Sustainability
Pioneering Storage System Debuts in FL
The new system’s capability increases the amount of solar energy delivered to the grid by more than a half-million kilowatt-hours annually.
CA Targets Net-Zero Record with $368M Facility
The state air quality agency’s solar-powered headquarters and research center will be the largest of its kind upon completion in 2020.
Memphis Industrial Reuse Project Lands LEED Platinum
The former Sears Crosstown distribution center is now a 1.5 million-square-foot mixed-use development comprising apartments, office and retail, as well as a high school.
Paris Towers Earn Europe’s 1st Green Bond Certification
Developed by Ivanhoé Cambridge and Natixis Assurances, the 1 million-square-foot DUO project includes some 21,500 square feet of green space.
Green Street Snags SunPower PV Projects in NYC
First up will be a 918-kilowatt rooftop system in Queens, scheduled for an April 1 construction start and completion by late spring.
Rocky Mountain Power to Invest $1.5B in Wind
The electric company will expand its current wind generating capacity by about 60 percent, as part of its Energy Vision 2020 initiative.
Bloomberg HQ Awarded 3-Star Fitwel Certification
The 29-story office building marks the first Fitwel certification pursued jointly by a landlord and tenant. In addition, it is the first non-governmental, single-tenant property to be three-star certified.
Lendlease Chicago Office Awarded Several Green Certifications
The company’s new location landed LEED Silver certification under USGBC’s LEED v4, and became the first 3 Star Fitwel-certified building in the city.
JLL Brokers Sustainably Designed Self-Storage Sale
The 951-unit, Class A facility, Ben White Self Storage, received a four-star rating from the Austin Energy Green Building program.
California Shopping Mall Goes Solar
Hanford Mall is now powered by a 1.6-megawatt rooftop solar system able to generate almost 3 million kilowatts of clean energy annually.