Sustainability
Willis Tower’s Sustainable Practices Ensure LEED Gold
The high-rise’s $500 million renovation includes improvements designed to reduce its environmental footprint. Completed in 1973, the former Sears Tower is slated to add 300,000 square feet of new retail.
Florida’s Sun Power to Grow by 7 GW
Solar generation will jump 44 percent over the next decade, the state public service commission predicts.
BLM Approves 500MW Solar Project in California
EDF Renewable Energy’s facility is slated to provide enough energy to power about 130,000 homes and employ more than 1,000 workers during the project’s peak.
Arizona Voters Reject Renewable Energy Proposition
The constitutional amendment would have required 50 percent of the electricity provided by APS to come from renewable sources by 2030, irrespective of the cost to customers.
Dropbox Campus in San Francisco Scores LEED Platinum
The development team behind Kilroy Realty Corp.’s 750,000-square-foot asset included Rios Clementi Hale Studios, Flad Architects, Marelich, Hathaway Dinwiddie and Stok.
Solar Array at San Fernando Valley Mall Begins Operations
Safari Energy designed and developed the 3,387-kilowatt system. The project at Westfield Topanga & The Village marks the firm’s 20th commercial-scale parking deck installation.
Balfour Beatty Begins Work on The Grove at Shoal Creek
The company will use the latest technologies, as well as lean construction methods, including building information modeling software, digital documents and drone technologies.
Puerto Rico Seeks 100 Percent Renewable Energy
A special legislative commission is considering a bill that would aid the U.S. territory to meet its electric demand with 100 percent renewable energy by 2050.
Paramount’s San Francisco Office Portfolio Earns LEED Platinum
The company is recognized for its environmental and operational standards at all three of its locations in the city, which total 2.9 million square feet.
Placemaking in Practice: Trends, Tools, Tips
How does a property convey a distinctive sense of place? An eclectic panel of experts tackled that elusive question in a highlight of the event honoring winners of the CPE Distinguished Achievement Awards and MHN Excellence Awards.