By Jonathan O’Connell, Washington Post – The District imposed some of the nation’s toughest standards for green construction in 2006, many of them to take effect in 2012. But developers didn’t need a deadline to get started. Many are incorporating energy-saving designs into their projects, hoping to appeal to the federal government as it pushes [...]
The shiny new Chick-fil-A restaurant at Montgomery Plaza on the city’s near west side may look like a typical Chick-fil-A on the surface, but what’s underneath is an entirely different matter. The Atlanta-based chain famous for its chicken sandwiches chose the West Seventh Street site for the company’s first effort to design and build a [...]
A house going up in Cleveland’s University Circle is taking energy efficiency to extremes. The Cleveland Museum of Natural History started construction last week on SmartHome Cleveland, a superinsulated, airtight house designed to slash heating costs. This summer, visitors will be able to tour the house, called a passive house, as part of the museum’s [...]
A few years ago in central Florida, John Santarpia had an idea. He was the president and CEO of a credit union and felt he needed to do something to improve its image. “We’re a medium-sized credit union and there’s a lot of competition,” Santarpia said. “We wanted to stand out.” He and his colleagues [...]
By Jason Hidalgo (rgj.com) – Going old vs. going new. That’s apparently the key question when tackling a renewable building project. Once associated mostly with free-spirited hippies and tree-hugging nature lovers, going green has made serious gains within the general public’s consciousness in just the past few years. “The perception of green building used to [...]
Sustainable operations and maintenance of facilities is as crucial as building, renovating or retrofitting facilities with green standards. If a green building is not operated and maintained with similar energy efficient and conservation principles, no matter how green it was designed to be, it would fail to function sustainably. Follow-up efforts including gaining knowledge and [...]
