Sustainability & Resilience: Page 36
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Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Swedish roofing, housing prices and green ratings
What did you miss in the news feed this week? You'll never know unless you check out Construction Dive's top reads.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 5, 2012 -
Road-building now has its own 'green' rating system
A voluntary program offers road designers and contractors an opportunity to document their sustainability prowess.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 3, 2012 -
Global engineering group urges triple-bottom-line sustainability decision-making
The International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) stresses that rigorous decision-making is a project-long requirement.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 2, 2012 -
Expansion of lead-paint rules to commercial buildings off until 2015
A proposed EPA extension of residential lead-paint rules to commercial remodeling and renovation will not happen before 2015.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 1, 2012 -
Swedish firm's roof tiles change the look of energy efficiency
SolTech's roof-top system uses glass to create a look akin to clay or concrete tiles.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 28, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Hurricanes, AirStone and giant cranes
Every Friday, for one post, we let you pick the most important stories of the week. Here are the results.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 27, 2012 -
Green roofs are growing in popularity, advocates report
People go gray up top, but figures indicate a growing number of residences are going green on their roofs.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 27, 2012 -
One view: Green building depends too much on consumers to push professionals
The owner of a green-focused ad agency found she had to fight to get green done right for a home and an office.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 23, 2012 -
Lower-cost green certification for small commercial debuts in Northwest
The Earth Advantage Institute certification targets new or heavily renovated space up to 100,000 square feet.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 20, 2012 -
A tactic to cool Arizona's cities could reduce rainfall, scientists say
Arizona's urban heat islands diminish rainfall, but it now appears that one way to reduce the heat does that too.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 20, 2012 -
Construction begins on on $45M apartment development in Utah
The developers tout energy efficiency and close-by light rail as attractions for the project in Murray.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 17, 2012 -
LEED wood standard blocks some growers from green building market
The U.S. Green Building Council recognizes one of three systems for certifying sustainable practices.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 17, 2012 -
Advocates say green building = reduced labor expenses
Cutting labor costs with better indoor environments is the biggest boon to building owners or tenants, they reason.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 13, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Green roofs, unemployment and Dallas homes
Did you know a lab found a way to make roofs more efficient? Find out what else you missed in this week's most popular reads.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 13, 2012 -
Computerized 'family' is moving into government's net-zero test house
The laboratory home will begin testing whether typical energy use by a family of four can be balanced with inputs.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 13, 2012 -
Some schools use their own green designs as teaching tools
Educators are using schools themselves to get kids in touch with nature instead of gaming screens.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 11, 2012 -
U.S. lab devises a roof design with greater summer and winter efficiency
Scientists say tests show the design, with a passive ventilation system, improves heating and cooling performance.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 10, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Green building, home prices and OSHA
Did you miss out on the week's construction news? Catch up with Construction Dive's most popular reads of the last seven days.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 7, 2012 -
Changing sites to find the USGBC blog
The U.S. Green Building Council's popular blog has moved to USGBC.org.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 6, 2012 -
Study finds energy efficiency opened home-buyers' wallets farther
The California study of 1.6 million sales concluded that being certified green is worth an average 9% more.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 5, 2012 -
EPA to let single apartments, condos earn WaterSense label
The agency will let the label go unit-by-unit, but there has to be some compliance in common areas.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 4, 2012 -
Architect argues that real green building will connect humans with nature
Energy-efficient design is insufficient if people stay in boxes disconnected from nature.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 4, 2012 -
Green simply is part of getting government business now
The U.S. government, the country's biggest property owner, is serious about the details of green building.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 31, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: On-site fabrication, Pinterest and Blu Homes
Want to see what everyone else was reading on Construction Dive this week? Check out our five most popular reads.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 30, 2012 -
Millennials will be the dominant demographic among renters
That group, born between 1980 and 1994, is not in the market for your (or its) father's apartment designs.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 30, 2012
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