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.

Green | Nov 30, 2015

Federal agencies aim for major reduction in greenhouse gas emissions

A 42% cut to come from buildings, vehicles, supply chain.

Green | John Caulfield | Nov 29, 2015

Leadership or limbo: Moving to building green’s next level

After interviewing more than 50 AEC firms for our Greenbuild Report in the November issue, I wonder if the sustainability movement has hit a wall in the nonresidential construction sector.

Green | Nov 23, 2015

Top 10 green building products for 2016

A hybrid urinal, ventless dryer, and a chair made of mushroom roots are among the new green products to make BuildingGreen's annual list.

Green | Nov 23, 2015

Green construction doubling every three years

Clients and tenants increasingly value sustainability.

Farming in a flatpack: Copenhagen designer offers an assembly kit for a two-story hydroponic urban farm.

Green | Nov 23, 2015

Copenhagen designer offers assembly kit for a two-story hydroponic urban farm

Founders of Human Habitat believe their Impact Farm could grow up to six tons of produce per year.

Green | Nov 20, 2015

A century-old furniture factory gets a living wall biofilter for better air

During renovations, the team integrated the biofilter into the new HVAC system to provide clean air directly to the offices

Green | Nov 19, 2015

USGBC names 2016 board of directors and advisory council

New governance structure will have two leadership bodies.

BIM and Information Technology | Nov 18, 2015

AIA: Energy modeling key to reaching carbon neutrality in buildings

Energy modeling allows architects to be more ambitious with energy-saving in their design projects.

Green | Nov 18, 2015

Green Seal expands standard for paints, coatings, stains, and finishes

This new edition of GS-11 includes floor coatings, concrete and masonry sealers, and fire resistive coatings, in addition to the paints, primers, anti-corrosive coatings, and reflective coatings previously covered.