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Each year, DOE releases an annual report with key findings, updates, and metrics from the Better Buildings Initiative. Year over year, Better Climate Challenge and Better Buildings Challenge partners are pursuing ambitious GHG, energy, water, and waste reduction goals, and sharing their proven solutions with the marketplace.
The Biden administration is getting in on the office-to-residential conversion push, releasing a guidebook Friday morning on how the federal government can help facilitate conversions.
As office buildings struggle with record-high vacancies and many owners face distress, architects are attempting to find new uses for empty buildings, and they are reimagining the design of new projects to ensure they don’t become obsolete.
The wood product represents a “huge untapped potential” to drive down the city’s carbon footprint, said the New York City Economic Development Corp.
The U.S. office market has faced volatility since the onset of the pandemic, but a new JLL report predicts stabilization is right around the corner.
A Seattle Amazon Fresh location has received a Zero Carbon Certification from the International Living Future Institute (ILFI), becoming the world’s first grocery store—and Amazon’s first building—to receive the certification. ILFI awarded the certification in September, and is currently evaluating four additional Amazon locations, which are on track to achieve this validation of their carbon-reduction efforts.
Grade B office vacancy in the City of London is falling from high levels amid an emerging “trifurcation” in the office market.
Going green can save green and ensure long-term success, industry leaders say.
For that reason, construction executives continue to stress the need for environmental, social and governance initiatives and integration within construction, according to a recent panel session during the 2023 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo.
Turner Construction, STO Building Group, DPR Construction, Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., and Clark Group head the ranking of the nation’s largest general contractors, CM at risk firms, and design-builders for nonresidential buildings and multifamily buildings work, as reported in Building Design+Construction’s 2023 Giants 400 Report.
The tower’s innovative HVAC system features geothermal, radiant heating and cooling, and AI-driven building controls.