The Green Building Top 5 - December 30, 2015

Here Are The Best Green Buildings Around The World Today

Environmentally-conscious design is already old news in the architecture world, and most states now make it mandatory for new buildings to drastically reduce their ecological impact. That said, we present a list of notable buildings with the best form, function and eco-friendliness. Read Full Article

9 things 'Starship Troopers' totally nailed about today's technology

"Starship Troopers" has pretty much everything you could want from a satirical science-fiction action flick. There's the over-the-top action and the cheesy dialogue with gems like, "The only good bug is a dead bug!" And then there's the awesome technology that the makers predicted we'd have in the future.Read Full Article

Congress Passes Funding, Tax Incentives for Green Building Community

Congress has passed a sprawling spending bill and tax extenders package that covers funding for all federal agencies and includes short- and longer-term extensions for a number of popular incentives for businesses and consumers, according to a report by the U.S. Green Building Council. Read Full Article

HSH Nordbank to Push Renewable Lending Past $1.1 Billion

HSH Nordbank, the state-owned lender based in Hamburg, plans to boost project-finance loans for clean energy to more than 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) for the first time next year, highlighting its confidence in the industry’s outlook. Read Full Article

Living Building is a Net-Zero Energy Education Center

The Alice Ferguson Foundation recently cut the ribbon on its new “Grass” education center, a net-zero energy, net-zero water, carbon-neutral structure that’s designed to meet the strict requirements of the Living Building Challenge. Located on the shore of the Potomac River just a few miles south of Washington DC, the building will support the Foundation’s mission of promoting sustainability through STEM education. Read Full Article