The Green Building Top 5 - June 10, 2015

Dave Clemen
Consultant
June 9, 2015

Here are the Top 5 highlights and links to the past week's most compelling articles on green building and LEED.

Credit: nytimes.com

Demand and Expectations Grow for Green Retirement Communities

A DIE-HARD community gardener and composter, David Conrad, 77, wanted to age in a retirement community that complemented his love of all things green. So seven years ago, he and his wife, Sally, moved to earth-friendly Wake Robin in Shelburne, Vt. Read Full Article

The Future Of Buildings Is Powering Them By Green Gunk

Algae "bioreactors" absorb carbon dioxide, while producing oxygen, heat, and several types of biomass, including material that can be turned into fuel or food. That's why they're potentially very useful for cities that need heat and calories, and that want to cut down on pollution. Read Full Article

Facebook's green roof mirrors company's workplace culture

A nine-acre green roof sits atop the tech firm's new Frank Gehry-designed building across from its main headquarters, filled with a plethora of native trees and flowers, lawn furniture, white boards, viewing decks and a half-mile walking trail overlooking the city's marshlands. It's more like a park than the top of an office and big enough to accommodate a large number of the 2,800 employees who are expected to eventually fill up the newly-opened building, even on a warm summer's day. Read Full Article

How Genentech fuses green building and energy science

Genentech didn't set out to build just any old Silicon Valley open office when it undertook construction of a new, LEED Gold-certified corporate campus in South San Francisco, which sprawls over a quarter of a million square feet. Read Full Article

How the Location Decision Affects LEED Certification

According to a new study from Cushman & Wakefield — “Pursuit of Sustainability” — as more consumers consider not only the products that companies make, but also how and where those products are made, companies are increasingly incorporating sustainability goals such as LEED (Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design) certification into their industrial facility planning process. Read Full Article