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In a letter to Congress, more than 350 associations and companies voiced opposition to special interest efforts to gut energy conservation requirements for federal buildings.
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Rocky Mountain Institute has chosen ZGF Architects to design its new office building in Basalt, Colo.
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With more clients demanding fact-based design, architects and builders increasingly will need to collect and analyze occupancy data on their projects. A recent study of DLR Group’s high-performance schools shows how a firm can benefit from this data collection.
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Data shows American renters consume a third more energy per square foot than homeowners. The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies looks into the difference.
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Rust Belt carbon neutrality, a water treatment plant you'll want to visit, why energy efficiency is good for a mortgage: The high-performance building stories you should have read this week.
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The more efficient the home, the lower the mortgage default risk, so mortgage policies should be adjusted to increase the affordability of energy-efficient homes, according to new study.
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Energy upgrades should include discussions of IAQ and health.
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The City of Copenhagen breaks ground on Bjarke Ingels Group's waste-to-energy plant that doubles as a ski slope.
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The respected green-building leader from HOK and 2012 ECOSTRUCTURE Evergreen Award winner Mary Ann Lazarus, FAIA, joins the AIA as a Resident Fellow for two years to focus on sustainability and health.
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While the GSA continues to evaluate green-building rating systems, a report from the National Research Council says the Department of Defense should keep using LEED.