Construction
‘Starbucks Rule’ Factors into Wind Farm Location
When it comes to choosing a potential site for a wind farm, there's an informal guide that calls for not placing a wind farm ...
NYC May Audit Large Buildings for Energy Efficiency
A measure before the New York City council would require buildings larger than 50,000 square feet to undergo energy audits, reports the New York Times. Buildings that underperform in the audits would be required to ...
IT Plays a Role in Net-Zero Buildings
Colin G. Harrison, Director of Corporate Strategy for IBM, discusses how information technology ...
Greener Dawn Building Goes Carbon Neutral
After relocating to a building that takes advantage of natural ventilation to reduce heating and cooling bills, and purchasing carbon credits to ...
Software Tracks Energy Across Real Estate Portfolios
Facility and corporate real estate managers can better manage their energy expenses and maintenance through a new software that is specific to facilities management. Planon's Green Intelligence for Facilities is intended for corporations, governments and ...
LoyaltyOne Claims Largest Solar Rooftop Project in Canada
LoyaltyOne/AIR MILES is targeting LEED certification under the Canada Green Building Council's rating system for its new 50,000-sq. ft. customer care center in Ontario. Scheduled ...
Sony Electronics HQ Boasts Solar, LEED Construction
The new Sony Electronics headquarters building in San Diego uses solar-equipped parking structures to defray some of the facility's electric needs. Built to LEED standards - but not yet certified - the 455,000 square foot building ...
BCBS Sets New Standards for Green Office Buildings
The new office tower headquarters for Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) in Rhode Island was designed to meet national goals for efficiency and sustainability, while encouraging ...
Study Quantifies Carbon Mitigation of Green Roofs
Extensive adoption of green roofs in a million-person city could capture 55,000 tons of CO2 annually, according to a two-year study from Michigan State University. Prior to ...
Reno’s Peppermill Resort Pumps $8.1M into Geothermal
Tapping into clean renewable geothermal energy, the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino in Reno, Nev., has a solution to cover 100 percent of the facility's hot ...
Elevator, Escalator ‘Cruise Control’ Can Save 34% in Power
Installing efficiency controllers to the electric motors of elevators and escalators can help reduce the waste associated with such people movers that more often ...
Minnesota’s Target Center Completes Green Roof
At 2.5 acres, the green roof atop the Target Center in the Twin Cities is the nation's fifth-largest and the first installed on a North American ...
American Life Green Roof to Cut Cooling Costs 20-30%
A vegetative roof atop the headquarters of American Life and Accident Insurance Co. of Kentucky will reduce heating and cooling needs by 20-30 percent. The green roof, ...
Universities of Toledo, Minnesota Embrace Eco-buildings
The University of Toledo has added a Campus of Energy and Innovation, while the University of Minnesota's new football stadium has earned LEED Silver status. At the ...
49% of Boomers Want ‘Green’ Homes, But Only 12% Would Pay More
The green building sector could get a shot in the arm as legions of Baby Boomers ease into retirement. While survey respondents indicate a ...
Building Information Modeling Gains Ground
Nearly half of the construction industry is using building information modeling (BIM) tools or BIM-related tools, according to a new report from McGraw-Hill Construction. Measurable ...
Just 38% of AMB Employees Drive to Work
AMB Property Corp., a leading global owner, operator and developer of industrial real estate, reports that approximately 62 percent of its employees commute to work on ...
30% of Firms See Sustainability, Green Products as Central Part of Operations
Twice as many companies see sustainability as centrally oriented to their business operations, including the sale of "green" products or services, as compared to 2006, when just 15 percent indicated so. Now, 30 percent of ...
25% of UK Construction Projects Achieving Goal to Halve Landfill Waste
About a quarter of construction projects in the United Kingdom are projected to comply with an government objective to cut the industry's landfill waste ...
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