Sustainability & Resilience: Page 38
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Green building is just not chic in upscale Westchester County, N.Y.
Whether too expensive or unimportant to homeowners, LEED lags where it might be most affordable.
By Ron Gallagher • July 23, 2012 -
Glass ‘biodome’ helps Parkview Green FangCaoDi project in Beijing achieve LEED Platinum
A glass envelope acting as a kind of biodome encapsulates four mixed-use towers at Parkview Green FangCaoDi, an 800,000 sf mixed-use development in Beijing. The glass structure helped the development to achieve LEED Platinum certification. The glass envelope acts as a buffer that helps reduce hea...
July 19, 2012 -
Panama Canal concrete-making process is cool – literally
Components of the concrete for the Panama Canal expansion project have to be within tight temperature guidelines.
By Ron Gallagher • July 18, 2012 -
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Skanska, green building and the housing market
Catch up with the most popular construction industry reads of the last week. We compiled the five most read news posts to catch you up to speed.
By Brian Warmoth • July 12, 2012 -
Bryant tower in NYC scores LEED platinum
The building, built for Bank of America, is the first new commercial high-rise to reach the platinum level.
By Ron Gallagher • July 12, 2012 -
Feds crafting process to improve environmental permitting
A March executive order said agencies should figure out how to streamline the permitting processes.
By Ron Gallagher • July 11, 2012 -
8 green commercial building projects
Green design in commercial building is finding its way all over new structures. Construction Dive looks at eight project examples.
By Shehryar Nabi • July 6, 2012 -
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Hospitals, standards and homeowner rights
The Department of Veterans Affairs, California's governor and the Supreme Court all weighed in on construction topics that mattered to our readers this week. Find out if you missed anything.
By Brian Warmoth • July 6, 2012 -
Widespread net-zero building needs tax incentives for a while longer
The up-front cost of materials for green building will need a tax offset on the construction for "a few more years," advocates say.
By Ron Gallagher • July 5, 2012 -
Retrofits are LEED-ing the way in commercial
The U.S. Green Building Council says successful renovations like the Empire State Building are proving green isn't just for new construction anymore.
By Ron Gallagher • July 3, 2012 -
Demolition industry honors 4 projects for environmental performance
Green is not just for building. The National Demolition Association honored projects that demonstrated environmental performance in removing structures
By Ron Gallagher • July 3, 2012 -
Evolving LEED for existing buildings is panel's topic
Panelists focused on USGBC's movement toward emphasizing building performance outcomes.
By Ron Gallagher • July 2, 2012 -
San Francisco lays claim to the greenest building in North America
The city's utilities commission has a new headquarters that reclaims wastewater and integrates solar and wind power generation.
By Ron Gallagher • July 2, 2012 -
GSA is holding online session about green-building standards to use
Federal agencies are required to take a look every five years at what green standards to use.
By Ron Gallagher • June 30, 2012 -
FHFA rapped for position on energy-efficiency programs for homes
A green-building consultant says the FHFA is being too conservative and is hurting programs to finance home energy-efficiency efforts.
By Ron Gallagher • June 29, 2012 -
7 green residential building projects
Green projects for home builders can appear in any room, and Construction Dive looks at seven examples that can make bedrooms, floors and roofs more eco-friendly.
By Shehryar Nabi • June 28, 2012 -
Titan America chief urges building resilience in sustainability standards
A plea for "sustainable" to include "resilient" in worldwide construction was part of a meeting of 1,000 business executives at the Rio+20 environmental conference.
By Brian Warmoth • June 28, 2012 -
TODAY’S DEALS: Affordable Green Project Opens in Newark
RPM's LEED certified affordable asset opens; a $10 million mixed-use site hits Miami market; and Johnson Capital’s Dallas office arranges bridge, acquisition, rehab loans in Texas, Kansas
By Lindsey Smith • June 27, 2012 -
Costs Soar for ?Mississippi Lignite Project
A rising cost estimate for Mississippi Power's gasification project has rattled the state's utility regulators.
By Lindsey Smith • June 27, 2012 -
Viewpoint: Why Home Baseline Water Testing Matter
Opinion by SAIC’s James J. Kohlhaas on a key issue related to risks of hydraulic fracturing.
By Lindsey Smith • June 27, 2012 -
Behind Closed Doors
Make sure your next energy audit includes an assessment of apartment units.
By Lindsey Smith • June 26, 2012 -
EuroVegas complex tempts Spain with money and jobs
The casino project from Sheldon Adelson and his Las Vegas Sands Corp. has Spaniards divided, despite potential benefits.
By Brian Warmoth • June 22, 2012 -
The brilliance of green building is shining at Rio+20
We spend 90% of our time indoors in air that's more polluted than outdoors.
By Ron Gallagher • June 19, 2012 -
EPA releases framework to give cities more flexibility in managing wastewater
EPS is revising how it deals with water-pollution issues involving local governments.
By Ron Gallagher • June 19, 2012
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