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How Net-Zero Buildings Can Help The Climate Crisis

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Sep 23 2021
Yale Environment 360

Can the World’s Most Polluting Heavy Industries Decarbonize?

By Fred Pearce Photo: plus49 / Construction Photography / Avalon / Getty Images
The production of steel, cement, and ammonia together emit about one-fifth of all human-caused CO2. Technologies are emerging that promise to decarbonize these problem industries, but analysts warn that big challenges remain before the processes…
Jan 11 2021
World Economic Forum

Decarbonizing cities – how to harmonize buildings, mobility and infrastructure

By Francesco Starace and Jean-Pascal Tricoire Photo by Getty Images
An integrated approach is needed to fully decarbonize cities. Digitalization across buildings, mobility and energy infrastructure is key to achieving net zero carbon. Decarbonizing cities will not just benefit the environment, but also the jobs…
Jul 07 2020
telangana today

Telangana’s new secretariat building will be blend of history, modern tech

The new integrated State Secretariat complex will be an amalgamation of historic architecture and modern technology reflecting the rich culture of Telangana.
Jun 28 2020
Recordonline.com

Unique Passive House project in Newburgh nears finish line

By Lana Bellamy
"I just sequestered myself in here. I was totally out of danger because I told all my subcontractors, 'Don't come in,'" Robinson said, referring to when the COVID-19 outbreak began. "I would just sit here…
Jun 26 2020
Streetsblog Cal

Grants Issued for Affordable Housing, Transformative Climate Communities, Climate Change Research

By Melanie Curry
Strategic Growth Council awards a pile of implementation and planning grants for sustainable, healthy communities
Jun 25 2020
Energy News Network

Kansas City poised to adopt the most efficient building code in the country

By Karen Uhlenhuth Photo: Kate Brown
Supporters are optimistic that the City Council will adopt a 2021 code expected to increase efficiency by 10%.
Jun 23 2020
The construction specifier

TAT designs Boston affordable housing to Passive House standards

The new, 55-unit expansion of Old Colony in South Boston is part of a decade-long redevelopment of the Anne M. Lynch Homes at Old Colony, as the affordable housing complex is known. According to the…
May 13 2020
State of the Planet

‘Building’ Sustainability for Buildings

By Minji Ko
As part of the Spring 2020 Speaker Series, the CEO of Urban Green Council spoke to students about policy solutions to improve energy efficiency in buildings.
Apr 15 2020
MIT Technology Review

The passive house that’s aggressively green

By Alice Dragoon Photo by Stephanie Arnett
This May, residents chosen from a lottery  of 2,600 applicants are scheduled to begin moving into 98 affordable housing units in the new Finch Cambridge building on Concord Avenue near Fresh Pond in Cambridge, Massachusetts.…
Nov 20 2019
NRDC

Pittsburgh City Buildings Ready to Go Net Zero

By Wendy Lee and Irene Nielson
Pittsburgh’s Mayor William Peduto signed an ordinance for net-zero government buildings, taking action to save money on operating costs and an important step toward the city’s climate goals.
Jan 03 2019
metropolis

How Nonprofit and Public-Sector Clients Are Driving Sustainable Design

By Deane Madsen Photo by Nic Lehoux
As these three examples of nonprofit and public-sector clients suggest, those at the top can empower architects to make impactful choices, provided they embrace sustainable goals of substance.

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Join The Dark Sky Movement

05/05/21
The International Dark-Sky Association works to protect the night skies for present and future generations.

The Federal Commitment to Green Building: Experiences and Expectations

03/11/20
This report assesses, for the first time, what the Federal government is doing, in policy and practice, to make its buildings more environmentally sustainable, and provides recommendations for how the Federal sector can make even…

Green Building Policy Options for the Public Sector

03/11/20
Green building is receiving increased attention in the public sector in the United States. Over the past ten years, public sec-tor organizations have gone from “testing the waters” with green building pilot projects to developing…
great neck record

LED Lights In The Village Of Great Neck

04/07/18
Babylon is installing LED lights in all 13,250 of its streetlamps, reflecting a shift across Long Island for energy-efficient lighting. The additional advantage of LEDs in Babylon resulted in making the town safer. The projected…
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