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Opening on Chicago's South Side, the 19.3-acre Obama Presidential Center demonstrates how demanding, museum-grade institutional buildings can completely eliminate on-site combustion in cold climates using a 160-borehole ground…
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Sep 2026
An RMI study reveals that Maryland single-family households switching from heating oil and propane to high-efficiency heat pumps…
Sep 2026
San Francisco University High School has opened its first ground-up building in 50 years. Designed by Leddy Maytum…
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Professional calendar
Plan ahead with conferences, training, tours, and conversations, from next week to future years.
Oct 8, 2026
Hybrid · Beirut
The Seventh International Conference on Efficient Building Design gathers professionals to examine advanced solutions for climate resilience and sustainable building systems. Held in Beirut with online participation available, the event addresses thermal comfort, heating and cooling efficiency, and carbon reduction across urban…
Oct 8, 2026
Virtual
This AIAU live course explores how integrated digital workflows help architects and designers evaluate and reduce building carbon footprints. Participants will examine how quantitative sustainability data, performance metrics, and carbon benchmarking can inform early and ongoing design decisions through connected digital tools.…
Oct 14, 2026
Virtual
This international webinar addresses financial realities in energy-efficient design by comparing projected and actual capital costs across real residential developments. Presentations examine a ninety-home housing association project in Scotland, a comparative evaluation of conventional versus Passive House specifications for an Irish residential…
Oct 14, 2026
Virtual
This educational webinar addresses the financial realities of mass timber construction across commercial and institutional projects. Industry specialists analyze material pricing, structural system selection, prefabrication strategies, and project delivery methods. Drawing on built case studies and regional comparative analyses against structural steel…
From the library
Three enduring reports selected for their useful precedents and lessons.
GreenLinks · Jan 2022
The What: BayREN provides free engineering technical assistance to help local governments in the San Francisco Bay Area save energy…
GreenLinks · Jan 2022
With the signing of the new Federal Sustainability Executive Order the current administration has set forth aggressive goals to make…
Products · Dec 2021
Supporting its continued commitment to delivering innovative, energy-efficient products, Solatube® International Inc., the worldwide leading manufacturer and marketer of Tubular Daylighting…
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