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  • Ken Edelstein

    May 27, 2020 • Regenerative News

    Commercial real estate owners vow not to cut back on climate commitments

    Commercial real estate owners will make plenty of changes to their properties as buildings open over the next 12 months. One thing that’s unlikely to change: Their commitments to cutting carbon emissions.

    Ken Edelstein

    Kate Simonen

    May 26, 2020 • Regenerative News

    Kate Simonen: COVID-19 won’t slow embodied carbon movement

    Kate Simonen has been a leading voice for reducing embodied carbon in buildings for more than a decade.

    Ken Edelstein

    cross-laminated timber, Grist

    May 25, 2020 • Regenerative News

    Grist video: How cross-laminated timber revolutionizes skyscrapers

    This video is a good primer on the revolutionary promise of cross-laminated timber.

    Caitlin R. Proctor, Andrew J. Whelton & William Rhoads

    sick buildings

    May 25, 2020 • Regenerative News

    Coronavirus pandemic might make buildings sick, too

    While millions of people are under orders to stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic, water is sitting in the pipes of empty office buildings and gyms, getting old and potentially dangerous.

    Brad Kahn

    Southern forest

    May 21, 2020 • Building Thought Leaders

    Southern forests: A resource worth protecting

    Southern forests are among the most productive on Earth. Brad Kahn says that’s reason enough to manage them more sustainably.

    Ken Edelstein

    Living Future 2020, Katharine Wilkinson, LF20

    May 20, 2020 • Regenerative News

    7 takeaways from Living Future 2020

    Living Future 2020, the annual conference of deep-green branch of the green-building movement, went virtual this year. Still, there were plenty of a-ha moments.

    Ken Edelstein

    May 20, 2020 • Regenerative News

    2020 Living Future projects and Hero award winners

    At the close of Living Future 2020, the International Living Future Institute recognized 24 projects, 11 “Heroes” and one manufacturer for their work on regenerative design and construction

    Ken Edelstein

    Recycle Mania

    May 13, 2020 • Building Chronicle

    With assist from COVID-19, Kendeda Building generates 5 times its energy use

    The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design generated more than five times the energy it used in April. Plus more updates on the path toward Living Building Challenge certification.

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