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4 ways to transform old buildings into modern assets

As cities grow, their office inventories remain largely stagnant. Yet despite changes to the marketā€”including the impact of hybrid workā€”opportunities still exist. Enter: ā€œMidlife Metamorphosis.ā€


Green

LEED v5 released for public comment

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has opened the first public comment period for the first draft of LEED v5. The new version of the LEED green building rating system will drive deep decarbonization, quality of life improvements, and ecological conservation and restoration, USGBC says.Ā 



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Oct 12, 2010

Full Steam Ahead for Sustainable Power Plant

An innovative restoration turns a historic but inoperable coal-burning steam plant into a modern, energy-efficient marvel at Duke University.

Oct 12, 2010

From ā€˜Plain Boxā€™ to Community Asset

The Mid-Ohio Foodbank helps provide 55,000 meals a day to the hungry. Who would guess that it was once a nondescript mattress factory?

Oct 11, 2010

Rhode Island is the first state to adopt IGCC

Rhode Island is the first state to adopt the International Green Construction Code (IGCC). The Rhode Island Green Buildings Act identifies the IGCC as an equivalent standard in compliance with requirements that all public agency major facility projects be designed and constructed as green buildings. The Rules and Regulations to implement the Act take effect in October 2010.

Oct 8, 2010

Union Bankā€™S San Diego HQ awarded LEED Gold

Union Bankā€™s San Diego headquarters building located at 530 B Street has been awarded LEED Gold certification from the Green Building Certification Institute under the standards established by the U.S. Green Building Council.Ā  Gold status was awarded to six buildings across the United States in the most recent certification and Union Bankā€™s San Diego headquarters building is one of only two in California.

Oct 6, 2010

From grocery store to culinary school

A former West Philadelphia supermarket is moving up the food chain, transitioning from grocery store to the Center for Culinary Enterprise, a business culinary training school.

Sep 30, 2010

Luxury hotels lead industry in green accommodations

Results from the American Hotel & Lodging Associationā€™s 2010 Lodging Survey showed that luxury and upper-upscale hotels are most likely to feature green amenities and earn green certifications. Results were tallied from 8,800 respondents, for a very respectable 18% response rate. Questions focused on 14 green-related categories, including allergy-free rooms, water-saving programs, energy management systems, recycling programs, green certification, and green renovation.

Sep 21, 2010

Forecast: Existing buildings to earn 50% of green building certifications

A new report from Pike Research forecasts that by 2020, nearly half the green building certifications will be for existing buildingsā€”accounting for 25 billion sf. The study, ā€œGreen Building Certification Programs,ā€ analyzed current market and regulatory conditions related to green building certification programs, and found that green building remain robust during the recession and that certifications for existing buildings are an increasing area of focus.
Sep 16, 2010

Gehryā€™s Santa Monica Place gets a wave of changes

Omniplan, in association with Jerde Partnership, created an updated design for Santa Monica Place, a shopping mall designed by Frank Gehry in 1980.

Aug 11, 2010

Georgia Tech requires LEED Gold for all new buildings and renovations

The Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta is currently updating its facilities design standards to meet LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold as set by the U.S. Green Building Council. Energy Ace, Inc., an Atlanta-based sustainability consulting firm is assisting Georgia Tech in preparing the Standards upgrade.

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Aug 11, 2010

ASHRAE Receives NIST Grant to Study IAQ in Retail Stores

The American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has been awarded $1.5 million dollars in grant money from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to conduct a three-year research project on ventilation and indoor air quality in retail stores.
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