LEED Platinum Awarded to Radio Flyer
CHICAGO — The manufacturers of the iconic, red Radio Flyer wagon have achieved LEED Platinum for the company’s Chicago headquarters building.
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Smith College Classroom Achieves Living Building Challenge
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — With the utmost devotion to sustainability in both purpose and design, the Smith College’s Bechtel Environmental Classroom has become the fifth building in the world to achieve the meticulous standards of the Living Building Challenge.
UC Santa Barbara Selects Contractor for Institute for Energy Efficiency
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The University of California, Santa Barbara has selected Sundt Construction Inc. to build the school’s new $38.5 million Henley Hall Institute for Energy Efficiency. Sundt’s Irvine, Calif. location will serve as construction manager at risk for the 53,000-square-foot project.
UC San Diego Gains Another LEED Platinum Certification
LA JOLLA, Calif. — The Marine Ecosystem Sensing, Observation and Modeling (MESOM) Laboratory at the University of California’s (UC San Diego) has received LEED Platinum certification.
PRINCETON, N.J.USGBC Names Top 10 Countries for LEED Outside U.S
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Green Building Council recently released a ranking of the top 10 countries for LEED outside the U.S.
USGBC Unveils Real-Time Green Building Data Tool
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) last week launched a new online data visualization resource that allows viewers to survey real-time green building data for each state in the U.S. and Washington, D.C.
AIA Announces Top 10 Green Buildings of 2014
WASHINGTON — The Committee on the Environment (COTE), a committee of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), announced their annual Top Ten Green Projects last week.
Largest Net-Zero Commercial Building Opens in San Diego
SAN DIEGO — Opened April 2, the new headquarters of LPL Financial at La Jolla Commons is now the largest net-zero energy and carbon-neutral commercial building in the U.S.
San Diego Gains First LEED Platinum Certified Airport
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego International Airport is the first commercial airport in the world to be awarded LEED Platinum certification.