Southwest Roundup: News items include a hearing on South Mountain Freeway, a discussion on LEED and retail space, Sante Fe airport improvements and more
Arizona State University faculty member Patrick Phelan, on leave to assist the Department of Energy, explains his vision for the sustainable buildings of the future.
Notable news items include an expansion of the LEED-certified Aria Resort & Casino Convention Center, new OSHA confined space regulations, and Nevada’s Hyperloop test site.
The U.S. Green Building Council announced recently that its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program now will recognize credits from the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method, or BREEAM.