Northglenn, a Denver suburb, opens a net zero, all-electric city hall with a mass timber structure

Northglenn, Colo., a Denver suburb, has opened the new Northglenn City Hall—a net zero, fully electric building with a mass timber structure. The 32,600-sf, $33.7 million building houses 60 city staffers. Designed by Anderson Mason Dale Architects, Northglenn City Hall is set to become the first municipal building in Colorado, and one of the first in the country, to achieve the Core certification: a green building rating system overseen by the International Living Future Institute.

K-12 Schools

The importance of selecting healthy materials for K-12 projects

Clark Nexsen interior designers Anna Claire Beethoven and Brittney Just, CID, IIDA, LEED Green Associate, share why it is imperative to specify healthy building materials in K-12 schools.

Office Buildings

Fact sheet outlines benefits, challenges of thermal energy storage for commercial buildings

A U.S. Dept. of Energy document discusses the benefits and challenges of thermal energy storage for commercial buildings. The document explains how the various types of thermal energy storage technologies work, where their installation is most beneficial, and some practical considerations around installations.

Industrial Facilities

UK-based tire company plans to build the first carbon-neutral tire factory in the U.S.

ENSO, a U.K.-based company that makes tires for electric vehicles, has announced plans to build the first carbon-neutral tire factory in the U.S. The $500 million ENSO technology campus will be powered entirely by renewable energy. The first-of-its-kind tire factory aims to be carbon neutral without purchased offsets, using carbon-neutral raw materials and building materials.

Movers+Shapers | Jun 17, 2016

Hantz Woodlands brings thousands of trees to hard-pressed Detroit neighborhoods

One of the city's richest residents, John Hantz, is buying hundreds of acres of vacant property, tearing down dilapidated structures, and planting trees in the space.

Movers+Shapers | Jun 15, 2016

GREEN GIANT: Jerry Yudelson is revamping the green building movement

The author and former president of the Green Building Initiative is critical of current green building rating systems, including the LEED rating program.

Green | Jun 9, 2016

SmithGroupJJR’s Brock Environmental Center converts rain into drinkable water

The education building generated 83% more energy than it consumed over the last year en route to earning Living Building Challenge (LBC) certification.

Sustainability | Jun 8, 2016

New program certifies the performance of existing buildings in the U.S.

BREEAM USA, an offshoot of a program already in place in Europe, aims to ease the point of entry.

Green | Jun 8, 2016

TD Bank Group's renovated Toronto office is first WELL-Certified project under WELL v1

The newly renovated 25,000-sf space achieved gold-level status.

Shopping Centers | Jun 3, 2016

Developer Robinsons Land adds powerful PV arrays to 10 malls in the Philippines

The Robinsons Starmills mall in San Fernando recently turned on a 2.9 megawatt rooftop PV plant.

Green | Jun 2, 2016

USGBC offers new LEED pilot credit: Building Material Human Hazard and Exposure Assessment

For assessing human health-related exposure scenarios for construction products.

Green | May 31, 2016

Miami Beach requires developers to meet green standards or pay a fee

Applies to structures larger than 7,000 sf.

Codes and Standards | May 25, 2016

LEED Dynamic is worth the effort, says commercial real estate executive

San Diego office tower is California’s first office building to receive LEED Dynamic plaque in recertification.

Green | May 23, 2016

Perkins+Will achieves first Living Building Challenge Certification with Vancouver visitors center

The VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre was recognized for its use of healthy building materials, on-site renewable resources, and filtered rainwater to meet greywater requirements.