Tag Archives: Sustainability

Winners announced in COTE student design competition

May 7, 2018

Ten students who tackled this year’s challenge of carbon-neutral design while also addressing climate change adaptability and resilience in the built environment have been named recipients of the 2018 INNOVATION 2030/COTE Top Ten for Students design competition.

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ASHRAE rating streamlines building energy analysis

May 3, 2018

ASHRAE has launched a new rating within its Building EQ Portal that is aimed at providing users with a faster, more automated approach to receiving a performance score.

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Transforming a Maryland district to a LEED neighborhood

May 3, 2018

A ceremony in Merriweather District, located in downtown Columbia, Maryland, celebrated the groundbreaking of a 12-story office building that will ultimately serve as headquarters for cybersecurity company Tenable. The building is one of many slated for the area, which is expected to become a commercial hub for technology and innovation.

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SGH honored with two engineering awards

May 2, 2018

The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) presented Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) with two accolades at its national Engineering Excellence Awards. The Massachusetts firm was recognized for the Bahá’í Temple of South America, located in Santiago, Chile, as well as the John W. Olver Design Building at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst.

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California hospital achieves LEED Platinum

May 2, 2018

The main building at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University in California has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification under the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), becoming one of the first new hospitals in the world to achieve this designation.

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