Tag: green
Creating a Living Building with Jessica Schultz and Sam Batchelor
by Emily Langner In episode #11 of the Build Better podcast, Anastasia welcomed Sam Batchelor, partner at designLABArchitects, and Jessica Schultz, LFA, communications and living building coordinator of the Hitchcock Center for the Environment, to talk about the new Living Building Challenge (LBC) certification, a rigorous performance standard for buildings, and the Hitchcock Center’s recent […]
EEB Reps Tour Watson Facility
West Haven, CT – In June, representatives from the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Board (EEB) attended a facility tour of Watson, Inc. Vice President Gavin Watson presented various sustainability efforts and energy efficiency initiatives implemented at the West Haven/Orange facility, which produces ingredient systems and products for the food and supplement industries. Watson explained that they […]
NASA WFF Solar Array Project Breaks Ground
Framingham, MA – Ameresco, Inc., an energy efficiency and renewable energy company, announced that it has broken ground on a solar array project at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center’s Wallops Flight Facility (NASA WFF) in Wallops Island, Virginia. The savings-funded solar renewable energy project will help NASA WFF meet its ambitious energy-savings and sustainability goals. […]
How Architects & Engineers Can Benefit from Section 179D
by Martin E. Prendergast Since it was first enacted in 2005, the Energy Efficient Commercial Building Tax Deduction (commonly referred to as Section 179D after its U.S. Internal Revenue Code section number) has had more lives than a nervous cat. This “green credit” for energy efficiency upgrades has expired, been revived and extended several times. […]
Vermont Company Announces Seven Completed Solar Projects
Burlington, VT – Peck Electric Co., a commercial solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company, announced the completion of seven solar projects in the fourth quarter of 2018 ranging from a 7-MW utility scale solar array to a 20.6-kW rooftop installation. Peck Electric Completed Projects in Q4 2018: Completed a nearly 7 MW (6.93792) ground […]
Somerville Library Breaks Ground
Somerville, MA – Elected officials and CTA Construction staff were joined by members of the Somerville community recently to break ground on a number of renovations and improvements to the 100-year-old West Branch Library. The historic building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is classified as a Carnegie Library. During the […]
Columbia U Contracts EBI for New Building
New York City – Columbia University contracted EBI Consulting for commissioning of its new University Forum Building located in Manhattan. This new multipurpose venue consists of an auditorium, meeting rooms, catered and grab-and-go food service, and over 30 faculty and support offices. The structure will foster community activity and growth as the gateway to Columbia […]
NE Firms Renew Partnership to Develop Solar Projects
Hopkinton, MA – Solect Energy, a full-service commercial-scale solar developer and installer in Massachusetts, and PowerOptions, an energy-buying group in New England, announced the renewal of their multi-year partnership. Solect will continue to lead PowerOption’s Small Systems Solar program, providing savings and certainty for local communities, state owned buildings, and not for profits. The completed projects to […]
Restoration and Renovation Trends: Green Buildings
by Matthew Guarracino Office buildings, hotels, and retail spaces continue to change Greater Boston’s landscape. In the midst of this development boom, some of the city’s new and refurbished properties have helped affirm Boston’s status as a leader in innovation, with many of these buildings incorporating green protocols. In fact, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient […]
Room to Grow Greener: Q&A with Copley Wolff
Copley Wolff Design Group recently joined the Boston Water and Sewer Commission, Nitsch Engineering, and Recover Green Roofs at Architecture Boston Expo (ABX) to discuss green infrastructure’s role in meeting the city’s goals and protecting Greater Boston from the risks of climate change. Read on below for takeaways and examples. HP interviewed Christine Wilson and […]
