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GSA to invest $80 million on smart building technologies at federal properties

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) will invest $80 million from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into smart building technologies within 560 federal buildings. GSA intends to enhance operations through granular controls, expand available reporting with more advanced metering sources, and optimize the operator experience.




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Oct 12, 2010

Full Steam Ahead for Sustainable Power Plant

An innovative restoration turns a historic but inoperable coal-burning steam plant into a modern, energy-efficient marvel at Duke University.

Oct 12, 2010

From ā€˜Plain Boxā€™ to Community Asset

The Mid-Ohio Foodbank helps provide 55,000 meals a day to the hungry. Who would guess that it was once a nondescript mattress factory?

Oct 11, 2010

HGA wins 25-Year Award from AIA Minnesota

HGA Architects and Engineers won a 25-Year Award from AIA Minnesota for the Willow Lake Laboratory.

Oct 11, 2010

Rhode Island is the first state to adopt IGCC

Rhode Island is the first state to adopt the International Green Construction Code (IGCC). The Rhode Island Green Buildings Act identifies the IGCC as an equivalent standard in compliance with requirements that all public agency major facility projects be designed and constructed as green buildings. The Rules and Regulations to implement the Act take effect in October 2010.

Oct 8, 2010

Union Bankā€™S San Diego HQ awarded LEED Gold

Union Bankā€™s San Diego headquarters building located at 530 B Street has been awarded LEED Gold certification from the Green Building Certification Institute under the standards established by the U.S. Green Building Council.Ā  Gold status was awarded to six buildings across the United States in the most recent certification and Union Bankā€™s San Diego headquarters building is one of only two in California.

Oct 6, 2010

Windows Keep Green Goals in View

The DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory has almost 600 window openings, and yet it's targeting LEED Platinum, net-zero energy use, and 50% improvement over ASHRAE 90.1. How the window ā€˜problemā€™ is part of the solution.

Oct 6, 2010

From grocery store to culinary school

A former West Philadelphia supermarket is moving up the food chain, transitioning from grocery store to the Center for Culinary Enterprise, a business culinary training school.

Sep 30, 2010

Luxury hotels lead industry in green accommodations

Results from the American Hotel & Lodging Associationā€™s 2010 Lodging Survey showed that luxury and upper-upscale hotels are most likely to feature green amenities and earn green certifications. Results were tallied from 8,800 respondents, for a very respectable 18% response rate. Questions focused on 14 green-related categories, including allergy-free rooms, water-saving programs, energy management systems, recycling programs, green certification, and green renovation.

Sep 24, 2010

PPG to help inaugurate Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster (GPIC)

PITTSBURGH, Sept 23, 2010 ā€“ PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) will participate in a ceremony Sept. 27 toā€¦
Sep 21, 2010

Forecast: Existing buildings to earn 50% of green building certifications

A new report from Pike Research forecasts that by 2020, nearly half the green building certifications will be for existing buildingsā€”accounting for 25 billion sf. The study, ā€œGreen Building Certification Programs,ā€ analyzed current market and regulatory conditions related to green building certification programs, and found that green building remain robust during the recession and that certifications for existing buildings are an increasing area of focus.
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