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Sturgeon on NBI collaboration, Kellert award, Microsoft petals at Living Future
International Living Future CEO Amanda Sturgeon announces Net Zero changes, Microsoft petals registration, Kellert Award, and more building certifications.
AIA on “The Habits of High-Performance Firms”
An American Institute for Architecture Committee on the Environment report finds “common traits” among firms that have won multiple COTE Top Ten Awards.
Energy Use Intensity
A roadmap to energy use intensity in buildings.
COTE Top Ten recognizes Southeast’s only Living Building
The only fully certified Living Building in the Southeast has been singled out for a special recognition among this year’s American Institute of Architects Committee on The Environment “Top Ten” projects.
Kendeda and sustainability directors announce local grants for water and air
The Kendeda Fund is teaming up with the Southeast Sustainability Directors Network to offer grants “to local partnerships to advance local government policy, plans, or programs that will create equitable and sustainable energy and/or water initiatives.”
Drawdown’s Paul Hawken speaks Tuesday at Carter Center
Green business guru Paul Hawken wants to change the way we think about climate change. He comes to Atlanta Tuesday to about his new book, Drawdown, and the project behind it.
Drawdown bills itself as “the world’s most comprehensive plan to reverse global warming.”
AIA’s Vonier pushes 8 principles against climate change
The American Institute of Architects doubled down this week on its strong stance against climate change by declaring eight principles related to energy efficiency and carbon emissions.
Etsy headquarters earns tough Materials Petal
Brooklyn e-commerce site wins a difficult certification, commits to zero waste by 2020 and makes a sustainability tool available to others.
A Wave of Net Zero Energy Schools Crests in the South
Net zero energy schools are gaining ground in the darnedest of places. Four of the five states with the most net zero schools underway in 2016 were in the South — even though high humidity, low power rates, and few green carrots and sticks would seem to make net zero a steep climb in the region.
Net Zero Energy Schools Roadmap
A roadmap to guide school administrators, architects, engineers and buildings on the route toward net zero energy schools.