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BD+C editors are now accepting submissions for the annual 75 Top Building Products awards. The winners will be featured in the November/December 2024 issue of Building Design+Construction.
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BD+C editors are now accepting submissions for the annual 75 Top Building Products awards. The winners will be featured in the November/December 2024 issue of Building Design+Construction.
The International Code Council stripped out provisions from the 2024 update to the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) that would have included beefed up circuitry for hooking up electric appliances and car chargers.
The Biden Administration recently released “Decarbonizing the U.S. Economy by 2050: A National Blueprint for the Buildings Sector,” a comprehensive plan to reduce greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions from buildings by 65% by 2035 and 90% by 2050.
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has opened the first public comment period for the first draft of LEED v5. The new version of the LEED green building rating system will drive deep decarbonization, quality of life improvements, and ecological conservation and restoration, USGBC says.
LEED Fellows are best-in-class for green building design, engineering and development.
The Atlanta Falcons new home is expected to save 40% in energy usage than a typical NFL stadium.
Growroom’s spherical shape means it can also double as a covered outdoor public space.
The project, which has been commissioned and is in the design phase, would eliminate CO2 and produce its own energy.
The gathering will address climate change and new sources of energy.
The costs and benefits of managing 29 types of waste are now included.
Agencies must quantify the specific impacts when possible.
Biorenewable and recycled materials help eliminate waste and reduce the use of virgin materials
No net GHG emissions will be allowed.
Diamond Schmitt Architects’ ecoMetrics tool allows its designers to quickly analyze solutions based on models from 44 LEED-certified projects.