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8 Canada Square, a Norman Foster-designed office building that’s currently the global headquarters of HSBC Holdings, will have large sections of its façade removed to create landscaped terraces. The project, designed by KPF, will be the world’s largest transformation of an office tower into a sustainable mixed-use building.
The Contra Costa County Administration Building in Martinez, Calif., is the world’s first public project to achieve the zero-waste-focused TRUE Gold certification for construction. The TRUE Certification for Construction program, administered by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), recognizes projects that achieve exceptional levels of waste reduction, reuse, and recycling.
Artificial intelligence could help U.S. buildings to significantly reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions, according to a paper by researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Demolished in 1989, The Phoenix Ironworks Steel Factory left a five-acre hole in West Oakland, Calif. After sitting vacant for nearly three decades, the site will soon become utilized again in the form of 316 affordable housing units.
The Los Angeles campus is being built at a site in the eastern portion of the Santa Monica Mountains.
The 600,000-sm facility will be on a secure property surrounded by a moat.
The building boasts a zero-carbon footprint and is naturally ventilated.
C.F. Møller designed the building to create a connection between the school premises and the surrounding public urban space.
The tower’s design comes from the Laboratory for Visionary Architecture’s (LAVA) winning competition entry for an energy park and storage tower.
Washington, D.C. office is showcase for top levels of the two standards.
MVRDV and SDK Vastgoed won a competition to redevelop the inner city area around Deken van Someren Street in Eindhoven.
Growth has been slow, but enticing larger firms and getting help from local governments could provide a boost.
The Operations Center consolidates activities that previously were being handled at 25 locations.
Carlo Ratti Associati designed the garden with an innovative net-zero energy climate control system.
