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Tensioning Eases Stress on a 13-Story Sustainability Showcase 02/20/12 Switch to novel concrete system from damped steel moment frame sliced $4 million off the structural cost of the San Francisco building. Photo courtesy of Benson Global |
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Green Building Booms in India 12/19/11 In India, the market for green buildings is exploding. Delhi International Airport Ltd. |
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| 02/27/12 | Big Usage Gaps Exist Between Building Energy Models and Performance Mechanical engineers burst myths about green buildings and energy conservation. |
| 02/20/12 | U.S. Post-Tensioned Seismic Systems Not Yet Tested by a Quake Novel structural systems are designed to limit building movement and damage in major earthquakes |
| 12/19/11 | Green Schoolhouses to Be Built With Donated Materials, Volunteers With the first of 24 LEED-Platinum schools breaking ground in Phoenix, the all-volunteer Green Schoolhouses Series has launched to provide $200 million in new, 100% donated buildings for disadvantaged public schools across the country. |
| 10/17/11 | Green Model Contract Forms Coming Out Early Next Year The American Institute of Architects previewed green model contract documents at Greenbuild in Toronto. The International Living Future Institute unveiled a net-zero energy use building certification program. |
| 10/05/11 | Two Small Buildings are Taking ‘Green’ to Big Extremes Design for 38,000-sq-ft hospital in Washington state calls for slashing energy use by nearly two thirds compared to a typical hospital. Design for a 52,000-sq-ft office building in Seattle aims for net-zero energy use to offset energy consumption of 16,000 Btu per sq ft per year. |
| 08/24/11 | Green Building Code 'Rollback' in N.M. Sparks Debate New Mexico’s Construction Industries Commission voted to replace a stringent energy conservation code developed by the state’s previous governor, sparking a lawsuit and vigorous industry debate.New Mexico’s Construction Industries Commission voted to replace a stringent energy conservation code developed by the state’s previous governor, sparking a lawsuit and vigorous industry debate. |
| 08/15/11 | Report Identifies Barriers, Solutions to Energy-Benchmarking Policies A new report from the Institute for Market Transformation takes a look at the barriers to implementing effective building energy benchmarking and disclosure laws and how to overcome those barriers. |
| 07/18/11 | Super-Green Steps: Colo. Building Hits Net-Zero Energy For 1 Day Nation’s largest “net-zero” building could top its June 22 milestone of net-zero-energy use for a day, with NZEU for the entire month of July. |
| 07/04/11 | Joplin, Mo., Devastated by May 22 Tornado, Learning Lessons From Rubble Post-twister forensics lay the groundwork for a massive reconstruction effort, with probable revisions in building code. |
| 06/29/11 | Kansas Tornado Town Rebuilding With an Eye Toward Sustainability Greensburg learned lessons about smart rebuilding. |
04/27/11 Haiti’s President-Elect Sees Major Tasks Ahead
04/06/11 Closely Watched Building Lives Up to Expectations
04/06/11 Construction Contributions Drive Hospital’s Rise in Haiti
04/06/11 Risky ‘Golden’ Job Proves Itself a ‘Door Opener’
02/23/11 Hundreds of Roofs Buckle After Storms Slam Northeast
02/17/11 Forensics Team Seeks Cause Of Midwest Green Roof Collapse
01/26/11 Third Millennium Rescue for Ailing Pyramid
01/12/11 Structures Group Criticizes Building Rating System Draft
12/22/10 Metrodome Repair Under Way, But Vikings Want New Venue
12/15/10 Weight of Snow Deflates Fabric Roof Of Minneapolis Metrodome
11/24/10 Global Cities Rally To Tackle Sustainability
11/10/10 Tighter Standards, Model Code Aim To Cut Building Energy Use
11/03/10 Rating System Preview at ASCE
10/06/10 Chile’s Quake Likely To Have Minor Impact on U.S. Practice
10/06/10 Prefabricated Unit Prototype Contains Solar Collector
09/29/10 House ‘Quake Belts’ Could Prevent Collapses
09/29/10 Once Again, Rivals Slam PCA’s Proposed Sample Ordinance
09/15/10 Is It a Park, Wastewater Treatment Plant or Both?
