Sustainability & Resilience: Page 40
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Put a little pig in your paving, some hog in your highway
The state transportation research lab in Illinois is one facility looking at the use of swine waste to make a bio-oil binder for asphalt.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 2, 2012 -
LEED is best known – but not alone – in green-building ratings
There are several rating systems available to certify the conservation qualities of all kinds of housing.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 1, 2012 -
A renewed commitment to buildings and their social benefits
The 2 billion more people expected by 2030 make the case that green building has to become the norm.
By Ron Gallagher • July 31, 2012 -
Homes can go 'green' now in any size, shape, place or color
Kermit the Frog, the famous Muppet, is famous for saying it's not easy being green. He clearly is not a home builder in 2012.
By Ron Gallagher • July 30, 2012 -
Cold-process asphalt is cool environmentally, economically
Grinding once-used asphalt and mixing it with an emulsion means fewer fumes and less spending.
By Ron Gallagher • July 27, 2012 -
USGBC estimates LEED-in-process at 7 billion square feet globally
The world has 7 billion square feet of LEED-certified space under way, worth $554 billion, according to the USGBC.
By Ron Gallagher • July 27, 2012 -
Feds, ASHRAE explore energy saving design for hospitals, schools, stores
The Department of Energy, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and HVAC professionals are tackling institutional energy use.
By Ron Gallagher • July 26, 2012 -
Creativity in financing is often a necessity in green retrofits
In some cases, equity in buildings is not large enough to permit traditional borrowing for energy or other environmental renovations.
By Ron Gallagher • July 25, 2012 -
From BIM to smart buildings to smart cities: Data evolves
A smart-city movement based on the growing availability of building data is taking place worldwide.
By Ron Gallagher • July 24, 2012 -
Green building is just not chic in upscale Westchester County, N.Y.
Whether too expensive or unimportant to homeowners, LEED lags where it might be most affordable.
By Ron Gallagher • July 23, 2012 -
Glass ‘biodome’ helps Parkview Green FangCaoDi project in Beijing achieve LEED Platinum
A glass envelope acting as a kind of biodome encapsulates four mixed-use towers at Parkview Green FangCaoDi, an 800,000 sf mixed-use development in Beijing. The glass structure helped the development to achieve LEED Platinum certification. The glass envelope acts as a buffer that helps reduce hea...
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Panama Canal concrete-making process is cool – literally
Components of the concrete for the Panama Canal expansion project have to be within tight temperature guidelines.
By Ron Gallagher • July 18, 2012 -
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Skanska, green building and the housing market
Catch up with the most popular construction industry reads of the last week. We compiled the five most read news posts to catch you up to speed.
By Brian Warmoth • July 12, 2012 -
Bryant tower in NYC scores LEED platinum
The building, built for Bank of America, is the first new commercial high-rise to reach the platinum level.
By Ron Gallagher • July 12, 2012 -
Retrieved from Autodesk on January 31, 2012
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Feds crafting process to improve environmental permitting
A March executive order said agencies should figure out how to streamline the permitting processes.
By Ron Gallagher • July 11, 2012 -
8 green commercial building projects
Green design in commercial building is finding its way all over new structures. Construction Dive looks at eight project examples.
By Shehryar Nabi • July 6, 2012 -
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Hospitals, standards and homeowner rights
The Department of Veterans Affairs, California's governor and the Supreme Court all weighed in on construction topics that mattered to our readers this week. Find out if you missed anything.
By Brian Warmoth • July 6, 2012 -
Widespread net-zero building needs tax incentives for a while longer
The up-front cost of materials for green building will need a tax offset on the construction for "a few more years," advocates say.
By Ron Gallagher • July 5, 2012 -
Retrieved from Autodesk on January 31, 2012
Retrofits are LEED-ing the way in commercial
The U.S. Green Building Council says successful renovations like the Empire State Building are proving green isn't just for new construction anymore.
By Ron Gallagher • July 3, 2012 -
Demolition industry honors 4 projects for environmental performance
Green is not just for building. The National Demolition Association honored projects that demonstrated environmental performance in removing structures
By Ron Gallagher • July 3, 2012 -
Evolving LEED for existing buildings is panel's topic
Panelists focused on USGBC's movement toward emphasizing building performance outcomes.
By Ron Gallagher • July 2, 2012 -
San Francisco lays claim to the greenest building in North America
The city's utilities commission has a new headquarters that reclaims wastewater and integrates solar and wind power generation.
By Ron Gallagher • July 2, 2012 -
GSA is holding online session about green-building standards to use
Federal agencies are required to take a look every five years at what green standards to use.
By Ron Gallagher • June 30, 2012 -
FHFA rapped for position on energy-efficiency programs for homes
A green-building consultant says the FHFA is being too conservative and is hurting programs to finance home energy-efficiency efforts.
By Ron Gallagher • June 29, 2012
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