Enterprise Green Communities Criteria Being Updated
In 2015 the use of LEED v4 will become mandatory, a new 2015 International Green Construction Code will be available, an updated ASHRAE 189.1 will be published, the new ICC 700 National Green Building...
View ArticleSaint Paul has an Alternative to LEED
Much has changed, but much has remained the same, in the arena of green building law mandates since March 18,2002, when the city of Normal, Illinois enacted Ordinance 4825, the first ever mandatory...
View ArticleRedefining an Old Commercial Building – 435 Indio
Take one outdated commercial building in Sunnyvale, California, one crack engineering and architecture team, some top Silicon Valley technologies, and one audacious design challenge. The result? 435...
View ArticleDOE Issues Final Rule on Federal Green Building Standards
The Federal government has long been a leader in constructing green buildings, and LEED has been the Federal standard of choice. The Department of Energy issued a final rule updating its recommended...
View ArticleLEED v4 Delayed, Again
The U.S. Green Building Council has announced that projects will still be able to register under the current LEED 2009 through October 31, 2016. News of the extension of LEED 2009 began circulating...
View ArticleGRESB Merges with GBCI: What it Means for Survey Respondents
Just over five years into its existence GRESB, the benchmark for portfolio-level sustainability performance has merged with GBCI, the dominant building-level sustainability certification body. The move...
View ArticleMid Term Election Results Superb For Green Building
Election Day 2014 in which Republicans made big gains in Congress and statehouses across the country portends huge business opportunities for green building. As more conservative legislative bodies...
View ArticleInternational Green Construction Code Now Mandatory For All Building in...
This week, the Baltimore City Council adopted the International Green Construction Code 2012 as an overlay to the City’s building, fire and related codes. Baltimore, the 26th most populous city in the...
View ArticleASHRAE 189.1 – 2014 Green Building Standard Is Now Available
Last week the 2014 version of the ASHRAE 189.1 Green Building Standard was published and became available for use. ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2014, Standard for the Design of...
View ArticleTransformation of Old Office Space into Sustainable Startup Hub
Take one outdated commercial building in Sunnyvale, California, one crack engineering and architecture team, some top Silicon Valley technologies, and one audacious design challenge. The result? 435...
View ArticleZonoff Raises $31.8M in Series B Funding
MALVERN, Pa., Dec. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Zonoff, creators of the Zonoff Connected Home Software Platform, today announced the completion of a Series B investment of $31.8 million USD. The round was a...
View ArticleA Few Tips to Save On Energy Bills This Winter
Everyone can benefit from a few well-placed suggestions on how to save energy this winter. Conserving heat doesn’t mean you have to rush out and buy all new high performance windows or rip the walls...
View ArticleSeattle’s NEXTHouse
Since we announced SunPower’s $16,000 December giveaway, we’ve gotten a few emails about the home pictured in the article. That’s the ultra-green NEXTHouse designed by David Vandervort- a 3 bed, 2.5...
View ArticleDunkin Donuts Goes Green With New Building Initiative
Dunkin Donuts recently announced the launch of “DD Green,” a green building initiative that hopes to build over 100 new certified restaurants by the end of 2016. Could this eventually lead to healthy...
View ArticlePrefab Construction Promotes Energy Efficiency
Alexander Kolbe, co-owner of ecoDOMUS, an architectural firm that specializes in prefab construction to build green homes that are highly energy efficient, says that, “Given the choice of spending a...
View ArticleNet Zero Case Study: Bullitt Center – Green Materials
The Bullitt Center in Seattle, Washington, is one of the most self-sufficient buildings on the planet. It is net zero energy and, after the water reuse system is approved by city authorities, net zero...
View ArticleHow to Buy a Better Light Bulb
By Jennifer Tuohy It might be time to retire that old joke “How many (fill-in-stereotype-to-be-mocked-here) does it take to screw in a light bulb?” Because light bulbs have got a whole lot more...
View ArticleRadiant Window From Vitrius Technologies
A new radiant window from Vitrius Technologies promises superior thermal efficiency for substantial energy savings. Vitrius was founded in 2012 by Patrick Son, a fourth generation window maker from...
View ArticleVideo: Fossil Fuels – A Risky Business?
The fossil fuel industry is inflating a ‘carbon bubble’ based on risky demand & price assumptions.Already under current climate policy settings, companies risk wasting over $1 trillion over the...
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