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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.




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Nov 22, 2013

Health Product Declaration Collaborative to develop protocol for third-party verification of HPDs

Seven leading product sustainability assessment companies partner with the HPD Collaborative to develop the verification and quality assurance protocols.

Nov 19, 2013

Top 10 green building products for 2014

Assa Abloy's power-over-ethernet access-control locks and Schüco's retrofit façade system are among the products to make BuildingGreen Inc.'s annual Top-10 Green Building Products list. 
Jim Young | Nov 19, 2013

Net-zero senior housing project aimed at low-income residents in Virginia

A big driver to achieve net-zero was to offer affordable housing with reduced energy costs for low-income seniors.

Nov 18, 2013

USGBC, UL Environment announce joint Environmental Product Declaration

Strategic partnership between U.S. Green Building Council and UL Environment will focus on building materials and product transparency.

Nov 15, 2013

Greenbuild 2013 Report - BD+C Exclusive

The BD+C editorial team brings you this special report on the latest green building trends across nine key market sectors. 

Skanska | Nov 14, 2013

How increased domestic energy production affects the nation [Infographic]

In light of America's new energy resources and an increased emphasis on energy efficiency, Skanska examined the trends in U.S. energy production and consumption, as well as the benefits we may incur from increased domestic energy production.

Nov 13, 2013

Government work keeps green AEC firms busy

With the economy picking up, many stalled government contracts are reaching completion and earning their green credentials.

Nov 13, 2013

Installed capacity of geothermal heat pumps to grow by 150% by 2020, says study

The worldwide installed capacity of GHP systems will reach 127.4 gigawatts-thermal over the next seven years, growth of nearly 150%, according to a recent report from Navigant Research.

Jim Young | Nov 11, 2013

New San Francisco 49ers stadium will achieve net zero thanks to 49 large solar panels

The installation of 49 large rooftop solar panels at the 49ers new stadium outside San Francisco will help the arena achieve net-zero energy use, according to NRG, the company that installed the panels.

Nov 8, 2013

Can Big Data help building owners slash op-ex budgets?

Real estate services giant Jones Lang LaSalle set out to answer these questions when it partnered with Pacific Controls to develop 
IntelliCommand, a 24/7 real-time remote monitoring and control service for its commercial real estate owner clients. 
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