Tag: green
Providence School Breaks Ground
Providence, RI – Lincoln School has broken ground on a state-of-the-art Little School expansion, a 4,700sf facility that stands as a testament to the school’s best-in-class Little School and Early Childhood program. Little School, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, offers boys and girls six weeks to three years old Reggio-Emilia inspired instruction with […]
ULI’s Greenprint Center Releases Report on Embodied Carbon
Washington – The Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Greenprint Center for Building Performance has released a new report, “Embodied Carbon in Buildings Materials for Real Estate,” explaining how reducing embodied carbon in the construction process can save developers money and help mitigate the impacts of climate change. Greenprint is a worldwide alliance of leading real estate […]
E&O Announces Commitments
Hartford, CT – Developers of Connecticut’s first offshore wind farm, Eversource and Ørsted (E&O), have announced their economic development commitments and community contributions as part of the Constitution Wind project bid, which was submitted to the state in late September in response to a Request for Proposals (RFP) for offshore wind energy generation. E&O says […]
Green and Sustainable Remediation: A Decade Behind us With More to Come
by Scott Anderson The Sustainable Remediation Forum (SURF) is a collective of remediation practitioners focused on advancing the science and integration of sustainability into the design and construction industry. SURF promotes the use of sustainable practices during the investigation, construction, remediation, redevelopment, and monitoring of contaminated sites, with the objective of balancing economic viability, conserving […]
Gienapp Hires Patel
Danvers, MA – Gienapp Architects, a Massachusetts architecture firm, announced that Juhi Patel has joined the firm as an architectural designer. Patel, who was raised in Surat, India, will be assisting the firm with the development of AutoCAD and Revit drawings and pre-design studies. “It’s great to be part of the Gienapp Architects team.,” said […]
Green Bonds: Financing the Path to Sustainability
What is a Green Bond? by Mike Eardley A green bond is a type of bond that finances new or ongoing environmentally friendly projects aiming to combat climate change. These typically consist of projects aiming to improve the energy and sustainability of buildings and facilities, wastewater management, transportation, and other efforts to reduce negative effects […]
CTGBC Honors 2019 Green Building Award Winners
New Haven, CT – On Oct. 3, the Connecticut Green Building Council (CTGBC) held its annual Green Building Awards at the Common Ground High School in New Haven. John Mandyck, CEO of Urban Green Council in New York City, was a featured keynote speaker at the event. This year’s award winners are: Atelier Ten Award […]
Cutting Calories and Carbon: Rethinking Residence Life to Promote a Healthier Campus
by Blake Jackson If you lived in a college dormitory, you’ll recall the cramped conditions, lack of privacy, and the mounds of ramen that contributed to your “Freshman 15.” Whether it’s nostalgic to you or not, the college residence-life experience for most is lackluster compared with the impressions left by the main quad or central […]
USGBC MA Announces 2019 Green Building Showcase Winners
Boston – The USGBC Massachusetts community works hard to advance sustainable and regenerative design, construction, and operation of the built environment. Once a year, they gather to celebrate industry success and innovation. Anastasia Barnes of HP recently attended this year’s USGBC MA’s annual Green Building Showcase (GBS ’19). The evening consisted of an open bar, […]
Dan Diehl to Give Presentation
Newton, MA – Aircuity, creator of measurably better environments, announced that CEO Dan Diehl will be giving a presentation focused on the WELL Building Standard and Supporting the Core Research Mission at the 2019 SLCan Sustainable Laboratory Conference on Nov. 18-20 in Toronto. Diehl will give the keynote presentation called “WELL Lab Building Adoption – […]
