The 52,000-sq-ft Bullitt Center, considered the greenest building in the world, is a tangible representation of the way Denis Hayes, Bullitt Foundation’s president and CEO since 1992, has altered the course of the environmental group.
Seattle’s Living Building Pilot Program, a 2009 city ordinance created to remove regulatory and other impediments to the development of ultra-green buildings, would likely never have seen the light of day if not for Denis Hayes, president and CEO of the nonprofit Bullitt Foundation.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office says that while most federal agencies use third-party green-building rating systems, they still find requirements tough to implement on new projects and renovations.
Earlier this month, Green Business Certification Inc.—the certification body for the LEED rating system of the U.S. Green Building Council—announced it is accepting applications for project certification under the Sustainable Sites Initiative Version 2 rating system for greener landscapes.
Egypt says it plans to build a new government and financial capital district near Cairo that could take $45 billion and more than seven years to construct.
The architect for the world's most sustainable speculative office building—Seattle's 52,000-sq-ft Bullitt Center—says the most challenging aspect of the design was staying within budget while still meeting the Living Building Challenge's rigorous certification requirements.
After nearly two years of operation to prove its worthiness, the 52,000-sq-ft Bullitt Center in Seattle—the first speculative office building to attempt full certification under the rigorous Living Building Challenge sustainability program—has been named a "living building."
India's government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is moving forward on plans to develop 100 Smart Cities, despite resistance from the opposition party, which has blocked some key land-acquisition legislation.
McDonald's Corp. is encouraged by the results of a Rocky Mountain Institute-led study of the technical and financial feasibility of building stand-alone restaurants that produce as much energy annually as they use.
Related Links: Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat The Skyscraper Center The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat is strengthening its focus on habitat. The new emphasis is part of CTBUH's plan to help "save the planet" by, in part, mobilizing the global membership to action, said David Malott, CTBUH's chairman.The group's reach is growing. Of the thousand 200-meter-plus high-rise construction starts in the past 10 years, 50% involved CTBUH members, said Malott, a principal of architect Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, at the group's 13th annual Best Tall Building Symposium, held on Nov. 6 in Chicago.At the end
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