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.

Sustainability

Amazon, JPMorgan Chase among companies collaborating with ILFI to advance carbon verification

Four companies (Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, JLL, and Prologis) are working with the International Living Future Institute to support development of new versions of Zero Carbon Certification.

Sustainability

CBRE to use Climate X platform to help clients calculate climate-related risks

CBRE will use risk analysis platform Climate X to provide climate risk data to commercial renters and property owners. The agreement will help clients calculate climate-related risks and return on investments for retrofits or acquisitions that can boost resiliency.

Building Technology

Could ‘smart’ building facades heat and cool buildings?

A promising research project looks at the possibilities for thermoelectric systems to thermally condition buildings, writes Mahsa Farid Mohajer, Sustainable Building Analyst with Stantec.

Sustainability | Sep 19, 2016

Brussels’ Botanic Center apartment block looks to live up to its name with the addition of 10,000 plants and a rooftop “Chrysalis”

The project, which has been commissioned and is in the design phase, would eliminate CO2 and produce its own energy.

Energy | Sep 13, 2016

Oberlin College to hold conference on post-fossil fuel economy

The gathering will address climate change and new sources of energy.

BIM and Information Technology | Sep 7, 2016

Energy Star Portfolio Manager tool updated to factor in waste management

The costs and benefits of managing 29 types of waste are now included.

Sustainability | Aug 30, 2016

New federal project plans must include climate impacts

Agencies must quantify the specific impacts when possible.

Coatings | Jeff Alexander | Aug 29, 2016

Making a greener future with biorenewable coatings

Biorenewable and recycled materials help eliminate waste and reduce the use of virgin materials

Green | Aug 29, 2016

Vancouver, B.C., to require zero emissions on new buildings by 2030

No net GHG emissions will be allowed.

Great Solutions | Aug 23, 2016

Visual energy model database demystifies net-zero design

Diamond Schmitt Architects’ ecoMetrics tool allows its designers to quickly analyze solutions based on models from 44 LEED-certified projects.

Energy Efficiency | Aug 17, 2016

Investor Confidence Project aimed at raising trustworthiness on energy efficiency projects

The new initiative screens projects to see if they are investor-ready.

Aug 3, 2016

GREEN BUILDING GIANTS: Sustainability leaders turn to wellness and technology to get an edge

AEC leaders in green building are stepping up to a higher level of innovation and to be a green leader today, you have to dig deeper into data.

Aug 3, 2016

Top 60 Green Building Engineering Firms

Jacobs, AECOM, and Arup top Building Design+Construction’s annual ranking of the nation’s largest green building sector engineering and E/A firms, as reported in the 2016 Giants 300 Report.