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Zurich Soft Robotics says Solskin can reduce building energy consumption by up to 80% while producing up to 40% more electricity than comparable façade systems.
Driven by new laws, regulations, tariffs, ESG goals, and thought leaders in the industry itself, healthcare institutions are embracing decarbonization to meet 2050 goals for emissions reductions.
New York’s Building Code Council is set to include the All-Electric Buildings Act in its 2025 code update. The Act would ban natural gas and other fossil fuels in new buildings.
The University of California, Riverside, School of Medicine has opened the 94,576-sf, five-floor Education Building II (EDII). Created by the design-build team of CO Architects and Hensel Phelps, the medical school’s new home supports team-based student learning, offers social spaces, and provides departmental offices for faculty and staff.
The goal of the Net Zero Plus Electrical Training Institute is for this structure to become a model for emergency operations centers for communities.
The education building generated 83% more energy than it consumed over the last year en route to earning Living Building Challenge (LBC) certification.
The Robinsons Starmills mall in San Fernando recently turned on a 2.9 megawatt rooftop PV plant.
The Exploratorium at Pier 15 in San Francisco and the West Branch of the Berkeley Public Library are two of the projects recognized by AIA COTE as the top green buildings of 2016.
With the full O&M package, solar adopters are able to maximize return on investment, optimize system performance and minimize operating costs while controlling long-term costs.
The $22 billion experiment, to this point, has produced less than stellar results.
Creating a 25-story energy-generating globe for Expo 2017 in Kazakhstan put Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture to the test.
The calculator breaks down the cost-effectiveness of energy codes on a state-by-state basis.
NRG Energy teams with Miami Heat to transform an underused open-air plaza and reinforce the facility’s green reputation
Energy modeling allows architects to be more ambitious with energy-saving in their design projects.
