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Energy-efficiency retrofits can help reduce healthcare costs
Reducing energy consumption through energy-efficiency retrofits represents an underappreciated way…
What is value engineering?
If you had to define value engineering in a single word, you might boil it down to "efficiency."…
Green Building Initiative names Jerry Yudelson as new President
The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced today that it has named Jerry Yudelson as its…
An interview with Jerry Yudelson, President, The Green Building Initiative
Green building consultant Jerry Yudelson, PE, LEED Fellow, has been named President of the Green…
Norman Foster proposes elevated bikeways throughout London
Exterior Architecture, Foster + Partners and Space Syntax—a team who share Lord Foster’s passion…
World’s tallest vegetated façade to sprout in Sri Lanka [slideshow]
When the 46-story Clearpoint Residences condo tower officially opens in late 2015, it will be the…
EPA move to assert oversight on small bodies of water among top regulatory battles for 2014
The EPA's regulatory oversight on small bodies of water under the Clean Water Act and OSHA's stance…
West Hollywood drug den to be remade into boutique hotel
San Vicente Inn, a cluster of century-old historic bungalows, known as a haven for nudists and drug…
Paseo Verde in Philadelphia is nation’s first LEED Platinum neighborhood development
Paseo Verde, a mixed-use, mixed-income community hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony last month.
The…
Green infrastructure prominent in Akron, Ohio's sewer plans
City officials in Akron, Ohio want to prevent stormwater from entering its combined sewer system…
OSHA to hold public meeting on proposed rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has scheduled a public meeting to allow…
Measuring whole building energy use among big changes in LEED v4
A new prerequisite in LEED v4 calls for each project to measure whole building energy use, and then…
Sacramento utility maintenance facility earns LEED Platinum, targets net zero
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s (SMUD) new maintenance facility, which is targeting net…
San Francisco hosts Net Positive Energy + Water Conference
The Living Building Challenge’s Net Positive Energy + Water Conference will be held Feb. 4-5 in San…
Top 10 blog posts from 2013
BD+C editors and our contributors posted hundreds of blogs in 2013. Here's a recap of the most…
BD+C's top 10 stories of 2013
The world's tallest twisting tower and the rise of augmented reality technology in construction…
Calatrava facing legal action from his home town over crumbling cultural complex
Just eight years after opening the Santiago Calatrava-designed City of Arts and Sciences in…
Survey: Number of licensed architects grows in 2012-13
The 2013 survey of U.S. architectural registration boards by NCARB indicates that there are…
7 ways to make your firm more efficient
In a CEO.com post, Andrew Miller, president of ACM Consulting, shares the seven organizational…
Grand Cancun to be first net-zero energy luxury eco-tourism resort
Grand Cancun designed by Richard’s Architecture + Design will be the world’s first net-zero energy…
