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GRESB 2015 Results: Global Real Estate Industry Significantly Reduces Carbon Footprint

By Dan Winters on 02 Sep 2015 • 2 minute read

Today marks the release of the 2015 GRESB Results where the key finding is the uptick in implementing energy efficiency measures by the global real estate sector leading to a decrease in green house gas emissions. The data is based on an assessment of 707 property co …

Turner Talks Sustainability

By Tim Taylor on 22 Sep 2014 • 4 minute read

Michael Deane is vice president and chief sustainability officer at Turner Construction which was recently named Engineering News-Record’s #1 Green Building Contractor for the 7th year in a row. Turner has completed over 380 LEED-certified projects encompassing over …

LEED Gold certified New Orleans BioInnovation Center

State of Sustainability in the Building Industry

By Gretchen Heberling on 28 Jul 2014 • 2 minute read

Since LEED’s inception in 2000, the green building industry has flourished, with sustainable projects comprising an increasing proportion of the construction industry’s market share each year. Green building certification has grown as well; as of June 2014, there …

Green Schools Are a Great Place to Learn

By Dan Kandy on 18 Apr 2013 • 1 minute read

Can a school be a place to not only learn, but a structure you can learn from? A study from researchers at Colorado State University describes an approach known as "whole school sustainability" which seeks to incorporate sustainability into all aspects of a school, in …