Sustainability & Resilience: Page 28
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Shoe company takes LEED to the mall and wins platinum
Puma was able to get a LEED Platinum certification for its store in the Destiny Mall in Syracuse, NY.
By Ron Gallagher • July 2, 2014 -
After year's test, net-zero house is a winner despite tough winter
A house built in Maryland by the National Institute of Standards and Technology generated 491 kilowatt-hours more than it needed.
By Ron Gallagher • July 2, 2014 -
EPA wants to smooth conflicting rules on brownfield assessments
Companies that want to develop properties that might have chemical contamination will have to follow only the most ASTM method.
By Ron Gallagher • June 30, 2014 -
CA, NY, TX lead in LEED homes, USGBC says
A report on residential green building looks at what has been put in place in the U.S. and globally.
By Ron Gallagher • June 19, 2014 -
Foamed asphalt saves time, money on NJ-PA bridge project
The job was traffic-friendly, using a single train to excavate, pulverize, remix and lay the base and cut paving costs by 60% in an overall repair project.
By Ron Gallagher • June 12, 2014 -
Report: Green building growing in single-family, multifamily segments
A McGraw Hill report from a survey of NAHB members found that builders and remodelers expect green building to be an increasing piece of their businesses.
By Ron Gallagher • June 9, 2014 -
Green measure could sink tall building projects in Berkeley, CA
A petition drive hopes to impose rigorous requirements, now voluntary if a developer wants fast-track approvals, on anything over 60 feet high.
By Ron Gallagher • June 4, 2014 -
Group is ready with green certification for parking garages
With a tip of the hat to LEED standards for people-occupied buildings, the Green Parking Council is bringing environmental assessment to construction commercial garages.
By Ron Gallagher • June 2, 2014 -
Installing new technology when the client wants clean
An Atlanta-area grocer wanted a non-polluting refrigeration system, and the answer is one that uses carbon dioxide rather than conventional refrigerants.
By Ron Gallagher • May 30, 2014 -
The world's toughest green building standard just got tougher
Introducing the Living Building Challenge, version 3.0.
By Ron Gallagher • May 22, 2014 -
Washington, DC studies the cost-benefit of energy building options
The nation's capital has more green buildings per capita than anywhere else in the country.
By Ron Gallagher • May 22, 2014 -
Japanese architects pan design for 2020 Olympic stadium
A petition campaign led by Pritzker Prize winners Toyo Ito and Fumihiko Maki is trying to knock down Zaha Hadid's 20-story facility before it gets started.
By Ron Gallagher • May 16, 2014 -
Color changes as home ages
Known as Fall House, a home designed by a San Francisco architectural firm has one side that will change color as the copper siding ages in the salt air.
By Ron Gallagher • May 5, 2014 -
Google invests $100M in residential solar
Google and SunPower are creating a $250 million fund to finance rooftop solar installations that homeowners will lease.
By Ron Gallagher • May 5, 2014 -
How rehab can be a green building strategy
Improving existing buildings can be much more green than new construction if local government understands the need to be flexible instead of code-driven.
By Ron Gallagher • May 5, 2014 -
Construction unemployment rate hits 9.4% (and that's a good thing)
The figure is high compared with the U.S. overall workforce, but it is so much better than the recession high of 21.8% in April 2010.
By Ron Gallagher • May 2, 2014 -
Norway project seeks tallest timber-frame apartments title
A 14-story building with luxury apartments is targeted for completion in fall 2015.
By Ron Gallagher • May 2, 2014 -
CA plans $360M for 'active transportation' projects
The state Department of Transportation is looking for bicycling and walking projects on which to bestow money.
By Ron Gallagher • May 1, 2014 -
New 'solar roadway' technology could disrupt road-building
In a parking lot in Sagle, Idaho, a prototype road surface offers the prospect of generating electricity from roadways paved in glass.
By Ron Gallagher • April 27, 2014 -
Top U.S. markets for solar installation have some surprises
The list includes such seemingly unlikely cities as Newark, N.J., Raleigh, N.C. and Boston.
By Ron Gallagher • April 16, 2014 -
Study: Best way to reduce energy is to improve homes
Norwegian researchers calculated that greener homes would have the biggest effect in cutting the country's energy use.
By Ron Gallagher • April 12, 2014 -
Five companies win LEED for Homes awards
The U.S. Green Building Council announced one winner in each of six categories related to designing and executing green homes for people last year, and one entrant took two prizes.
By Ron Gallagher • April 10, 2014 -
New Berkeley lab's goal is to test low-energy building innovations
The Facility for Low-Energy Experiments is dedicated to testing how building components will perform in real-life situations.
By Ron Gallagher • April 7, 2014 -
Developer plans 'green roof' at Brooklyn's Barclays Center
A 130,000-square-foot plant-covered roof is in design for the Barclays Center as both a marketing feature and a sound shield.
By Ron Gallagher • April 7, 2014 -
Honda's smart home produces more energy than it uses
Honda's demo at the University of California, Davis, generates enough power to run the home, charge the family electric car and even put juice back onto the grid.
By Ron Gallagher • April 2, 2014
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