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Moving farms off land and into skyscrapers is on the verge of becoming reality. The main hurdle isn’t technology; it’s one of engineering and funding.
Building/Design
Originally, I thought I was going to continue building on my Chicago post-occupancy study rant on energy modeling for this week’s column, but then I realized that: 1) I need a break from being a pissant; and 2) I've got a lot to be thankful for.
Building/Design
Energy Efficiency
The banking giant's new commercial banking group focused on clean technology firms will add to the $600 million the company has already dedicated to the market.
Building/Design
Energy Efficiency
The United States is using less water than it did 35 years ago, which is a good thing given the rising concern about water issues among investors and stakeholders worldwide, new information released this week shows.
Building/Design
Energy Efficiency
AU Optronics Corp., Taiwan's largest manufacturer of thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels, has helped craft a “Solar Frisbee Roof” to canopy playground equipment at a Taipei schoolyard.
Building/Design
Energy Efficiency
Taiwan
A major overhaul to the Energy Star program, which currently certifies and labels products that are energy efficient, is imminent. But how this overhaul occurs remains to be seen.
Building/Design
Energy Efficiency
Local and federal dignitaries celebrated the opening of a development at Fort Shafter, the U.S. Army Pacific Headquarters, that's being hailed as the greenest neighborhood on a military installation and the largest project of its kind for the Army.
Building/Design
Energy Efficiency
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Hawaii
In a rare move, the World Green Building Council has invited the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method to join as a member, making BREEAM the only organization that's not a Green Building Council to be asked to participate.
Building/Design
World Green Building Council
Energy Efficiency
United Kingdom
In recent weeks, five states and one city have launched green lodging certification programs.
Building/Design
Energy Efficiency
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Maryland
Indiana
While the push is on to green buildings, the RSC Equipment Rental firm has devised a new service to help reduce the environmental impact of a key component of construction: It tracks the emissions of every diesel unit that rolls out of its lots around the country.
Building/Design
Energy Efficiency
China is putting forward aggressive policies to reduce energy intensity while still maintaining rapid development. But transformative sustainable development in China needs to respect some unique conditions to be successful.
Building/Design
Energy Efficiency
China
The good news: The ultimate environmental footprint of green buildings will become much clearer in the future. The bad news: In the short run, it'll be much more complicated -- especially if professionals keep falling prisoner to tools meant to help them.
Building/Design
Energy Efficiency
This study finds that a robust climate bill could boost the U.S. economy by about $111 billion by 2020 and create as many as 1.9 million jobs.
Building/Design
Energy Efficiency
California
Illinois
UL Environment plans to develop sustainability standards for stone, ceramic, clay and glass building materials, as well as glazing materials, windows and their associated hardware and accessories.
Building/Design
In an effort to address social equity issues in the sustainability movement, the Green Building Foundation has launched with a goal of "bringing the environmental, economic and social advantages of green buildings to those who can least afford them,"
the new organization says.
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Building/Design
Energy Efficiency
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
U.S. Green Building Council closed its annual conference with awards to industry leaders, as the region's convention bureau hailed the estimated 28,000 building professionals who came to town for boosting the local economy by some $30 million.
Building/Design
Energy Efficiency
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
To further spread the adoption and refinement of best practices for data center construction and operation, the IT industry consortium plans to launch a free guide early next year highlighting how to cut costs and boost performance in facilities of all sizes.
Building/Design
Energy Efficiency
I had expected the conference to be a showcase of how, when green goes mainstream, good intentions and high standards give way to the lowest common denominator of the mass market. Happily, I was wrong.
Building/Design
B Lab, the nonprofit that created the sustainable business certification, launched its building industry addenda at the Greenbuild conference Thursday, the product of 18 months of development by more than two dozen industry leaders.
Building/Design
Richard Land
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
There's been a good deal of grumbling about Greenbuild in the last couple of years and, truthfully, I've done my share: too big, too much trouble, too self-reverential. But this year's conference shows it has weathered its growning pains successfully.
