Sustainability & Resilience: Page 39
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A tactic to cool Arizona's cities could reduce rainfall, scientists say
Arizona's urban heat islands diminish rainfall, but it now appears that one way to reduce the heat does that too.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 20, 2012 -
Construction begins on on $45M apartment development in Utah
The developers tout energy efficiency and close-by light rail as attractions for the project in Murray.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 17, 2012 -
LEED wood standard blocks some growers from green building market
The U.S. Green Building Council recognizes one of three systems for certifying sustainable practices.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 17, 2012 -
Advocates say green building = reduced labor expenses
Cutting labor costs with better indoor environments is the biggest boon to building owners or tenants, they reason.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 13, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Green roofs, unemployment and Dallas homes
Did you know a lab found a way to make roofs more efficient? Find out what else you missed in this week's most popular reads.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 13, 2012 -
Computerized 'family' is moving into government's net-zero test house
The laboratory home will begin testing whether typical energy use by a family of four can be balanced with inputs.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 13, 2012 -
Some schools use their own green designs as teaching tools
Educators are using schools themselves to get kids in touch with nature instead of gaming screens.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 11, 2012 -
U.S. lab devises a roof design with greater summer and winter efficiency
Scientists say tests show the design, with a passive ventilation system, improves heating and cooling performance.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 10, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Green building, home prices and OSHA
Did you miss out on the week's construction news? Catch up with Construction Dive's most popular reads of the last seven days.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 7, 2012 -
Changing sites to find the USGBC blog
The U.S. Green Building Council's popular blog has moved to USGBC.org.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 6, 2012 -
Study finds energy efficiency opened home-buyers' wallets farther
The California study of 1.6 million sales concluded that being certified green is worth an average 9% more.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 5, 2012 -
EPA to let single apartments, condos earn WaterSense label
The agency will let the label go unit-by-unit, but there has to be some compliance in common areas.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 4, 2012 -
Architect argues that real green building will connect humans with nature
Energy-efficient design is insufficient if people stay in boxes disconnected from nature.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 4, 2012 -
Green simply is part of getting government business now
The U.S. government, the country's biggest property owner, is serious about the details of green building.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 31, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: On-site fabrication, Pinterest and Blu Homes
Want to see what everyone else was reading on Construction Dive this week? Check out our five most popular reads.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 30, 2012 -
Millennials will be the dominant demographic among renters
That group, born between 1980 and 1994, is not in the market for your (or its) father's apartment designs.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 30, 2012 -
Green home builder teams with broker to find lots for customers
Blu Homes has lots of potential customers without building sites, and it thinks Redfin is the answer.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 29, 2012 -
Developers attend to the basics of building envelopes to cut costs later
Developers doing renovations and conversions understand that green building makes old-fashioned business sense.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 28, 2012 -
EcoHome EiC says custom homes important, green costs coming down
EcoHome magazine's EiC talks green trends and the selection process for his publication's design awards.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 23, 2012 -
Shanghai to subsidize green property development projects
Projects will receive more than $900,000 each to provide the city with energy efficient developments.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 23, 2012 -
EBies awards honor great work in green renovation in New York City
The U.S. Green Building Council's New York City chapter gave its first round of awards recognizing excellence in green building in the city.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 17, 2012 -
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Edge projects, green opportunities and windows
Need to catch up on the week in construction news? Check out the five most popular Construction Dive posts of the past seven days.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 17, 2012 -
Builder using 'practical' approach for Canada's first net-positive building
Del Ridge Homes is erecting a 32,000-square-foot building in Milton, Ontario, for completion this year.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 16, 2012 -
Green-building advocates applaud San Francisco's public-sector showpiece
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's new headquarters incorporates features that go beyond LEED.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 16, 2012 -
USGBC takes LEED global to go 'where the passion is'
COO Manhesh Ramanujam says the strategy is "to follow the knowledge, to go where there is passion" for green building.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 15, 2012
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