09/01/10 Construction Methods of the Ancient Inca Offer Sustainable Lessons
06/30/10 Higher Ed Sets Power Goals
06/10/10 Architects Release Tracking Tool For Sustainable Design
06/09/10 Safety Concerns Close Historic Baltimore Monument
06/09/10 New Process Shows Dollar Value of Building Green
06/09/10 Rating Controversy Heats Up
06/02/10 Green 'SITES' Rating Program Picks 175 Pilot Projects
05/19/10 Contractor Offers Limited Fix For Troubled Seattle Tower
05/06/10 Feds Seek Energy-Efficient Building Projects
05/05/10 Green Design-Build Model Crafted for Buildings To Achieve Net-Zero Energy Use
05/05/10 Report: Green Opportunities
03/17/10 Green-Standard Efforts Merge
02/25/10 Earthquake Engineers Head to Haiti for More Research
02/10/10 Group Clarifies Rating System Confusion
02/10/10 Surviving Hangar Shored Against Storm
02/03/10 NIST Recommends Code Changes for Fabric-Covered Steel Structures
01/20/10 Remote Sensing Catalogs Quake Damage to Buildings in Haiti
01/18/10 Structural Engineers Begin On-Site Damage Assessments in Haiti
01/06/10 India Considers 'Green' National Rating System
12/16/09 Troubled Tower Project Halted by Settlement Ends With a Crash
12/03/09 Masdar City Offers $150,000 Prize for Sustainable Concrete Mix
11/18/09 Sustainability Boosters See Greener Pastures
08/26/09 Winds Blow Roof Section Off Brand-New Indian Terminal
08/26/09 Las Vegas High-Rise Problem Snares California Inspector
07/08/09 Building Rating System Requirement Raises Concerns
07/01/09 Landscape Architecture Rising
07/01/09 Debut Exam for Yet Another 'Sustainable' Credential
07/01/09 Refrigerants More Greenhouse Than 'Green,' Study Says
07/01/09 Landscape Architects Invade Big Cities
06/10/09 Greener Empire State Building Could Be Model for Retrofits
05/15/09 House Passes Spending Bills For Schools and Defense
05/13/09 Green Building Rating System Revamp Gets High Marks
05/06/09 Industry Participants Outline Added Green-Building Risks
03/25/09 Vegas' CityCenter Problems Mount
03/04/09 Nearby Subway Excavation Suspected As Cause of Cologne Building Collapse
01/28/09 Some Surprises at Shake Test
04/06/11 Closely Watched Building Lives Up to Expectations
04/06/11 Construction Contributions Drive Hospital’s Rise in Haiti
04/06/11 Risky ‘Golden’ Job Proves Itself a ‘Door Opener’
02/23/11 Hundreds of Roofs Buckle After Storms Slam Northeast
02/17/11 Forensics Team Seeks Cause Of Midwest Green Roof Collapse
01/26/11 Third Millennium Rescue for Ailing Pyramid
01/12/11 Structures Group Criticizes Building Rating System Draft
12/22/10 Metrodome Repair Under Way, But Vikings Want New Venue
12/15/10 Weight of Snow Deflates Fabric Roof Of Minneapolis Metrodome
11/24/10 Global Cities Rally To Tackle Sustainability
11/10/10 Tighter Standards, Model Code Aim To Cut Building Energy Use
11/03/10 Rating System Preview at ASCE
10/06/10 Chile’s Quake Likely To Have Minor Impact on U.S. Practice
10/06/10 Prefabricated Unit Prototype Contains Solar Collector
09/29/10 House ‘Quake Belts’ Could Prevent Collapses
09/29/10 Once Again, Rivals Slam PCA’s Proposed Sample Ordinance
09/15/10 Is It a Park, Wastewater Treatment Plant or Both?
09/01/10 Construction Methods of the Ancient Inca Offer Sustainable Lessons
06/30/10 Higher Ed Sets Power Goals
06/10/10 Architects Release Tracking Tool For Sustainable Design
06/09/10 Safety Concerns Close Historic Baltimore Monument
06/09/10 New Process Shows Dollar Value of Building Green
06/09/10 Rating Controversy Heats Up
06/02/10 Green 'SITES' Rating Program Picks 175 Pilot Projects
05/19/10 Contractor Offers Limited Fix For Troubled Seattle Tower
05/06/10 Feds Seek Energy-Efficient Building Projects
05/05/10 Green Design-Build Model Crafted for Buildings To Achieve Net-Zero Energy Use
05/05/10 Report: Green Opportunities
03/17/10 Green-Standard Efforts Merge
02/25/10 Earthquake Engineers Head to Haiti for More Research
02/10/10 Group Clarifies Rating System Confusion
02/10/10 Surviving Hangar Shored Against Storm
02/03/10 NIST Recommends Code Changes for Fabric-Covered Steel Structures
01/20/10 Remote Sensing Catalogs Quake Damage to Buildings in Haiti
01/18/10 Structural Engineers Begin On-Site Damage Assessments in Haiti
01/06/10 India Considers 'Green' National Rating System
12/16/09 Troubled Tower Project Halted by Settlement Ends With a Crash
12/03/09 Masdar City Offers $150,000 Prize for Sustainable Concrete Mix
11/18/09 Sustainability Boosters See Greener Pastures
08/26/09 Winds Blow Roof Section Off Brand-New Indian Terminal
08/26/09 Las Vegas High-Rise Problem Snares California Inspector
07/08/09 Building Rating System Requirement Raises Concerns
07/01/09 Landscape Architecture Rising
07/01/09 Debut Exam for Yet Another 'Sustainable' Credential
07/01/09 Refrigerants More Greenhouse Than 'Green,' Study Says
07/01/09 Landscape Architects Invade Big Cities
06/10/09 Greener Empire State Building Could Be Model for Retrofits
05/15/09 House Passes Spending Bills For Schools and Defense
05/13/09 Green Building Rating System Revamp Gets High Marks
05/06/09 Industry Participants Outline Added Green-Building Risks
03/25/09 Vegas' CityCenter Problems Mount
03/04/09 Nearby Subway Excavation Suspected As Cause of Cologne Building Collapse
01/28/09 Some Surprises at Shake Test
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