By Sue Hall on
14 Apr 2015 •
openbook 4 minute read
The campuses leading Chevrolet's Clean Energy Campus Campaign originally convened the #CleanEnergyU dialogue. As we explored in an earlier series of GBIG blogs, these academic leaders were the first to access a new source of carbon capital to help accelerate their clean …
By Serena Wray on
03 Apr 2015 •
openbook 4 minute read
Design a retail store that can achieve LEED® Platinum Certification.
That was CVS Health’s ambitious goal back in 2010.
The retail giant believes that the sustainability of the planet is linked to better health for their customers. Their commitment to the caus …
The Australian Technology Park (ATP), located in the suburbs of Sydney, is a business and technology center that serves as an incubator for high-tech startups and brings together research and commercial interests in a symbiotic environment. Five distinct buildings make …
Remember “The Princess and the Pea” by Hans Christian Anderson?
Trailblazing engineer P. Ole Fanger often cited that fairy tale in his presentations on the state of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) research and practice. Dr. Fanger gently lampooned conventional …
Iceland’s location and geology have provided the country with a wealth of natural resources. The island is the size of the state of Kentucky with a population of approximately 325,000, and is located over a hot spot on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge; for this reason, the isla …
By GBIG Staff on
24 Feb 2015 •
openbook 2 minute read
Renewable sources of energy are slated to comprise an increasing share of energy generation in the United States, and a larger number of distributed generation systems are being installed each year. This summer, Gretchen Heberling served as a MAP Sustainable Energy Fell …
By Jeremy Sigmon on
09 Feb 2015 •
openbook 2 minute read
Last week, the New Buildings Institute (NBI) released their second annual list of buildings in the U.S. and Canada with verified zero net energy use (ZNE). Great news: the list is growing! (view list) What’s more, of the 39 verified energy-neutral-verified build …
Last month on the radio, as I listened to the post-game of President Obama’s State of the Union speech, radio commentators discussed who could rightly take credit for the recent economic recovery and the prevention of another recession. Obama and the Democrats certain …
By GBIG Staff on
27 Jan 2015 •
openbook 1 minute read
U.S. Airways Corporate Headquarters in Tempe, Arizona was recently awarded ENERGY STAR certification for the 15th consecutive year, making it the most awarded building in the history of the program. The 244,000 square foot office building was completed in 1999, earned i …
By Kim Hughes on
26 Jan 2015 •
openbook 3 minute read
The Alliance Center has been a multi-tenant office building since 2004 and has historically housed over 35 tenants working on sustainability in a converted century-old warehouse. Previous building improvements resulted in the Center achieving two LEED certifications (Ex …
