Buildings & Facilities

It's what's inside that counts: World's top LEED interior

Mary Catherine OConnor — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:46:47 +0000

Building engineering company Integral Group unveiled a building with the world's highest LEED rating for commercial interiors in Oakland, Calif., this week. Here's a slideshow of the features that won it that rating.

SAP's 'Urban Matters' takes on smarter cities, better government

Bruce Kennedy — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:45:24 +0000

The world’s largest business software company has launched a new initiative to focus on the many challenges that urban centers face when trying to tackle sustainability issues.

Storify: News and views from VERGE London

Jennifer Kho — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:12:32 +0000

At VERGE London, speakers discussed how the convergence of energy, information, transportation and building technologies is impacting cars, buildings, cities, energy and more. Check out the Twitter chatter from attendees during the event.

VERGE Executive Series: Q&A with CBRE's Dave Pogue

Don Reed — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000

CBRE's National Director of Sustainability shares what convergence means to managing 1.4 billion square feet of property for corporate and institutional clients.

How to defeat the massive plug-load monster

Tolga Tutar — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:00 +0000

The plug-load threat is emerging like a monster against building energy-efficiency efforts. Here are some easy-to-implement, cost-effective ways to tame loads.