Top Starts | California Owner of the Year The Port of Long Beach Pursues New Paradigms To Meet Lofty Goals Jim Parsons April 23, 2024 No Comments The Port of Long Beach, ENR California’s Owner of the Year, aims to set a new standard for seaport efficiency and sustainability.Read More
Detroit Corporate Campus Aims To Be One of Michigan's Most Sustainable Buildings Bruce Buckley September 12, 2023 No Comments Design and construction team places a premium on preserving an ecosystem and creating connections between people and the environment Read More
Sustainability Green Building Council Ranks Top 10 States By LEED Certification James Leggate January 18, 2023 No Comments The U.S. Green Building Council ranked states based on LEED-certified gross square footage per capita in 2022. Read More
Materials Grand-Scale Reduced-Carbon Concrete for Buildings Is a Major Production Despite obstacles, sustainability evangelists are upbeat about slashing in half by 2030 the ubiquitous building material’s intense carbon footprint Nadine M. Post September 14, 2022 One Comment Suppliers are beginning to offer concrete and cement products with reduced carbon content, but roadblocks remain in the way of widespread market penetration.Read More
Government Spending Administration Launches 'Buy Clean' Construction Materials Push Task force will prioritize lower embodied carbon materials in federally funded projects James Leggate February 15, 2022 No Comments New federal task force will prioritize materials with lower embodied carbon for US-funded projects.Read More
Materials New Tool Helps Industry Pros Find Lower Impact Materials Northwestern Releases 'Building Material Selection and Use: An Environmental Guide' James Leggate January 6, 2022 No Comments “Building Material Selection and Use: An Environmental Guide” (BMEG) includes a database of 50 building materials and their properties.Read More