Green Building

Dunkin' Donuts Launches Green Building Certification For New Stores

The LEED-like certification is customized for Dunkin restaurants.

Mostly focused on North America, the focus is on most efficient buildings, speed adoption of new thinking and technologies in green building.

Bill McDonough's latest project shows off Octa-Generation, where buildings capture or generate energy, water and food.

291 firms are committed to designing carbon neutral buildings by 2030.

The first Passive House apartments in Washington DC will be home to 36 families in need.

All federal buildings that pursue certification must re-assess water and energy savings every four years.

Mayor de Blasio commits the city to cut emissions 35% by 2025 and 80% by 2050.

Some 9000 job posts required these credentials this year as the market continues to grow.

Signed unanimously, the 2050 Imperative commits architects to 100% net-zero energy by 2050.

It provides a sheltered, but still open air environment, and the design floods the interior with patterns of light throughout the day.