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.

Mixed-Use | Nov 16, 2015

Italian architect designs vertical forest with prefab units by BuroHappold

Cantilevered planters will host cedar trees and other plants hundreds of feet above ground.

Green | Nov 16, 2015

USGBC Working Group approves new guidance for LEED Materials & Resources Credit 4

Helps product manufacturers offer insight into material and supply chain sustainability

First WELL-certified city district to be built in Tampa

Green | Oct 30, 2015

First WELL-certified city district will be built in Tampa, Fla.

The plan calls for the construction of a $2 billion, 40-acre urban mixed-use development, where all buildings will pursue WELL Certification.

The biofilter provides the majority of the building's fresh air intake to substantially reduce energy usage.

Green | Oct 22, 2015

Six-story living wall improves building performance at University of Ottawa

Benefits of the living wall include dust control and sound abatement.

Green | Oct 21, 2015

GBCI announces 2015 class of LEED Fellows

The 35 winners have demonstrated leadership within the green building movement.

Multifamily Housing | Oct 15, 2015

Montreal apartment is world’s largest residential cross-laminated timber project

Its 434 condo, townhouse, and rental units in three eight-story buildings are made from sustainably harvested wood turned into panels by Canadian company Nordic Wood Structures together with the Cree Nation in Chibougamau.