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Global green building alliance releases guide for $35 trillion investment to achieve net zero, meet global energy transition goals

The international alliance of UK-based Building Research Establishment (BRE), the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA), the Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and the Alliance HQE-GBC France developed the guide, Financing Transformation: A Guide to Green Building for Green Bonds and Green Loans, to strengthen global cooperation between the finance and real estate sectors.




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Giants 400 | Oct 30, 2017

Top 45 green engineering firms

WSP, AECOM, and Arup top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest green sector engineering and EA firms, as reported in the 2017 Giants 300 Report.

Giants 400 | Oct 30, 2017

Top 130 green architecture firms

Gensler, Stantec, and HOK top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest green sector architecture and AE firms, as reported in the 2017 Giants 300 Report.

Greenbuild Report | Oct 18, 2017

Rebuild, retreat, or resist

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma expose the necessity—and limitations—of resilient design and construction measures.

Sustainability | Oct 16, 2017

A negative emissions power plant is now operational in Iceland

The geothermal power plant in Hellisheidi, Iceland was outfitted with a Climeworks DAC module.

Sustainability | Oct 9, 2017

New Arizona State University building will reach triple net-zero performance

The science and research complex will include an atrium biome filled with plants and water.

Sustainability | Gensler | Oct 4, 2017

The solutions to climate change are already at our fingertips

To keep global temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius of warming, the International Energy Agency (IEA) reports that the global buildings sector will need to decrease its total annual greenhouse gas contribution by 77% by 2050.

Green | Paladino | Oct 2, 2017

Five strategies to improve energy performance in existing buildings

After performing retro-commissioning and energy audits for more than five million square feet of existing building real estate, we have developed a list of common low/no-cost Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) that are identified on the majority of projects.

Green | Sep 27, 2017

Wellness gains ground with real estate and property management professionals

Structure Tone survey finds LEED is still a selling point, but interest in resilience practices could be waning.

Codes and Standards | Sep 12, 2017

Washington, D.C. is first LEED Platinum city in the world

All city government buildings are powered by renewables.

Green | Sep 12, 2017

Brooklyn’s Windsor Terrace Library gets a living roof

The roof was funded through a process that allows local residents to decide how City capital dollars are spent in their neighborhoods.

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