Air pollution is the single biggest environmental health risk the world faces today, with outdoor pollution linked to 3 million deaths every year. It’s no wonde...
In packed high-rise districts, open green space is highly desirable, though not always so easily incorporated or executed. Yet the investment of time, energy, a...
A building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) system integrates photovoltaic modules into the building envelope itself: typically in the roof or façade (or both). ...
Advances in building and information technologies have brought a new "Big Data" analytics-based approach to facilities management—one that ushers in a new era o...
The 18-story Byron G. Rogers Federal Building underwent a modernization project that brought energy usage down by 63 percent.
It’s always exciting when majo...
A newcomer to USGBC's annual Top 10 States fort LEED list is Utah, illustrating how LEED is expanding beyond states with densely populated urban areas.
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Chicago's 111 South Wacker, a 51-story, 1.1 million-square-foot Class A office tower, has been at the forefront of LEED certification since its completion in 20...
Hines' downtown Houston office tower 717 Texas has been certified at the Platinum level under the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) LEED Volume Certificatio...
In a typical office high-rise, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the three largest uses of water are restrooms, heating and cooling, and landscaping...
As a founding member of the World Green Building Council in 2002, Colliers’ investment in and focus on green office buildings began several years ago. Today, the company has 34 LEED buildings in the United States: 2 Platinum, 14 Gold, 16 Silver, and two certified. It also employs 59 U.S. staff members with LEED credentials (internationally, Colliers has more than 200 LEED-credentialed professionals on board). “Today, investors see a building that isn’t sustainable and view it as a [...]
Emmes Realty Services has unveiled 30 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in its public parking garage at 707 Broadway (707) in downtown San Diego.
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At this week's groundbreaking ceremony, Skanska and CBT Architects unveiled the rendering for 121 Seaport in Boston. The tower’s distinctive elliptical design ...
Construction has officially started on Cornell Tech’s high-rise residential building on Roosevelt Island after a groundbreaking ceremony last Tuesday where NYC ...
Chicago's 200 W. Madison, a 928,040 square-foot high-rise office tower, reduced water consumption by 24.2 percent as part of the 2014 Energy Star National Build...
Vancouver-based architect Michael Green and Metsä Wood, a Finnish wood products producer, have reimagined the iconic Empire State Building using wood as the ma...
Hines' 800 Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle has received Platinum certification under the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED for Existing Buildings (EB) rating ...
Institutional real estate investment manager American Realty Advisors has dramatically reduced water consumption for its office property South Tryon Square, loc...
Of the 100+ Class-A office towers that skim Orange County’s skyline, there are a handful that stand out for their quality construction and tenant amenities. These buildings attract high-end tenants like IBM, Subaru of America, and law firms from the Am Law 100 list (in fact, 70 percent of the law firms listed are tenants in one of four Orange County towers). Not only do these existing buildings have to go up against new construction in the area, such as the 21-story 520 Newport Center, but they also have to compete against each other to stand out.
When construction is complete in 2015, the Gensler-designed "Tower at PNC Plaza" in Pittsburgh, PA will meet 80 percent of its daily water demand with a blackw...
The Tower Companies' have installed a solar photovoltaic (PV) system on The Millennium Building, located at 1909 K Street NW in Washington, D.C. – the first of ...
