Sustainability & Resilience: Page 46


  • 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
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    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.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 3, 2012
  • 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.

    By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 2, 2012
  • 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
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    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.

    Jan. 30, 2012
  • 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.

    Jan. 26, 2012
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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