Tag: green building

July 1, 2022

Global management consultancy McKinsey & Company in 2016 noted that the construction industry was ripe for disruption. Considered one of the world’s largest sectors, the forced advancement and adoption of innovative technologies have allowed the engineering and construction (E&C) industry […]

September 3, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the construction market hard across the board. However, for firms providing sustainable design and construction, the impact of the crisis may have more profound effects. The notion of sustainability is evolving, from a more systems-based […]

December 13, 2019

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently launched Insight, a new data-driven tool that highlights building project design features that can lead to better performance. Insight, available as a feature of the Arc platform, provides information on design attributes of […]

June 22, 2018

BREEAM In-Use burst onto the U.S. green building scene in 2016, and BRE, in partnership with LEED consultancy group BuildingWise, offered up the program and its self-assessment tools as a cost-conscious alternative to the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED certification, […]

August 30, 2017

One critical factor in the proliferation of smart buildings is how security is handled. Connecting a building’s systems to the internet makes the structure and its occupants vulnerable to a new host of threats. A new Market Research report notes […]

August 29, 2017

Though 2017 breaks a long trend of growth in residential solar, the sector looks to be undergoing a transition to focus on profitability as markets mature, competition intensifies and the cost of bringing in new customers increases, Utility Dive reported. […]

August 29, 2017

Advocates aiming to prompt Pennsylvania legislators to update the state’s building codes erected two icehouses on the steps of the state Capitol in Harrisburg to make a point about energy efficiency. One 8-foot-by-8-foot icehouse was built to current code; the […]

June 1, 2017

The paper largely serves as a call to action for engineers to continue to press for resilient building design that considers both current and future climate conditions. In the U.S., members of the AEC community have voiced concern over the […]

May 25, 2017

The Better Buildings Initiative Progress Report comes as more individuals and organizations within the public and private sectors are searching for ways to improve energy efficiency. Earlier this month, U.S. mayors launched the new Mayors for 100% Clean Energy initiative […]

May 19, 2017

Many architects, builders, engineers, and contractors are seeking ways to lower energy bills and create more sustainable projects. Valspar scientists are at the forefront of innovation, creating products that help save energy, earn points in the LEED (Leadership in Energy and […]

May 17, 2017

Following a saga of legal challenges and competition among potential host cities, filmmaker George Lucas earlier this year settled on Los Angeles as the home for his new museum, which will display his personal art collection and memorabilia from the […]

May 3, 2017

The business case for sustainable design keeps getting stronger. Consider these takeaways from the World Green Building Trends 2016 Smart Market Report: High-performing buildings can be sold at a premium, with the average green building worth 7 percent more than its […]

March 31, 2017

As Sandy Springs is banning wood-frame apartment buildings, other developers and designers are pushing wood skyscrapers — or plyscrapers — all over the world, using cross-laminated timber (CLT). In April, a liberal political party in Stockholm, Sweden commissioned Anders Berensson […]

March 30, 2017

Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) launched a new credential for landscape architects and sustainability professionals on Oct. 1. The SITES Accredited Professional (SITES AP) establishes a common framework to define sustainable landscape design and development, and provides landscape professionals with […]

March 20, 2017

Real estate website Redfin has analyzed its 2015 sales data to come up with the 10 U.S. neighborhoods that have the highest percentage of homes with green, eco-friendly features. The site found that Villanova, in the Main Line area of […]

March 14, 2017

The increased rents and higher occupancies, Bentall Kennedy said, can provide property owners with an 8%-10% increase in asset value as well. In addition, according to a CIT Group 2016 Commercial Real Estate Outlook survey of real estate executives, tax […]

October 5, 2016

Over the past two decades, green and sustainable construction has evolved from a fringe movement to achieving mainstream status. In a recent study conducted by Booz Allen Hamilton for the USGBC, they expect green construction spending to increase from $150.6 […]

September 23, 2016

The impact of buildings on the environment is astounding, with the built environment currently accounting for 25% of the world’s water usage and 60% of its electricity. Organised by the World Green Building Council (WGBC) and led by its global […]