flexiblefullpage -



billboard - default
interstitial1 - interstitial
catfish1 - bottom
Aug 11, 2010

RAND Corporation report on building energy-efficiency programs in EU and Australia offers lessons for U.S. onĀ use of energy performance certificates

September 21, 2009 - The United States can become more energy efficient and create more "green"ā€¦
Aug 11, 2010

Jacobs, HDR top BD+C's ranking of the nation's 100 largest institutional building design firms

A ranking of the Top 100 Institutional Design Firms based on Building Design+Construction's 2009 Giants 300 survey. For more Giants 300 rankings, visit http://www.BDCnetwork.com/Giants
Aug 11, 2010

University of Florida aiming for nationā€™s first LEED Platinum parking garage

If all goes as planned, the University of Floridaā€™s new $20 million Southwest Parking Garage Complex in Gainesville will soon become the first parking facility in the country to earn LEED Platinum status.Ā Designed by the Boca Raton office of PGAL to meet criteria for the highest LEED certification category, the garage complex includes a six-level, 313,000-sf parking garage (927 spaces) and an attached, 10,000-sf, two-story transportation and parking services office building.
Aug 11, 2010

GSA celebrates 60th anniversary

The U.S. General Services Administration today is commemorating its 60th anniversary as it engages in one of its its most challenging assignments everā€”helping to achieve the goals of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Aug 11, 2010

Jones Lang LaSalle: 544 employees achieve sustainability accreditation

CHICAGO, LONDON and SINGAPORE, July 30 -- Underscoring its leadership position in environmentalā€¦
Aug 11, 2010

Nation's first set of green building model codes and standards announced

The International Code Council (ICC), the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) announce the launch of the International Green Construction Code (IGCC), representing the merger of two national efforts to develop adoptable and enforceable green building codes.

Aug 11, 2010

Gafcon announces completion of Coronado animal care facility

Gafcon, a leading California-based construction management and consulting firm, announced today that construction is now complete on a new $1.6 million animal care facility located at 1395 First Street in Coronado, Calif.

Aug 11, 2010

Colorado hospital wins LEED Gold

The main building of the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colo., is a 136-bed regional medical center offering a full spectrum of services, with specialties in cardiac and trauma care. Constructed primarily of brick, native sandstone, and 85,000 sf of metal panels manufactured by Centria, the 600,000-sf main building, by Denver-based HLM Design, is one of the few hospitals in the nati...
Aug 11, 2010

Franklin County courthouse saves $8-10 million on steel

The Franklin County Courthouse is getting a new home in the River South District of Columbus, Ohio. Targeting LEED Silver certification, the 350,000-sf facility will be one of the first green-built county courthouses in Ohio when it's finished in 2010. Architect DesignGroup, construction firm Gilbane, and structural engineer Shelley Metz Baumann Hawk were able to overcome a shortage of building...
Aug 11, 2010

Douglas County sheriff's station blends in with Colorado town

Ground has been broken on the Douglas County Sheriff Substation in Highlands Ranch, Colo. The 36,000-sf law enforcement facility features large translucent wall panels that blend the building in with the architectural features of the neighboring Highlands Ranch Town Center. The substation, designed by Pahl Architecture and built by Mark Young Construction, is on track for LEED Silver certificat...
leaderboard1 - default