Tag Archives: Sustainability

Old Portland office building transformed into collaborative hub

August 26, 2019

The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC’s) Oregon headquarters in southeast Portland has gone through a major expansion and renovation. The 40-year-old building has been transformed into a collaborative hub with a focus on sustainable design.

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Achieving Zero creates framework to lower emissions in the built environment

August 21, 2019

Environmental advocacy group Architecture 2030 has released Achieving Zero, a ‘how-to’ framework and a set of tools to enable cities and sub-national governments (state, provincial, and regional) to reach emissions reduction targets in the building sector.

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Zero-energy residence inventories grew in 2018: Report

August 16, 2019

The market for residential zero-energy buildings grew 59 percent across the United States and Canada last year, according to a new report.

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Orlando airport facility topped with aluminum skylight

July 30, 2019

The Orlando International Airport’s Intermodal Terminal Facility (ITF) features a 743-m2 (8000-sf) heavy-duty, low-rise segmented barrel vault skylight. A stretch-forming, thermally improving finish was applied to the skylight to meet the airport’s aesthetic, sustainability, and high-performance requirements.

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Bank of America Tower in Houston achieves LEED v4 Platinum

July 30, 2019

The Bank of America Tower, formerly the Capitol Tower, located in downtown Houston, Texas, has achieved the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) v4 Platinum certification for Core and Shell by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

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