ASHLAND, Ore. — Southern Oregon University (SOU) is taking part in Chevrolet’s carbon-reduction initiative. The school is selling carbon credits for the new LEED certified Raider Village residence halls to the car manufacturer for one year.
While Chevy gets bragging rights for its eco-friendly initiatives, SOU gets money to reduce its campus carbon footprint.
AKRON, Ohio — Highlighting the Akron Zoo’s commitment to conservation and sustainability, the Mike & Mary Stark Grizzly ridge exhibit has received LEED Silver certification.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Green Building Council recently released a ranking of the top 10 countries for LEED outside the U.S.
ST. PETER, Minn. — The Beck Academic Hall at Gustavus Adolphus College has earned LEED Platinum certification. The $30 million, 125,000-square-foot building is the third academic building to attain LEED Platinum certification in the state of Minnesota.
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego International Airport is the first commercial airport in the world to be awarded LEED Platinum certification.
OMAHA, Neb. — The Omaha-Midlands Data Center is creating new standards in data center green design. The new center, owned by Cosentry, is one of only two data centers in the world to receive LEED Gold certification in a 12-month period and is the first data center in Nebraska to receive the distinction.
PURCELLVILLE, Va. — North Gate Vineyard (NGV) has announced that it has achieved LEED Gold certification for its winery as well as its new tasting room and wine production facility. According to Mark and Vicki Fedor, owners of the vineyard, sustainability was a priority from the onset of the project.
WASHINGTON — The USGBC released a new report, LEED in Motion: People and Progress, which shows that green building may represent more than half of all commercial and institutional construction by 2016. This is the first of three reports in the LEED in Motion series and it specifically examines individuals and organizations that are driving and benefitting from green building and using graphics, charts and other tools to showcase a positive outcome.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Green Building Council recently added several pilot credits to the LEED Pilot Credit Library.
The LEED Pilot rating system is designed to test new and revised LEED credit language, alternative compliance paths and new or innovative green building technologies and concepts. It offers a way for those testing the credits to provide feedback and comments, which is then used to evolve and refine pilot credits with the goal of adding successful credits to the USGBC member balloted LEED rating system.
As BIM technology continues to reinvent the construction industry wheel, Introspective Systems has come up with technologies to enhance the early concept design phase of a construction project.
