Sustainability & Resilience: Page 39
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KB Homes' first 'ZeroHouse' model opening in Md. subdivision
The home builder says the model it is offering in its Middletown Woods development can save $6,000 in energy bills and 50,000 gallons of water with efficient design and appliances and solar power.
By Ron Gallagher • June 19, 2012 -
NIST's data-driven home puts 'green' to the test
The test house in Maryland will be filled with monitors and can simulate humans moving inside and using appliances.
By Ron Gallagher • June 14, 2012 -
President Clinton Announces the Launch of California’s Best Buildings Challenge at 2012 Clinton Global Initiative America
Jason Hartke Vice President, National Policy U.S. Green Building Council Add six companies…five million square feet of collective real estate…and one challenge. Stir. What do you get? A recipe for something remarkable – not just better buildings, but best buildings. In othe...
By Eli Dickinson • June 9, 2012 -
Construction Dive A-List Profile: Steve Linsky
In our ongoing series of interviews, Construction Dive will be profiling individuals who have been selected for the Construction Dive A-List. Today we talk to Steve Linsky, a marketing specialist and construction industry veteran.
By Brian Warmoth • June 8, 2012 -
Military construction: 5 trends that could spell success for your firm
Contractors who can adapt to where the military is going with its buildings can find plenty of work.
By Ron Gallagher • June 8, 2012 -
GSA brainchild: Full fees after building hits energy-use targets
For a Seattle project, the design-build team has 0.5% at risk on energy-use targets.
By Ron Gallagher • June 6, 2012 -
U.S. lags in city planning for climate-change effects
The U.S. is at the bottom of the international list, with 59% of its cities exploring what climate change will mean for them.
By Ron Gallagher • June 6, 2012 -
Chicago building owners, city set a 20% energy-reduction goal
The owners of 14 downtown buildings have signed on for the program. The goal is 20 percent in five years.
By Ron Gallagher • June 6, 2012 -
Construction Dive A-List Profile: Jenna McKnight
Over the next few weeks, Construction Dive will be profiling individuals who have been selected for the Construction Dive A-List. Today we talk to news director at Architectural Record, Jenna McKnight.
By Ryan Willumson • June 6, 2012 -
New California guidelines will mandate “solar-ready” roofs
Starting on Jan. 1, 2014, commercial and residential roofs have to be ready for panels if owners want to install them.
By Ron Gallagher • June 5, 2012 -
LEED 2012: Everyone is getting more time to absorb it and get ready
The USGBC is pushing balloting on changes into 2013, perhaps as late as June 1.
By Ron Gallagher • June 4, 2012 -
New Compound Could Become 'Cool Blue' for Energy Efficiency in Buildings
The durable, environmentally benign blue pigment has also been found to have unusual characteristics in reflecting heat.
By Ron Gallagher • June 1, 2012 -
Creating Green, Affordable Neighborhoods: Get Funded, Get Educated, Get Started
The U.S. Green Building Council makes its argument for why green building and smarter neighborhood planning and design should be available to everyone.
By Ron Gallagher • June 1, 2012 -
Empire State Building Saves in First Year of Energy-Efficiency Plan
Saving 5% so far, owners expect the building will save $4.4 million a year, a 38% reduction of energy use, when the project is done.
By Ron Gallagher • June 1, 2012 -
Construction Dive A-List Profile: Sara Gutterman
Over the next few weeks, Construction Dive will be profiling individuals who have been selected for the Construction Dive A-List. Today we talk to Green Builder Media CEO Sara Gutterman.
By Brian Warmoth • May 31, 2012 -
USGBC Testing Minn. Buildings to See if They Live Up to LEED Standards
The project will look at before-and-after energy and water bills at at similar non-LEED buildings.
By Ron Gallagher • May 31, 2012 -
ANSI approves Green Building Initiative’s design standard
ANSI/GBI 01-2010 looks at seven areas: project management, site, water, energy, emissions, indoor environment, and resources.
By Ron Gallagher • May 31, 2012 -
A 30,000-Square-Foot Community Garden on a Parking Garage
In Seattle, a garden on a garage rooftop grows at $4 a square foot.
By Ron Gallagher • May 29, 2012 -
Construction Dive A-List Profile: Katy Tomasulo
Over the next few weeks, Construction Dive will be profiling individuals who have been selected for the Construction Dive A-List. This profiles Products Insider blogger, Katy Tomasulo.
By Ryan Willumson • May 23, 2012 -
Skyward
Green Globes Tops LEED in Federal Review, but Barely
GSA says one works better for new construction while the other seems a better fit for renovations.
By Ron Gallagher • May 22, 2012 -
Enterprise Launches New Green Retrofit Program for Affordable Housing
Bomee Jung, senior program director of Enterprise's green program, tells GlobeSt.com's Jacqueline Hlavenka about how the organization is helping to transform low-income properties into high-performance buildings.
By Ron Gallagher • May 22, 2012 -
Construction Dive A-List Profile: Rick Miller
Over the next few weeks, Construction Dive will be profiling individuals that have been selected for the Construction Dive A-List. This profiles Rick Miller, the COO of the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties.
By Ryan Willumson • May 18, 2012 -
Demand for Green Buildings Exceeds Workforce Supply
Sixty-nine percent of architects, engineers and contractors say they foresee a shortage in the coming three years.
By Ron Gallagher • May 17, 2012 -
One World Trade Center goes to new height of sustainability
Soaring to a height of 1,776 feet (540-meter), the 2.6-million-sf (242,000-square-meter) building soon to become the new One World Trade Center in the lower Manhattan district of New York City is a marvel of design and engineering. Construction of the building, previously dubbed the Freedom To...
By Ryan Willumson • May 15, 2012 -
Certified Green Construction Value in 2011 Reached Nearly $70B
A new report provides a good temperature reading on the impact of sustainable standards in the construction industry.
By Ron Gallagher • May 14, 2012
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