Articles Tagged with ''sustainability''

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration released a white paper on importance of including worker safety and health in the growing movement toward sustainability and corporate responsibility.

The recently completed Burns & McDonnell World Headquarters at 9450 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, Mo., has been named Project of the Year in the Mid-America Region by the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA). The 310,000 square-foot, 4-story building also received top honors in the Commercial Buildings category in the annual DBIA competition. 

Firestone Building Products Co. released its 2015 Global Sustainability Report detailing the company’s progress in achieving its environmental goals and fulfilling its long-standing commitment to contributing to an environmentally sustainable society. The report, which provides a comprehensive overview of the company’s environmental performance measured using criteria set forth by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), demonstrates how Firestone is using clear metrics to drive performance across its business.  

Once you have built affordable housing, how can you make sure it stays affordable? One tried-and-true solution is to design for energy-efficiency and durability in ways that reduce maintenance and operating costs. And "green building" strategies and methods like these are good for the planet, too.

Owens Corning announced significant progress in reducing its environmental footprint and increasing the “handprint” efforts that advance its positive impact around the world.

AECOM, a fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 20 percent, normalized by revenue, across its global operations by 2020, starting from a baseline year in 2015.

University of Toronto Scarborough Campus’ (UTSC’s) new $52.5 million Environmental Science & Chemistry Building (ESCB) welcomed its first students in fall of 2015. Contributing to the building’s multiple goals, Rockfon acoustic stone wool ceiling panels and suspension systems support the University’s architectural vision, functional performance requirements and sustainability criteria, while completing the project within budget and on schedule.

Fontan Architecture is quickly making a name for itself in the New York City area with its broad range of capabilities and commitment to excellence in all phases of design. 

Sustainable Comfort, Inc. has received the award of the United States Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Homes Gold Certification to the Long Pond Senior Housing Project in Greece, N.Y.