On Jan. 15, the Green Building Initiative (GBI), an international nonprofit organization and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredited Standards Developer, released the newest addition to its sustainability building assessment and certification tools for real estate owners: Green Globes® Journey to Net Zero™ (JNZ).
As architects and construction professionals look to 2025, the year’s most exciting industry trend might just be…wood. More specifically, engineered wood products and mass timber are opening new doors and design possibilities, allowing forward-thinking project teams to build more efficiently and sustainably across a number of verticals.
The Covid-19 pandemic changed the way many people in the United States work, shifting numerous companies to remote and hybrid operations and—for a time—pushing commercial real estate vacancies (specifically office buildings) to nearly 20% at the end of 2023. However, as companies begin to rebalance hybrid work and bring more operations back to the office, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) reports that interest in its LEED for Operations and Maintenance (O+M) certification has increased significantly.
After six years of planning, renovation and building, the state-of-the-art White Bear Lake High School has officially re-opened its doors to faculty, staff and students.
Boston-based Shawmut Design and Construction has officially topped out a new sustainable mixed-use facility in the Allston neighborhood that will serve the Harvard University community by providing student housing and inviting public spaces.
With more than 30 years of industry experience, Rick DeBlois will bring his sustainability expertise to Wells, a prefabricated building manufacturer, as the company’s new sustainability manager.
Hines, a global real estate investment management firm, has been keeping its finger on the pulse of building trends and client needs since 1957, with a modern focus on sustainability — specifically, the T3 (Timber, Transit and Technology) method, which was created in 2012.
In a study published on Jan. 10, civil engineers and earth systems scientists at Stanford University and the University of California, Davis, found that construction materials such as concrete, asphalt, wood, brick and plastic have the potential to store billions of tons of climate-harming carbon dioxide.
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has entered into a groundbreaking agreement with Constellation New Energy Inc., a Baltimore-based nuclear energy developer, to supply power and energy services to federal agencies. Announced on Jan. 2, the two-part contracts, valued at over $1 billion, will serve 13 federal agencies in the PJM Interconnection region, which spans portions of 11 mid-Atlantic and Midwest states and the District of Columbia.
PeaceHealth, the Vancouver, Wash.- based non-profit health system serving Washington, Oregon and Alaska, has recently achieved LEED Silver certification for its Lynden facility.
