Sustainability

Employee Engagement and Sustainability Thrive at Intel; 2012 Corporate Responsibility Report Released

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:57:00 +0000

Intel's sustainability measures include tying its employee compensation to sustainability goals. The new $41 million LEED Silver Triangle Plaza in New York's South Bronx will be completed by early 2014. BASF employee volunteers joined Morris Habitat for Humanity to build homes in Madison, N.J. Nissan and Car Charging Group Inc. announced a joint initiative to make EV charging more readily available. And 11 entities in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska will receive over $4.5 M from the EPA to revitalize brownfield properties.

Cost Reductions Push Net Zero Starts in Seniors Housing

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:06:00 +0000

Net zero energy design is beginning to take hold in the U.S. seniors housing industry, thanks to building cost reductions and other factors.

California's Transbay Transit Center Is Under Construction

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:48:00 +0000

One of the largest train stations ever built in America is well underway.

IKEA Surpasses 85% Solar Presence at U.S. Locations

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:46:00 +0000

IKEA surpasses 85 percent solar power for its U.S. buildings. In other news, the U.S. Government Services Administration officially advocates sustainable building. JPMorgan Chase joins NYC Mayor's Carbon Challenge. And Partners Group invests in a green building alternative to Hong Kong Island's offices.

Beyond IF, Deep Into HOW: Realcomm/IBCon 2013 Presents the Smart Building Technology Revolution

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:13:00 +0000

Realcomm/IBcon 2013 presents the latest innovations and research in smart building technology.

Sustainability and “Living Cities”

Mon, 13 May 2013 01:46:00 +0000

What is the responsibility of real estate owners, investors and developers, asks Kate Brown, group director of sustainability at Grosvenor, to the future of our planet’s environment, given that buildings create more than 40 percent of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions?

LEED in Motion

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:59:00 +0000

Only the Beginning

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:55:00 +0000

When it comes to high-performance energy-efficient buildings, benchmarking is basic.

LEED in the World

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:52:00 +0000

USGBC has created a new infographic, "LEED in the World," which lists the current number of both registered and certified LEED projects across the globe by gross sq. meters in different regions, and ranks the top 10 countries for LEED green building.

NJMG Begins Implementation of Solar Project in Rockaway

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:56:00 +0000

KDC Solar LLC, based in Bedminster, N.J., has begun its solar project at North Jersey Media Group’s (NJMG) printing facility in Rockaway, N.J.