The Green Building Top 5 - July 1, 2015

Rick Fedrizzi to Step Down as USGBC's CEO end of 2016

Utility-scale: The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced today that Rick Fedrizzi, the visionary founder of USGBC and CEO since 2003, will not seek renewal of his contract as USGBC's CEO at the end of 2016, paving the way for an organizational leadership transition in 2017. Read Full Article

Study finds gap between large and small office uptake of green building

Owners of smaller office buildings have the opportunity to stand out in implementing green building practices, due to a gap between large and small office buildings in achieving sustainability certification, according to a study by CBRE Group. Read Full Article

Solar Star is the Largest PV Power Plant in the World

BHE Renewables' 579-megawatt solar project in Antelope Valley, Calif is now fully connected to the California ISO grid. That allows the facility, dubbed "Solar Star," to claim the title of the largest operational solar project on the planet. It went fully on-line on June 19, according to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) website. Read Full Article

Should You Invest in SunRun's Solar IPO?

Solar financier Sunrun just publicly filed its S-1 IPO registration with the SEC, and, much to the delight of our data-hungry solar analysts, it is chock-full of details on the operator of the "second-largest fleet of residential solar energy systems in the United States." Read Full Article

The self-healing concrete that can fix its own cracks

The material that builds our buildings, paves our roads and spans our bridges is the most widely produced and consumed material on earth apart from water, according to a WBCSD report. By 2030, urban growth in China and India will place global cement output at 5bn metric tons per year, with current output already responsible for 8% of the global emissions total, according to a WWF report. Read Full Article