Buildings & Facilities
Buildings and Facilities
- While Apple's planned headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., choked off streets and reduced walkability, Amazon's new headquarters keep streets connected and uses public transportation.
- Starbucks’ latest self-assessment of the impact of its operations reflects healthy progress, moderated by a dash of frustration on some challenging fronts.
- With the launch of a new pilot aimed at phasing out Styrofoam in favor of paper cups, has McDonald's launched an eco-rivalry that will take the material out of circulation?
- Looking for a way to make your company's buildings more energy efficient? Check out this four-step strategy from Johnson Controls.
- One of the underlying themes of the VERGE conference was “sharing.” Virtually every speaker touched on some aspect of social networking, shared analytics and rising levels of...
- The value of convergence is not lost on sustainability professionals. How can they help others understand the concept and accelerate sustainability efforts? That's a key theme at VERGE DC.
- As it invests $1 billion in energy-efficiency retrofits, the U.S. Department of Defense is working to figure out how to incorporate new technologies it hasn't used. Meanwhile, Google has been...
- Sustainability needs cities as much as cities need sustainability. What will it take to unleash their potential and what role can business play?
- The plans for Apple's new headquarters will choke off street connections and potential walking routes in Cupetino, making bicycling and walking more difficult -- and likely encouraging people to...
- The seven characteristics or "states" for cities that show how the sustainability of cities and business are inextricably linked.
- A look at how the Silicon Valley juggernaut strives to make its buildings a hotbed for creativity and innovation.
- The CEO of the company behind the eMonitor commercial- and residential-building energy management tool talks about the power of shining a light on where we're using our energy every day.
- From the smallest municipalities to booming cityscapes, locally focused policymakers are helping to usher in an era of green neighborhoods and green expansion.
- The world headquarters for the Hearst media company, the Perkins+Will Atlanta office and a vast Office Depot distribution center are among the eye-catching projects to earn LEED green building...
- The rise of zero energy buildings in the United States, and why they can exist in any climate.
- An updated solution from IBM provides an avenue for corporate money men and women to get more engaged in smart and sustainable management of leased property.
- Looking for shelter from a storm? Head to a green building. Greener buildings can be more resilient, according to a new study, which includes tips on how pros can make them even safer.
- Sports teams -- and their facilities -- face heated competition for the title of "greenest." The latest to score points for renewable energy is the Philadelphia Eagles, whose stadium will...
- Canny investment in energy efficiency retrofits could yield three times as much in energy savings in just 10 years, according to research from Deutsche Bank and The Rockefeller Foundation.
- An understanding of climate is essential to the successful design of comfortable buildings. But gaining that understanding is tough. Here's a drill-down look at two ways to translate climate data...
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