Sustainability & Resilience: Page 46
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Primera Terra, a Post-Recession Redesign Success
Its big-unit design outmoded by the down market, the 52-unit condo complex rolled with the punches.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 16, 2012 -
Congressional Members Introduce Building Efficiency Measure
Bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House would push energy efficiency in federal buildings to save money.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 16, 2012 -
Chandler City Hall
The Arizona city wanted its seat of government to be an icon of good design and sustainability.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 15, 2012 -
Green Products for Home Building
GreenSource magazine offers its monthly compilation of environmentally friendly products.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 15, 2012 -
USGBC Sees Obama Budget Charting Bold Course for Green Building
The organization that certified LEED praises a school retrofit proposal in the spending plan.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 14, 2012 -
USGBC Preps for 2012 LEED Update
The third public comment period will open March 1, marking the start of the delivery process.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 14, 2012 -
Sustainability: Coming Development Wave to Include Sophisticated Shading Devices
American building designers are likely to find that energy efficiency can be made in the shade.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 10, 2012 -
Dynamic or Static?
Exterior sun-shading devices are just starting to attract a following in the United States.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 9, 2012 -
Green Building: Self-Reliance Becomes a Movement
Green building is about protecting people and enhancing life, not anything as narrow as "efficiency."
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 9, 2012 -
New Green Homes in SLC
The newest housing development in Salt Lake City, Utah, is solar-powered, eco-friendly, and geothermal.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 8, 2012 -
Environmental Service Company to Pay for Lead-Law Violations
Poor training for contractors who took its courses is part of the complaint.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 7, 2012 -
Making Benchmarking Mainstream
A campaign for benchmarking is aimed at bringing energy-efficiency thinking to spaces that are not considered now.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 7, 2012 -
New Affordable Community Offers Environmental Benefits
The Crossings brings a green focus to South L.A.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 6, 2012 -
UN Panel Names Cities as a Vehicle for Sustainable Development
The UN has disclosed what it hopes will come out of a June environmental conference in Rio De Janeiro.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 6, 2012 -
While Pundits Debate Green Jobs, We’re Busy Putting America Back to Work
It seems like a lot of Americans wonder what Congress is fighting over about creating jobs.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 3, 2012 -
Houston Signs On to Better Buildings Challenge
The public private partnership is seeking 20% more energy efficiency by 2020.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 3, 2012 -
NYC's Green Building Codes on Track for $400M Saving
A report estimates that 29 code changes – out of 111 – implemented so far are making a difference.
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Apples to Oranges to Kilowatts: Energy Measures Need a Yardstick That Works
You can measure power use, but knowing what it's being used for is a harder question.
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Mortenson Construction to Build 2.4 MW Solar Project in N.C.
The 12-acre site in the state's Sandhills region, famous for golf, is expected to make 3.5 million kilowatt-hours of power annually.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 2, 2012 -
Solar Modules Power Solar Manufacturing in Nevada
An Amonix manufacturing facility in Las Vegas uses solar to power its production of utility-scale concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) systems.
By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 1, 2012 -
Leading with LEED
USGBC argues that everyone wins with public buildings that are efficient and last longer.
By Ron Gallagher • Jan. 31, 2012 -
Two New Standards Guide Commercial Green Push
ISO 50001 and the ZigBee Standard aim to help commercial contractors and building owners.
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At Treasury, Green is Our Favorite Color – But We'll Take (LEED) Gold!
The U.S. Treasury Building in Washington has added some "gold" with LEED certification.
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County Judicial Center in N.C. receives LEED Gold
A courthouse and jail in North Carolina is the first in the eastern U.S. to get gold.
Jan. 24, 2012