Major Project Underway in Nation’s Capital
WASHINGTON — A major project is now underway in Washington D.C., which will occupy more than 650,000 square feet. Washington, D.C. -based Skanska USA Commercial Development Inc.
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Children’s Hospital Celebrates Completion of Green Campus
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., recently hit a major milestone, when it reached the end of multiple building projects that gave its campus two LEED-certified structures.
Greenbuild: A Success for Sustainability
SAN FRANCISCO — The Greenbuild International Conference and Expo presented by the U.S. Green Building Council, was a booming success in San Francisco, Calif. last week. The Moscone Center was jam-packed with green designers, innovators and spectators from across the globe on Nov. 14-16. The expo hall featured three floors and nearly 1,000 exhibitors.
UC Berkeley Completes Energy Biosciences Building
BERKELEY, Calif. — The University of California at Berkeley recently completed construction on its new Energy Biosciences Building.
LiveRoof Provides Green Space for Students
NEW YORK — After six years of planning, fundraising and construction, students at Public School 41 (P.S. 41) in Greenwich Village returned for the 2012 term to find a brand new 15,000-square-foot Green Roof Environmental Literacy Laboratory on top of their school.
A Model For Energy Efficiency
SAN FRANCISCO — The greenest urban office building in North America is also home to the Living Machine System, which helps the LEED-Platinum building recycle its blackwater/wastewater content.
BuildingIQ Receives Global Recognition
SAN FRANCISCO — BuildingIQ has been named to the 2012 Global Cleantech top-100 list.
The Florida Gators are Going Solar
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida is currently in the process of going solar, with plans in place to have panels of photovoltaic cells installed by November.
Cool Roofs and Photovoltaics Boost System Performance
Combining solar panels with a cool roof is a natural integration of sustainable technologies that can increase the output of a photovoltaic system by as much as 10 percent.