The Living Building Challenge℠, widely regarded as the world’s most rigorous green building performance standard, has redefined the design and construction process for more than seventy projects since its launch in 2006.
The U.S. Green Building Council’s new headquarters in Washington, D.C., Citi’s new data center in Frankfurt, Germany, and now the new data center for the education services company ACT offer striking images of what it takes to achieve the highest LEED rating for a green building.
The modular construction industry has for many years practiced flexible design and reuse. In fact, many companies in the modular industry recycle entire buildings for different applications. One of the unique aspects of modular construction is that it is more readily designed for deconstruction. The fact that the building is assembled in modules means that it can be disassembled at the end of its useful life. In many cases, entire buildings are repurposed and reused for secondary needs at secondary locations.
Universal Steel Buildings Corp., sole supplier of Olympia Steel Buildings has joined the U.S. Green Building Council to demonstrate their support of sustainable building practices and commitment to Green Building principles and design.
The Living Building Challenge℠, widely regarded as the world’s most rigorous green building performance standard, has redefined the design and construction process for more than seventy projects since its launch in 2006.
For Jerry Brown and many of his fellow Democrats, the future of California’s struggling labor force hinges on a clean energy industry they say is poised to take off.
An incremental approach is likely to dominate the near future when it comes to forming energy and climate policy. Such a path could end up costing green businesses more.
Calhoun officials are making one of the oldest buildings on campus “green.”
