Building Electrification Meets Modular Construction In NYC Historic District
The building electrification movement could kick into high gear with an assist from fast-paced modular construction systems for urban development.
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Nashville’s Music City Center Receives 2019 Leadership Awards From U.S. Green Building Council
The Music City Center received two awards during the 2020 IMPACT Leadership Conference on January 30. The awards were the Overall Highest Score Award and the Carbon Emissions Reduction Award.
Green Business Certification Inc. Introduces TRUE Zero Waste Rating System
The TRUE Zero Waste rating system is a compliment to the LEED green building rating system, and helps businesses and facilities define, pursue and achieve their zero waste goals. TRUE focuses on helping businesses, industrial sectors and schools quantify their performance and find additional ways to move toward zero waste. There are currently 88 certified facilities including Tesla, Microsoft, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. and more.
The Results Of A 1-Year Net-Zero-Energy Home Case Study
By Luis Gonzalez. Last year, CleanTechnica reported a new project from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) about how to create a Net-Zero-Energy home. The results from the project have been disclosed after one year of experience with an excellent outcome. The residence achieved the goal of net-zero … [continued]
USGBC Launches New Online LEED Resource
Originally published on Green Building Elements. By Dawn Killough The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently launched its new online data visualization resource that highlights real-time green building data for each state in the U.S. and Washington, D.C. The enhanced state market briefs — highlighting LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) projects, LEED-credentialed professionals and … [continued]
Green Prefabricated Homes — Part II: SIPs & BioSIPs
Originally published on Green Building Elements. This is the second part of our series on green prefabricated homes, and this time we are writing about structurally integrated panels, SIPs and BioSIPs. Of most interest to use from a green and sustainability perspective are BioSIPs., as you will soon discover. Not enough … [continued]
Illinois Jumps To Top Of US Green Building LEED-Certified Ranks
Illinois tops the US Green Building Council’s annual rank of the top LEED-certified U.S. states, thanks to a controversial twist supplanting Washington D.C.
Dallas Goes All-In On Green Building With Mandatory Regulations
On October 1, Dallas, Texas implemented the first mandatory minimum green building regulations outside of California in an aggressive effort to cut citywide power and water consumption en route to its goal of carbon neutrality by 2030.
Green Buildings Could Be Half US Construction And Worth $248 Billion By 2016
Green building is growing fast in the US, and may represent more than half of all commercial and institutional construction as soon as 2016.
Today, millions of people experience LEED projects every day during their daily routine, and 35% of all construction jobs are in green building.
Breakthrough NREL Lab Could Solve Renewables-Grid Integration Problems
DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has launched the Energy Systems Integration Facility, a revolutionary research facility dedicated solely to researching how distributed renewables can integrate to the grid at utility-scale.
