green building

Philadelphia Initiates RFP for Major Energy Efficiency Overhaul in Public Buildings

Philadelphia takes a significant stride towards its sustainability goals as the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA), in collaboration with the City of Philadelphia, announces a Request for Proposals (RFP) targeting...

IFC signs agreement for affordable green housing in India

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has signed an agreement with Aavas Financiers — a retail, affordable housing finance company — and...

Hanergy’s Renewable Energy Center bags LEED Zero certification

Hanergy’s Renewable Energy Center has received the LEED Zero certification, becoming the world’s first certified Zero Carbon building. USGBC’s LEED certification authority is committed to...

Lendlease and Ameresco join hands for $150 mn project in Hawaii

to modernize more than 5,800 privatized military housing homes at Island Palm Communities in Hawaii. The $150 million energy security and modernization project will provide turnkey energy...

Ingersoll-Rand completes the acquisition of CALMAC

Ingersoll-Rand announced it has completed the acquisition of CALMAC Corporation, a privately held company specializing in thermal energy storage solutions. CALMAC thermal energy storage solutions...

Smappee energy monitor wins CES 2018 Innovation Awards

Smappee, a developer of smart energy monitoring solutions, announced it has been named a CES 2018 Innovation Awards Honoree for its latest energy monitor...

India launches new Energy Conservation Building Code

India has launched the Energy Conservation Building Code 2017 (ECBC 2017) -- developed by Ministry of Power and Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) –...

Asia Pacific to lead global green building materials market  

Global green building materials market is expected to be $171,475 million in 2015, growing at a CAGR of 11.9 percent from 2016 to 2022 to reach $377,029...

APAC to witness largest growth in energy-efficient windows market

The energy-efficient windows market is projected to grow to become USD 25.31 Billion by 2026, says the latest research from MarketsandMarkets. The growth is driven...

Dow Chemical Company supports green building initiatives in China

Dow Chemical Company announced it has been selected to supply technology for use in projects supported by the U.S.-China Building Efficiency and Green Development...

Energy Management Systems: Keeping tabs on our power consumption

The emergence of energy management systems (EMS) has been a significant development in the energy sector, as the emerging technology will decide how efficient...