The Green Building Top 5 - October 21, 2015

Dave Clemen
Consultant
October 21, 2015

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

Credit: Living Future Institute

LEED in Italy: Turin Turns to LEED

Today, standing on the edge of the historic part of town, it appears that the icy mountains have encroached on Turin’s city center. A new, gleaming, ice-like building stands there: the new LEED Platinum Intesa Sanpaolo Tower. Read Full Article

Spray Foam, Made with Recycled Content, Can Earn Builders 10 LEED Points

Demilec, a manufacturer of spray foam products, has released its newest Heatlok closed-cell spray foam insulation product, Heatlok XT, which now contains more than 20 percent renewable and recycled content. Read Full Article

The Numbers Are (Finally) Making Sense On Sustainability

We’re entering a new era in sustainability, according to Vidaris senior principal Robert LiMandri. It’s no longer a question of whether it’s worth it to build and retrofit greener buildings. The real question now, he says, is how to convince more commercial property owners that the dollars and cents will add up if they get on board. Read Full Article

The CEO and the Activist: Meet the Renewable Energy Odd Couple

One wears an impeccably tailored navy blue suit. The other sports a giraffe-print dashiki shirt. Meet the renewable-energy odd couple, the environmental activist and his onetime target, the chief of Italy’s largest utility. Read Full Article