Sustainability & Resilience: Page 17
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HI developer breaks ground on off-grid housing community
The project will feature energy efficiency as one of the hallmarks of its design — a trend that is growing in popularity with builders and homeowners.
By Sean Barry • March 15, 2017 -
Builders eye certifications, products for greener homes
Low-e windows, efficient HVAC systems and smart thermostats are the most common green products today, per a National Association of Home Builders report.
By Sean Barry • March 14, 2017 -
The first BREEAM USA In-Use certified building is a CA shopping mall
The 1.3 million-square-foot retail facility was upgraded with energy efficient systems to meet the new benchmarking standard for existing buildings.
By Kim Slowey • March 13, 2017 -
Developer cancels plans for wooden tower in NYC
SHoP Architects' 10-story condo building had won a 2015 USDA contest showcasing mass timber design.
By Kim Slowey • March 10, 2017 -
Mortenson tapped to build $1B Xcel Energy wind farm in CO
The 300-turbine wind farm at Rush Creek will be the largest such single-phase facility in North America.
By Kim Slowey • March 10, 2017 -
Activity-based workplace design boosts employee well-being
Task-specific workstations, private spaces and modular design are key to increased productivity according to a white paper from Perkins Eastman and Three H.
By Chris Wood • March 8, 2017 -
VA considers energy-efficiency update to residential building code
Homebuilders are pushing back on the move to change the state's model code for new residential construction.
By Sean Barry • March 8, 2017 -
Property Markets Group plans luxe student apartments for Chicago's University Village
U will target the neighborhood's student population with amenities such as co-working space, a yoga room, a communal kitchen and a roof deck.
By Sean Barry • March 3, 2017 -
Microsoft tests deep-sea data centers for energy-efficient cooling, security
Submerging servers in oxygen-free pods could significantly reduce construction and cooling costs while lowering the equipment's vulnerability to attack.
By Chris Wood • March 1, 2017 -
MIT startup Sistine Solar debuts camouflaging photovoltaics
The race to make residential rooftop solar systems more visually appealing — a factor, along with cost, that has been holding back adoption — continues.
By Sean Barry • March 1, 2017 -
Home appraisals to include energy rating scores
The Residential Energy Services Network and the Appraisal Institute will add Home Energy Rating System scores to appraisals, which could help finance green design.
By Sean Barry • Feb. 28, 2017 -
Lancaster, CA adds power requirement to rooftop solar rule
New houses in the city already must have solar panels, unless builders pay an opt-out fee. Now, those systems must average 2 watts per square foot.
By Sean Barry • Feb. 24, 2017 -
Report: Lack of data preventing sports venue energy savings
The National Institute of Building Sciences said a scarcity of benchmarking data is holding back conservation efforts at the nation's 1,500 sports facilities.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 17, 2017 -
Balfour Beatty scores $100M TX school contract
The project, which breaks ground this spring, follows the growing trend of new schools focusing on sustainable design.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 16, 2017 -
New CO2-eating concrete takes less energy to produce
The process to make the material's production less energy intensive continues, specifically around aggregate production.
By Chris Wood • Feb. 15, 2017 -
Metamaterial film could change the game for cool-roof technology
The residential rooftop continues to draw the attention of energy researchers looking to maximize and minimize the heating and power possibilities from the sun.
By Chris Wood • Feb. 15, 2017 -
Researchers push for life-cycle analysis of net-zero water systems
As the world's groundwater supply draws lower, water recycling needs optimization within and beyond buildings.
By Chris Wood • Feb. 15, 2017 -
German researchers develop low-glare LEDs for streetlighting
An innovation in circuitry leads to a high-efficiency lighting array that can help the new lighting technology make inroads in residential areas.
By Chris Wood • Feb. 15, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Get the LED out: Builders warm to new lighting tech, but challenges remain
Lighting is a key conduit of the smart-home features consumers crave, but price and perception woes are keeping LED lamps and fixtures off the spec list.
By Jeff Marcus • Feb. 15, 2017 -
LG kicks off $300M NJ headquarters project
The electronics giant will pursue LEED Gold certification for the 350,000-square-foot building and expects to employ 2,000 construction workers between now and 2019.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 14, 2017 -
Developer unveils plans for wood office building in Chicago
The proposed project would be similar to the seven-story T3 office building in Minneapolis — the largest contemporary wood building in the U.S.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 9, 2017 -
Cisco gaining ground in push for smart building technology
The company's effort to improve networking and utility hardware behind walls is a signifier of IoT’s growth in building automation.
By Chris Wood • Feb. 8, 2017 -
Redfin: Top 10 Northeast cities with untapped potential for solar
The study found that the region has plenty of room for solar development, which is a booming sector of the construction industry.
By Kim Slowey • Feb. 2, 2017 -
Study: Residential solar-plus-storage leads to higher emissions
University of Texas at Austin researchers found that localized storage increases consumption and emissions versus distributing excess energy to the grid.
By Chris Wood • Feb. 1, 2017 -
NYC Carbon Challenge program adds 56 commercial properties
Employing a public-private partnership, the program is expected to cut carbon emissions by 515,000 tons.
By Chris Wood • Feb. 1, 2017
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