Sustainability
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.
The 2018 CPE Distinguished Achievement Awards Winners
Thoughtful urban projects, creative corporate repositionings, forward-looking leases and a focus on amenities spaces were the some of the hallmarks of this year’s winners.
$200M Outpatient Center Breaks Ground in PA
The new medical facility will be LEED Silver-certified and will double the square footage of Penn Medicine’s previous Radnor location.
Denver Updates Green Roof Initiative
The city joins a growing list of municipalities implementing policies and programs that use roof space to support healthier and more sustainable communities.
Dominion’s RfP Seeks 500MW of Wind, Solar Power
The company has pledged to have 3,000 megawatts under development or in operation by early 2022 under Virginia’s new Grid Transformation & Security Act.
Volkswagen’s Chattanooga Standout
The company’s 2.7 million-square-foot facility is the first and only auto manufacturing plant in the world to earn LEED Platinum certification.