Industry News
(01/28/2010)
Full-service graphic design firm QA Graphics was recently hired to install its Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard at Chemawa Indian School.
By Bryna Dunn
(01/28/2010)
(01/28/2010)
Educators often talk about teachable moments — opportunities to encourage students to think critically about and learn from a current event or issue. The incorporation of visible design features and energy and water measurement devices that display data can help students learn about green buildings.
By Rachel Gutter
(01/28/2010)
(01/28/2010)
Many of us who work in the green building movement have a tendency to present sustainability as though it is a new idea. In fact, it is quite the opposite.
By David Hobstetter
(12/09/2009)
(12/09/2009)
Architect Examines Modern Courthouse Design and Natural Light
By Stephanie Thum
(09/09/2009)
(09/09/2009)
Dorchester Penitentiary, a 466-inmate, medium-security facility in New Brunswick, Canada, is home to the first large-scale wind turbine erected by the Correctional Service of Canada and the largest installation on Canadian government property.
(11/12/2008)
The new 38,800-square-foot business school at Ithaca College received LEED Platinum certification, making it the first U.S. higher education business school facility to achieve that rating.
By Susan Buchanan
(09/22/2008)
(09/22/2008)
While reducing the environmental impact of facilities and promoting a healthier work environment are emerging as central goals for a growing number of jurisdictions and agencies in the corrections and justice market, many facility owners, administrators and managers remain skeptical about how to fund such programs given the constant pressure to keep operating costs low, especially as energy prices continue to climb.
By Matthew Crawford
(12/18/2007)
(12/18/2007)
With the goal of achieving grid neutrality at all new schools, California State Architect David Thorman is working to change the way school administrators think about construction projects.
(11/13/2007)
The U.S. Green Building Council announced several improvements to its Internet offerings at the 2007 Greenbuild conference.
(11/13/2007)
The Construction Specifications Institute and the U.S. Green Building Council signed a memorandum of understanding at the 2007 Greenbuild conference that promotes an open exchange of ideas and information on green building and maintenance practices.
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