How One Manufacturing Company Is Helping First Responders This Memorial Day
By Rodger Mort
May 13, 2024
May is always met with eager anticipation of warmer weather and vacation anticipation. However, for thousands of military families, it can be a time of sadness and solemnity as they remember their fallen loved ones during the Memorial Day, Flag Day and Independence Day holidays.
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Simple Steps to Advance Your LEED Certification Aspirations
By Tommy Linstroth
April 30, 2024
Globally, enough new construction is completed every week to cover an area the size of Paris, and more buildings will be constructed in the next 10 years than in the past 50. This immense responsibility (and opportunity) facing builders, buyers, communities and the world undersco...
Structural Integrity: Patching Up Group Homes and Transforming Lives
By Ken Budd
February 14, 2024
This past December, Building New Foundations brought more than holiday cheer to a group home for girls ages 7 to 17. They brought screwdrivers, saws, paint brushes, drills—and even, yes, love.
Volunteers with the Houston-based BNF—including workers from contractors and subcontra...
New USGBC Research Explores Green Building Industry’s Role in Improved Health
By USGBC
April 29, 2019
As part of its Living Standard initiative, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released a new U.S. public research report titled "Standard Issue" that sets out to better gauge how the public feels about issues at the core of the green building community’s mission: sustainabil...
San Francisco Works Toward 100% Renewable Electricity by 2030
By Joanna Masterson
April 22, 2019
San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed announced a plan to transition private commercial buildings of 500,000 square feet and larger to 100 percent renewable electricity by 2022. Then, starting in 2024, commercial buildings exceeding 250,000 square feet will be subject to the requir...
NYC Announces ‘Green New Deal’
By Joanna Masterson
April 22, 2019
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced $14 billion in investments to ensure a nearly 30 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Dubbed the Green New Deal, New York City is mandating the reduction of emissions from vehicles and all large existing buildings, as...
Green Buildings Go Beyond Environmental Conservation
By Lior Zitzman
April 13, 2019
Buildings use almost 40% of the total energy consumed in the United States and generate 30% of the nation’s greenhouse emissions. The high energy use and large carbon footprint of buildings have led to the development of sustainable spaces known as green buildings.
Green buildin...
Elevators Take Sustainable Smart Cities to the Next Level
By Chris Smith
March 8, 2019
From electric cars to solar panels, technology has been at the forefront of innovation in sustainability efforts. As greenhouse gas emissions continue to be a critical global concern, developing smart cities and sustainable energy practices are more important than ever.
In fact,...
Building Benchmarks Address Resiliency
By Joanna Masterson
January 30, 2019
The International Code Council and the Alliance for National and Community Resilience released the first of a series of building benchmarks to help communities evaluate their current state of resilience and offer guidance on areas of improvement. In particular, the benchmarks enc...
USGBC Announces all LEED Certified Green Buildings Eligible for LEED Recertification
By USGBC
January 23, 2019
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that it will begin offering LEED recertification for all LEED certified projects. To be eligible for certification, projects must submit 12 months of data demonstrating continued or improved performance. Once recertified, projects...
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