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Smart Buildings: Ten Trends to Watch in 2012 and Beyond

Smart Buildings: Ten Trends to Watch in 2012 and Beyond

May 24, 2012

Buildings are becoming smarter through the deployment of intelligent and energy efficient technologies that reduce energy consumption while making buildings easier to manage and operate.


Learning in the Library of the Future

Learning in the Library of the Future

May 15, 2012

Librarians, architects, planners, designers, technologists and educators from across North America gathered in the Library of the Future at the University of Calgary.


Environmental Firsts for University Design Win Green Globes Awards

Environmental Firsts for University Design Win Green Globes Awards

May 01, 2012

UBC Okanagan campus buildings are first in the world to each receive five Green Globes and the first paired buildings to attain this distinction.


Disclosing Building Energy Use Creates Jobs

Disclosing Building Energy Use Creates Jobs

March 30, 2012

In Cities Set to Disclose Building Energy Use, Energy Services Companies Are Rapidly Hiring New Workers; Job Growth Would Exceed 59,000 Under a National Disclosure Policy


Net-zero energy buildings on the rise across U.S.

Net-zero energy buildings on the rise across U.S.

March 19, 2012

A report from the New Buildings Institute (NBI) and the Zero Energy Commercial Building Consortium reveal that zero-energy commercial buildings are cropping up in all U.S. climate zones, from California to New York.


German Green Building Pavilion DAS HAUS Is Coming to Canada

German Green Building Pavilion DAS HAUS Is Coming to Canada

February 27, 2012

DAS HAUS, the internationally acclaimed exhibition of the latest market-ready renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions from Germany, is coming to Vancouver


Apartment Owners, Residents key to the 'green economy'

Apartment Owners, Residents key to the 'green economy'

January 31, 2012

Energy efficiency upgrades in multifamily buildings could save U.S. building owners and residents up to $3.4 billion nationwide.


Top 10 Residential Green Building Trends to Watch in 2012

Top 10 Residential Green Building Trends to Watch in 2012

January 20, 2012

Here’s a list of some top trends that will help accelerate growth in the residential market, as compiled by the Earth Advantage Institute.


Buildings offer greatest energy savings potential

Buildings offer greatest energy savings potential

December 17, 2011

A recent survey of 425 energy-related businesses, NGOs, academics, and national and local government officials from around the world concludes that buildings offer the greatest potential for energy efficiency (EE) at the national level.


Seattle Expands Energy Efficiency Buildings Program

Seattle Expands Energy Efficiency Buildings Program

November 22, 2011

The City of Seattle is sending letters to the owners of 8,000 buildings this week informing them of its new building energy-efficiency program. The program aims to help building owners and managers reduce their energy costs through benchmarking - or measuring and rating a building's energy performance.


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