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.

Products and Materials

Top products from AIA 2024

This month, Building Design+Construction editors are bringing you the top products displayed at the 2024 AIA Conference on Architecture & Design. Nearly 550 building product manufacturers showcased their products—here are 17 that caught our eye.

Sustainability

5 ways ESG can influence design and create opportunities

Gensler sustainability leaders Stacey Olson, Anthony Brower, and Audrey Handelman share five ways they're rethinking designing for ESG, using a science-based approach that can impact the ESG value chain.

Green | Jan 28, 2019

This is the country’s greenest academic building

Perkins+Will designed the building.

Sustainability | Gensler | Nov 5, 2018

How the built environment can help the climate crisis

Our buildings and cities will have to experiment with new climate responsive forms, and in many cases, the built environment will require dramatic shifts to achieve true resilience and continue working towards a carbon-neutral society.

Sustainability | Oct 25, 2018

As project delivery models evolve, designers rethink their role

New York City’s newest university campus, Cornell Tech, pushes the limits of sustainable and resilient design.

Green | Oct 17, 2018

USGBC survey suggests employees are happier, healthier, and more productive in LEED green buildings

Can healthier, more sustainable buildings give employers a hiring edge to attract best in class talent?

Sustainability | Gensler | Oct 3, 2018

Introducing sustainable design early leads to more resilient projects

Many companies are influenced by the misconception that only some projects can qualify as sustainable.

Sustainability | Sep 18, 2018

Starbucks to build 10,000 “Greener Stores” by 2025

The company is teaming with SCS Global Services and World Wildlife Fund to develop the Greener Stores framework.

Sustainability | Sep 13, 2018

Under-development solar panels snap together and turn waste heat into hot water

The project is being developed at Brunel University London.

Sustainability | Sep 10, 2018

At Penn State, sustainability is more than a goal

The university, encompassing 13 colleges and 24 campuses, adheres to protocols established by the UN.

Green | Stantec | Aug 15, 2018

What if your neighborhood could make you healthier?

The WELL Community Standard equips planners to build health promotion into the very fabric of neighborhoods.

The CSU Northridge Sustainability + Recycling Center

Energy | Gensler | Aug 6, 2018

Will California lead the way to energy independence?

The architecture, engineering, and construction industry will have to make major adjustments in the years ahead now that many state, city and local governments are getting serious about creating a carbon neutral buildings sector.