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

A research center in The Netherlands is testing the latest techniques in urban farming. 

Fedrizzi will be leaving an organization that has grown to 76 chapters. The Washington, D.C.-based USGBC employs 260 people, and last year reported $74.1 million in revenue.

Construction has begun Los Angeles County on what is being called the nation’s largest Net Zero Plus retrofit of a commercial building.

When it comes to water conservation, Building Teams tend to concentrate on water-efficient plumbing fixtures, irrigation controls, graywater capture, and ways to recycle condensate from air-conditioning systems. Yet many of the best opportunities for saving water begin with big-picture thinking in a project’s earliest phases. 

Strapped with both water and energy crises, several island nations are investing in solar-powered water plants to attain more resilient water and power sources.

While first generation LED lighting fixtures were basically your standard incandescent or fluorescent housing retrofitted with LED light boards, manufacturers have now begun designing fixtures around the LEDs, writes SmithGroupJJR's Michael Nowicki.

To achieve Passive House standards, Cornell Tech Residential will incorporate a number of sustainability-focused design elements. The façade, constructed of a prefabricated metal panel system, acts as a thermally insulated blanket wrapping the building structure.