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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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Feb 21, 2013

BD+C's 2008 White Paper: Green Buildings + Climate Change

In this White Paper, we provide concrete ways in which AEC professionals can have a positive role in addressing climate change.

Feb 21, 2013

Holl videos discuss design features of Chengdu ' Porosity Block' project

Architect Steven Holl has released two short films describing the development of Sliced Porosity Block in Chengdu, China.

Feb 20, 2013

Higher standards, efficiency programs keys to 40% energy usage reduction in commercial buildings since 1980

Commercial buildings have seen a drop in their energy intensity of more than 40% since 1980, according to a recent report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy.

Feb 20, 2013

CoreNet Global to real estate execs: 'Move forward on net-zero'

CoreNet Global, a major international association for corporate real estate and workplace executives, has released a public policy statement advocating adoption of net-zero energy buildings.

Feb 14, 2013

5 radical trends in outpatient facility design

Building Design+Construction combed the healthcare design and construction sector to evaluate the latest developments in outpatient facility designs. Here are five trends to watch.

Feb 14, 2013

Boxman Studios launches shipping container buildings division

Boxman Studios has launched a new division aimed at sustainable solutions for the Built Environment. The Boxman Studios Buildings Division will focus on the adaptive use of decommissioned shipping containers as architectural elements and even complete buildings.

Smart Buildings | Feb 14, 2013

Minneapolis joins energy benchmarking trend for commercial buildings

Minneapolis is the latest major metro to require large commercial buildings to benchmark and disclose their energy and water use.

Feb 13, 2013

China plans new car-free city

A new urban development near Chengdu, China, will provide new housing for ~80,000 people, surrounded by green space.

Rob Cassidy | Jan 25, 2013

Caution on UCLA study of worker productivity at 'green companies'

A new report from researchers at UCLA and France's University Paris–Dauphine claims that workers at environmentally conscious companies are more productive than their counterparts at nongreen companies.

Jan 2, 2013

Recent books take on net-zero energy,‘transformational thought’

We’re not in the habit of recommending books in these pages, but we could not ignore two recent noteworthy publications.

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