Climate change degrades buildings slowly but steadily

While natural disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires can destroy buildings in minutes, other factors exacerbated by climate change degrade buildings more slowly but still cause costly damage.

Sustainable Design and Construction

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.

Mass Timber

5 lessons in water mitigation for mass timber projects

Sustainability leaders from Skanska, RDH, and Polygon share five tips for successful water mitigation in mass timber construction.

Sustainability | Paladino | Apr 20, 2016

5 ways rapid tech growth can drive sustainability leadership in Seattle

Paladino's Nash Emrich writes that Seattle can keep its edge in sustainability by leveraging new energy performance transparency rules, using wellness to attract top tech talent, and embracing innovative commuting options.

Market Data | Mar 30, 2016

10 trends for commercial real estate: JLL report

The report looks at global threats and opportunities, and how CRE firms are managing their expectations for growth.

Sustainability | Mar 17, 2016

New York City releases Design and Construction Excellence 2.0 Guiding Principles

Addresses sustainability, resiliency, healthy living.

High-rise Construction | Feb 25, 2016

Kohn Pedersen Fox wants to build a mile-high tower in Tokyo

The tower would be the centerpiece of Next Tokyo, a mini city in Tokyo Bay adapted to climate change and rising tides.

Museums | Jan 22, 2016

Canadian Canoe Museum selects Heneghan Peng Architects’ design for new location

The single-story structure is designed for sustainability as well as function.

Urban Planning | Jan 21, 2016

Anders Berensson Architects re-imagines Stockholm as a city of skywalks

The Swedish firm’s "Klarastaden" plan connects the city via clear skyways that weave in and around the city’s buildings.

Sustainability | Paladino | Dec 23, 2015

Hospitality sustainability measurement tool will be an industry game-changer

The Hotel Sustainability Measurement Tool will allow hoteliers to compare energy and water use as well as their carbon footprint in a clear and concise platform.

Green | Jul 23, 2015

NASA: U.S. headed for worst droughts in a millennium

Data from NASA shows carbon emissions could be the driving force behind devastating water shortages and record droughts in the western U.S.

Green | Jul 7, 2015

Philips sheds new light on growing fresh food indoors

A research center in The Netherlands is testing the latest techniques in urban farming.

Green | Jun 24, 2015

6 steps toward better water management [AIA course]

When it comes to water conservation, Building Teams tend to concentrate on water-efficient plumbing fixtures, irrigation controls, graywater capture, and ways to recycle condensate from air-conditioning systems. Yet many of the best opportunities for saving water begin with big-picture thinking in a project’s earliest phases.