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The Guide to LEED Sustainability Principles for Beginners

Construction Business Owner

The Guide to LEED Sustainability Principles for Beginners. Easily grasp the fundamentals of LEED green building design & construction guidelines. The LEED Green Building Design and Construction Guide is thorough to a fault. At an intimidating 274 pages, the guidelines are too technical for those new to sustainable construction.

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New York Build 2016 Conference

Construction Marketing

The New York Build 2016 ( March 7th & 8 th ) focuses on a range of topic areas from construction regulation, major projects and upcoming contracts to sustainable building and the latest construction technology. The leading new construction exhibition will focus exclusively on New York and New York State.

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GF55 Architects: ENR New York's Design Firm of 2022

ENR Construction

The New York City-based firm's projects aim to provide sustainable communities for denizens of all walks of life, even in the outer boroughs and outside the metropolitan area.

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Americans More Willing to Stretch Budgets for Sustainable Home Features

Pro Builder

That translates to rising popularity for sustainable materials such as ceramics, porcelain, FSC certified wood flooring, and low-VOC paints, in addition to induction cooktops and LED lighting, Forbes reports. Read more Sustainability Healthy Homes Energy Efficiency Sustainability

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4 key innovations and construction trends across airport design

BD+C

4 key innovations and construction trends across airport design 0 qpurcell Mon, 12/04/2023 - 10:04 Airports Here are some of the key trends Skanska is seeing in the aviation sector, from congestion solutions to sustainability. Passengers also like knowing they’re using an airport focused on sustainability.

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Spacesmith will design sustainable production facilities for Upriver Studios in New York

BD+C

Spacesmith will reimagine an industrial-era building into a large-scale production facility for film and TV. The 104,000-sf space will feature sound stages, post-production spaces, and support spaces in an adapted manufacturing building.

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Virtual reality as a tool for sustainable design

Construction Specifier

Recent developments in virtual reality (VR) technology allow for the visualization of unbuilt information as full-scale occupiable environments, providing previously unavailable insight to designers, clients, and other stakeholders. The design team used dedicated software to translate the BIM model into a VR-friendly environment.