainability & Resilience: Page 24
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Apple to build massive solar farm in CA
The building project will be the company’s "most ambitious" to date, the firm’s CEO said.
By Sharon O'Malley • Feb. 11, 2015 -
Country's largest geothermal community to open in Louisville
The 1,800-lot development will feature underground heating and cooling systems.
By Sharon O'Malley • Feb. 11, 2015 -
One World Trade Center's 'green' status called into question
Fuel cells lost during Hurricane Sandy flooding were never replaced.
By Sharon O'Malley • Dec. 9, 2014 -
'Positive-energy' Boston building to open in November 2016
The structure will become the largest in New England to produce more energy than it consumes.
By Sharon O'Malley • Dec. 1, 2014 -
Up to 78% of house hunters would pay more for energy-efficient home
Builders will attract more buyers if they use easy-to-understand terms to explain ‘green’ features.
By Sharon O'Malley • Dec. 1, 2014 -
Hotel construction increases 15% over past year
Green building has caught on in the sector as the number of rooms increases.
By Sharon O'Malley • Nov. 22, 2014 -
Another man's trash: Hawaii plant turns construction debris into fuel
The plant turns 1,775 tons of construction debris into fuel used to produce electricity.
By Sharon O'Malley • Nov. 20, 2014 -
Report: The demand for green homes isn't going anywhere
The market for energy-efficient and sustainable houses will double within two years.
By Sharon O'Malley • Nov. 10, 2014 -
Lennar builds 'healthy' house for 'The Doctors' giveaway
The $1 million abode features solar energy and formaldehyde-free materials.
By Sharon O'Malley • Oct. 29, 2014 -
Solar design, upgraded insulation can cut energy bills by half
The Passive House Institute has a free, online brochure of passive building tips.
By Sharon O'Malley • Oct. 28, 2014 -
Philadelphia is latest member of DOE's Better Building Challenge
The aim is to cut energy use in public buildings by 20% in 10 years.
By Sharon O'Malley • Oct. 17, 2014 -
'World's greenest skyscraper' under construction in Pittsburgh
The 800,000-square-foot tower features a unique double façade.
By Sharon O'Malley • Oct. 14, 2014 -
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The next generation of skyscrapers: Made with wood?
The architect of the proposed world’s tallest wood building is giving away an instruction manual.
By Sharon O'Malley • Oct. 10, 2014 -
New KB Home model introduces 'double zero energy' features
The country’s 5th-largest home builder unveils its second ultra-efficient house in California.
By Sharon O'Malley • Oct. 8, 2014 -
Algae-powered apartment building opens in Germany
The 15-unit structure is 50% energy independent as researchers continue to explore algae’s promise.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 25, 2014 -
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High-performance home saves three-quarters on energy bills in research study
TVA equipped each house with ‘robot’ families so all homes would be ‘lived in’ equally.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 25, 2014 -
Want an energy-efficient building? Use walls made of hemp
More states could follow Colorado’s lead and make harvesting legal for ‘hempcrete’ ingredient.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 23, 2014 -
Futuristic 'city' wins SuperSkyScraper Award
The conceptual 984-foot tower would mimic a London neighborhood within its walls.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 20, 2014 -
Michigan home is built from metal shipping containers
Dozens of the eco-friendly structures are popping up around the world.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 18, 2014 -
Taking the competition out of green-building standards
Major players in setting standards for what green building and energy efficiency mean have had a meeting of the minds and will work together.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 25, 2014 -
Official 'green construction code' in the pipeline
Four important agencies are collaborating to develop an international code for green construction.
By Mattie Quinn • Aug. 25, 2014 -
Canadian engineering firm offers guide to battling thermal bridging
The company, Morrison Hershfield, has pulled together information on how contractors can predict and reduce the leakage of heat through insulated structure surfaces.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 11, 2014 -
Virginia county may leave LEED behind as it weighs costs
It's been the rule in Loudoun County since 2008 that new county buildings have to meet LEED Silver standards, but a recent project has supervisors asking questions.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 7, 2014 -
Report: Commercial building retrofits are $959B global opportunity
A research report predicts that building owners will spend that much globally between this year and the end of 2023.
By Ron Gallagher • July 28, 2014 -
25-story Tokyo office building is giant evaporative cooler
Recycling purified rain water through a series of sprinkler pipes, the BioSkin devised by the buildings architects lowers surface and air temperatures.
By Ron Gallagher • July 24, 2014
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