Category: Green Surfacing Blog
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released its annual list of the Top 10 States for LEED green building with Massachusetts leading the country in 2020 with the most certified sq. ft. per capita. Across the top states, more than 60 percent of certifications were office,...
GBCI was founded in 2008 to drive implementation of LEED and for more than a decade, has proved instrumental in ensuring LEED remains the world’s most widely used green building program. Thanks to GBCI’s stewardship, there are now more than 104,000 registered and certified LEED commercial projects, nearly...
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced its list of Top 10 States for LEED green building. For the first time since 2011, Colorado took the top spot on the list, which ranks states based on the number of LEED certified square feet per person....
The Arc platform helps project teams collect and manage data across five categories: energy, water, waste, transportation and human experience. Using this data, the platform generates a LEED performance score that can be used by project teams to submit for and achieve LEED certification or recertification....
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens continues to lead in sustainable building design and construction with the unveiling of the Exhibit Staging Center (ESC). Formerly an old public works building, the ESC showcases the latest advancements in green building technology on an existing site, transforming a dilapidated...
It’s becoming increasingly obvious that we need both sustainable and cost-effective housing for those living in urban areas. The role that buildings play is clear — they create 30 percent of a city’s greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, a growing percentage of Americans are cost-burdened by the price of their...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an overview of a webinar conducted in June 2018 and announced that it is now available on-demand. The webinar is titled Routine Cleaning and Maintenance for a Healthy School Environment. Although the focus is on the importance of Green and...
In an article on ReliablePlant.com Mike Stone expounds on the importance of maintaining a green building beyond the design of environmentally friendly edifices. Stone outlines some useful methods to ensure that the building will continue to operate efficiently throughout its life cycle. The U.S. Green Building...
Original blog post from CaraGreen, Sustainable Products Distributor What can three billion years of evolution teach us? We are so reliant on our ability to innovate and research new ways to do things based on technology, that we often forget to consider the most innovative research of...
With summer upon us, it is the time of year when the industry is busy with new construction and renovations. This makes it the perfect time for developers, owners and managers to start thinking about sustainability. To properly plan construction projects with sustainability in mind, Stephen...
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) announced this year’s recipients for its highest honor—the COTE Top Ten Awards. Each year, ten innovative projects are recognized for their integration of design excellence with environmental performance. The COTE Top Ten measures and metrics...
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released the annual list of the Top 10 States for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the world’s most widely used green building rating system. The list ranks states in terms of certified square feet per resident in 2017....
Despite the current Administration of the United States disregarding global efforts of sustainable development throughout 2017, sustainable building will continue to trend throughout 2018 and long into the future. Individual states, cities, and businesses have persisted in moving forward in a fight for green developments in...
As interest in sustainable building and construction continues to grow, Americans are looking for more ways to reduce their carbon footprint. In an article on Forbes.com Lara O’Keefe gives insight into materials architects and designers can use to make projects more sustainable. Among the materials recommended are:...
A partnership between polymer innovator REHAU and the parent company of EcoSmart Solution (ESS),Taurus Investment Holdings, has announced that a sustainable housing community called Whisper Valley has opened in East Austin, Texas. The project cost $2 billion to develop and includes 7,500 homes, making it the...
According to the Ashkin Group, a consulting firm specializing in green cleaning, a new study shows that companies are turning to sustainability in order to reduce risks. The study conducted by Deloitte Resources is known simply as the Deloittle Resources 2017 Study and is based on...
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