Green Buildings Alive - Podcast

Sameea Kamal
(03/02/2011)
While it might seem that less people working in a commercial building means less energy used, data gathered by Investa Sustainability Institute shows that buildings actually perform better at full occupancy.

Counterintuitive Link to Building Occupancy, Energy Use

By Sameea Kamal
(03/01/2011)
While it might seem that less people working in a commercial building means less energy used, data gathered by the Sydney, Australia-based Investa Sustainability Institute shows that buildings actually perform better at full occupancy.

Study: LED Bulbs Pose Health Hazard

By: Sameea Kamal
(02/25/2011)
A UC Irvine study found that LED light bulbs, considered preferable alternatives, contain lead, arsenic and a dozen other potentially hazardous substances

Twenty Year-Old Office Complex Achieves LEED Platinum

By Sameea Kamal
(02/04/2011)
The 20-year-old Aventine office complex in La Jolla, California, has been certified as LEED Platinum.
 

Greening Existing Buildings

By Sameea Kamal
(01/29/2011)
Every year, the American economy loses more than $130 billion dollars from leaky, inefficient buildings.

Q&A: Erin Rae Hoffer, Autodesk Manager

By Amy Perry
(11/12/2009)
BIM is at once a catalyst for tremendous change within the design/construction community.

Design Considerations Balance Sustainability, Safety Needs


(06/04/2009)
The following article is based on an excerpt from “Security Design for Sustainable Buildings and Campuses,” a book released this year by security consulting firm Applied Risk Management.

Trendspotting: Declining Enrollment

By William S. DeJong
(06/01/2009)
Enrollment in most school districts across the country is declining. This change in enrollment, coupled with changes in program delivery, is causing district administrators to rethink, resize and retool their school facilities.

2009 Modular Building Awards


(05/28/2009)
Every year the Modular Building Institute sponsors an awards program that recognizes the best projects in commercial modular building design and construction.

Q&A: Rachel Gutter, USGBC


(03/23/2009)
Rachel Gutter, the USGBC’s senior manager for the education market, says green school construction projects have the potential to make it through the down economy unscathed.