Sustainability & Resilience: Page 47
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535 Madison Ave. Gets LEED Gold
The 535 Madison office building in midtown Manhattan has struck LEED Gold with its renovations.
Jan. 15, 2012 -
Kimco Adds Solar Power to Two More N.J. Centers
The company now has six retail properties in the Garden State with solar-power capacity.
Jan. 13, 2012 -
Montana’s Franklin School Apartments Revitalized
Franklin School Apartments, a Great Falls, Mont. affordable multifamily property whose history dates to the early years of the 20th century, has benefited from energy-efficient upgrades, thanks to a financing solution recommended by Columbus, Ohio-based Lancaster Pollard Mortgage Co.
Jan. 13, 2012 -
Invesco Takes Boston Office Block for $75M
An Invesco client picked up a 220,311-square-foot, renovated Class A office building for $75 million.
Jan. 13, 2012 -
Department of Energy, home builders collaborate on 10,000 high-performance houses
The U.S. Department of Energy says more than new 10,000 homes meet the energy-efficiency specifications of the Builders Challenge initiative.
Jan. 12, 2012 -
Green Building to Be a Priority at Rio+20
A draft text for a June U.N. Convention on Sustainable Development has leaked.
Jan. 12, 2012 -
Use of wood is crux of ban on Defense Dept. building to LEED
A congressional limit on LEED building in the Department of Defense may grow from standards that discourage the use of lumber.
Jan. 12, 2012 -
CBRE Grabs Office Building in Atlanta’s Atlantic Station
The 17-story building in the mixed-use development is LEED Gold certified.
Jan. 12, 2012 -
21st-Century Ghost Town
A new town in New Mexico has zero residents, but their behavior is the focus of a study on energy efficiency.
Jan. 11, 2012 -
Supreme Court Hears Idaho Wetlands Case
Several justices seemed sympathetic to property owners in a case that could affect the construction industry.
Jan. 10, 2012 -
Strengthening the Economy While Protecting the Environment
If you want to substantively get into a discussion on driving job creation, it won’t be long before you’re talking about green jobs.
Jan. 10, 2012 -
Air Dryer Claims Lower Impact Than Paper Towels
Low-flow faucets have become a standard water-saving feature in public bathrooms.
Jan. 10, 2012 -
Architect and Contractor Sitting in a Tree . . . K-I-S-S-I-N-G
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) have a marketing partnership agreement.
Jan. 9, 2012 -
Every Penny Counts: Tracking Building Performance to Save Money and Resources
As building owners and facility managers know all too well, every penny adds up.
Jan. 6, 2012 -
Citywide Clean-Development Mechanism: Empowering Cities
A new U.N. climate change provision counts reductions that cities achieve via a range of methods.
Jan. 5, 2012 -
Builders Worry About Indoor Air Quality Under Ontario Energy Code
They say they are concerned that stricter energy-efficiency codes could harm indoor air quality
Jan. 5, 2012 -
GreenStep Cities Program Helps Minn. Communities Get Grants
GreenStep Cities was designed to give communities greater recognition for their sustainability efforts.
Jan. 5, 2012 -
New Law Limits Defense Department LEED Work
Platinum and gold certifications are off limits unless the secretary of defense swears savings will exceed costs.
Jan. 5, 2012 -
"Safe" Flame Retardants Show Bioaccumulation Potential
Researchers at Canada’s National Wildlife Research Centre and multiple Canadian universities have detected what may be traces of second-generation brominated flame retardants in gulls’ eggs from colonies across the Great Lakes.
Jan. 3, 2012 -
JLL: Green Now Makes Sense, Can Save Cents
Dan Probst, Jones Lang LaSalle chairman of energy and sustainability, says green has proven itself.
Jan. 3, 2012 -
Recurrent Energy Secures Financing for Ontario Solar Projects
The $250 million in financing is evidence that solar is a mainstream energy source attracting significant investment from established financial partners, says the San Francisco firm.
Jan. 3, 2012 -
10 Innovators Who Find New Ways to Make, Sell Homes
Firms and individuals are finding ways to make the market work with high-performance building.
Dec. 30, 2011 -
Putting $$ Where Their Green Is
A Pennsylvania design-build firm decided that it had to walk the walk if it was going to talk the LEED talk.
Dec. 28, 2011 -
800 Brickell Office Tower Gets LEED Certification, New Tenants
Stiles' Richard Stein tells GlobSt.com's Jennifer LeClaire it's still a tenants market for larger, multi-floor tenants in Miami.
Dec. 27, 2011 -
Iconic Treasury Building in D.C. Earns LEED Gold
One of America’s most iconic buildings earned LEED for Existing Buildings.
Dec. 22, 2011
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