Sustainability & Resilience: Page 28
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New scoring process aims to cut time for certifying green federal buildings
The Green Building Initiative devised the program to parallel its initiative for existing buildings.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 24, 2014 -
Net-zero energy construction showcased in San Diego research center
The J. Craig Venter Institute comprises a 28,600-square-foot office wing and a lab wing with 12,605 square feet.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 24, 2014 -
Ohio bill looks to ban use of LEED rating system
Special interest groups hope to halt the use of the green-building rating system in state projects.
By Kelsey Lindsey • Feb. 24, 2014 -
Sri Lankan tower eyeing record with top-to-bottom green
An apartment building to be completed in 2016 aims to be the world's tallest vertical garden.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 19, 2014 -
92% of green homeowners say they would do it again
The National Association of Home Builders commissioned a study to see how people who want green homes think about the proposition after they've paid their money and moved in.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 13, 2014 -
Military can now go for gold – and platinum – in LEED projects
The spending authorization law that Congress passed for the rest of this fiscal year dropped all bans on the Department of Defense building anything above LEED silver.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 6, 2014 -
Use of warm-mix asphalt, recycled material rising among U.S. pavers
In a survey contracted by the federal government, the National Asphalt Pavement Association found that about 24% of asphalt laid in 2012 was warm mix.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 2, 2014 -
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Study examines what wind does to roofs
The research being done in Canada tests how roofs with solar panels, vegetation and other add-ons do at keeping out water when wind roars across them.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 23, 2014 -
SOM advances research on wood-frame high-rises
One architect at the company's Chicago office is driving a deeper understanding of mass-timber structures, which it has shown could be used for a 42-story residential tower.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 22, 2014 -
DOT issues new rule to speed up highway, transit reviews
The federal agency says that projects being built in existing rights of way and ones with less than $5 million in federal funding can get faster environmental reviews.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 20, 2014 -
Will natural materials make 'grow your own' an industry phrase?
Scientists are finding ways to grow building materials using little or no energy, creating no landfill waste later on.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 16, 2014 -
U.S. has 32 net-zero-energy commercial buildings
The report is an update from the New Building Initiative, which advocates for buildings that are as energy efficient as possible.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 15, 2014 -
Scientists working to develop power plant for homes
The goal is a small efficient unit that gets very pure hydrogen from natural gas and uses it to supply heat and electricity from the same source.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 10, 2014 -
Designers: Building resiliency is top priority for 2014
Perkins + Wills architects asked what its building designers think will be most important in 2014. Making buildings that can survive is No. 1.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 10, 2014 -
Yudelson to lead Green Building Initiative
The nonprofit's new president is a LEED Fellow who will be trying to grow use of GBI's Green Globes building assessment and rating system.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 6, 2014 -
California high school earns environmental awards
Sage Creek High School, which opened last August, has drawn national and regional awards for its eco-friendly design.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 5, 2014 -
Wider EPA authority over smaller water bodies could be contractors' headache
The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to clarify its authority to regulate what happens along brooks, streams and other small water bodies while opponents say there is no authority.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 2, 2014 -
LEED v4 targets building energy and water use data
The U.S. Green Building Council has added reporting requirements for whole-building energy use and water use so the information cannot just sit on a shelf.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 2, 2014 -
Green Globes system makes inroad as Defense Department says 'OK'
The government's biggest building owner will allow facilities to choose Green Globes as well as LEED for environmental rating of projects.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 18, 2013 -
Startup's data gauges every home's solar potential
Minnesota's Sun Number has devised a system that uses data and 3-D aerial images to rate homes' solar generation potential.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 17, 2013 -
Being a sustainable builder carries some special risks and challenges
You will be cheered for building green, but there are potential problems that conventional builders will never know.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 11, 2013 -
More luxury green homes coming to prestigious Ariz. community
The new estate villas are phase two of a development in Scottsdale's DC Ranch.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 10, 2013 -
Construction the No. 2 consumer of plastic products
The construction industry is second only to packaging when it comes to the use of plastic products during production.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 8, 2013 -
With rivals rising, USGBC touts LEED's 20-year success in green building
The organization has published three reports that cover various aspects of LEED's dominance in global green building.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 2, 2013 -
One man's careful, successful route to becoming a green builder
Luis Imery did a careful investigation of the market for green homes in Georgia, went slowly enough to miss the recession, became an inspector for rating systems and then took the plunge.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 26, 2013
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