John Bendt, vice president of building retrofit strategy for Minneapolis-based Apogee Enterprises Inc., believes that many buildings are undergoing retrofits before owners and teams have considered all critical building aspects, especially the build
PHILADELPHIA — The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) opened the doors at the new Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care on July 27.
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) athletes have seen their facilities undergo major renovations and upgrades in recent years.
LAKE WORTH, Fla. — The Prison Ecology Project was formed earlier this year in order to ad-dress the problems that arise when prisons negatively impact the environment. Not only can in-mates face possible health and safety risks, but the land and surrounding communities can be im-pacted as well.
ATHENS, Ohio — Construction on Ohio University’s (OU) campus in Athens is underway as the university works to meet green energy standards approved in June 2014.
Evaporative cooling towers, which can use millions of gallons of water per year, have provided the most cost effective cooling technology for industrial processes. However, with severe droughts throughout the United States, the issue of reducing water usage is now at the forefront.
DENVER — The Connecticut-based private investment firm Starwood Capital Group plans to develop a new office building in the Union Station neighborhood of Downtown Denver, called 16 Chestnut.
PITTSBURGH — After beginning construction in 2012, PNC Financial Services Group is set to open its LEED Platinum certified building as its headquarters in downtown Pittsburgh. The tenants have started moving into the building as of the last week of September but the move will not be complete until January 2016.
TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State University’s College Avenue Commons (CAVC) building, completed in summer 2014, recently achieved LEED Gold certification.
SAN FRANCISCO — On Oct.