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- Nordic unveils LEED Gold-targeted visions for Indias greenest airport Thu, 11 Feb 21, 3:30amArchitecture firms Nordic, Grimshaw, Haptic and STUP have unveiled competition-winning designs for the passenger terminal of Delhi Noida International Airport (DNIA) at Jewar, an ambitious LEED Gold-targeted project that...
- Global investment managers say no to carbon Sat, 12 Sep 20, 2:30amA European group of global investment managers and pension funds has devised an ambitious plan to cut their portfolios down to net-zero carbon. The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change includes more than 1,200...
- Old coffee roastery to be reborn as a net-zero carbon office in London Fri, 21 Aug 20, 4:30amThe local planning council for London’s Vauxhall district has recently given the green light for an adaptive reuse scheme to transform a disused Costa Coffee roastery into a six-story, net-zero carbon office development...
- Canadas first net-zero carbon, mass-timber college building to rise in Toronto Wed, 4 Mar 20, 2:30amThe Centennial College in Toronto will soon make history with the addition of Canada’s first net-zero carbon, mass timber college building. Designed in collaboration with construction services company EllisDon as well as...
- Quorn introduces carbon footprint labeling Wed, 15 Jan 20, 2:30amIn a trailblazing move, Quorn, the meatless food manufacturer headquartered in the U.K., is now leveraging carbon labeling on more than half its product line. Carbon labeling delineates where greenhouse gas emissions are...
- Amazon plans to reach net-zero carbon use by 2030 Sat, 23 Feb 19, 3:30amAmazon is continuing its dedication to sustainability by aiming for net-zero carbon use by the year 2030. The e-commerce behemoth plans to accomplish this ambitious task by adding more renewable energy programs that will...
- 19 mayors, thousands of buildings, zero carbon emissions by 2030 Tue, 28 Aug 18, 9:00amA coalition formed by 19 mayors of major U.S. cities including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington D.C. has proposed a plan to ensure that all new buildings be net-zero by 2030. The mayors are part of a group...
- Perkins+Will designs LEED Gold-seeking academic building for York University Wed, 21 Mar 18, 5:27pmPerkins+Will has won a design competition for the Toronto’s York University School of Continuing Studies, an eye-catching building that will target impressive eco-credentials...
- Glumac’s pioneering net-zero Shanghai office paves the way to greener buildings in China Wed, 17 Dec 14, 9:19pmThe 6,000-square-foot project's LEED v4 Platinum and projected full-petal LBC certifications are impressive, but the arguably more outstanding accomplishment is how the cross-cultural and geographic team managed to meet those...
- Gensler’s New Zero-Carbon Glumac Office Produces More Energy Than it Consumes in Shanghai Tue, 2 Dec 14, 3:00amTo provide a safe haven in a country notorious for its air pollution, Gensler designed the Glumac office with advanced air purification systems that provide healthy indoor air quality consistently measuring at a PM2.5 standard...
- Gensler Completes Zero-Carbon Glumac Office That Produces More Energy Than it Consumes in Shanghai Tue, 2 Dec 14, 1:00amTo provide a safe haven in a country notorious for its air pollution, Gensler designed the Glumac office with advanced air purification systems that provide healthy indoor air quality consistently measuring at a PM2.5 standard...
- One Planet Communities: The Earth’s Greenest Neighborhoods Fri, 29 Aug 14, 4:30am10 principles guide One Planet Communities (OPCs) in the quest for improved stewardship of the Earth’s resources. At the top of the list are Zero Carbon and Zero Waste—it's the goal of these communities to produce the...
- Dopper’s Fashionable Net-Zero Carbon Water Bottle Offers More than Your Average Canteen Tue, 27 Aug 13, 10:00pmOf the 450,000 single-use plastic bottles used every minute in the U.S., only 20% are recycled; the rest are dumped into landfills or find their way into our oceans. Using smart design to combat plastic waste, the Dopper...
- The Houl: A Sleek Net-Zero Carbon Long-House in Scotland Wed, 16 Nov 11, 7:10amRead the rest of The Houl: A Sleek Net-Zero Carbon Long-House in Scotland Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", "wind power", carbon neutral home, carbon zero, carbon zero...