Construction Begins on University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s New Residence Hall

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Initially delayed in 2020, construction has restarted on the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s new six-story student housing building, Moore Hall (Phase XVI). Built by New Atlantic Contracting and designed by KWK Architects and Architect-of-Record Jenkins Peer Architects, the 147,000-square-foot residence hall will replace the old Moore and Sanford Hall towers (built in 1970 and 1969) to complete the upper south village residential quad and provide a direct pathway to the South Village Dining Hall. The project team worked closely with university administrators to design the new hall with the first-year student in mind. The building’s design includes traditional … Read more

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Genesis Marina Becomes World’s 1st TRUE Precertified Construction Site

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Genesis Marina, a 570,000-square-foot commercial office and laboratory project that general contractor Webcor is delivering in Brisbane, California, is officially the world’s first Total Resource Use and Efficiency precertified construction site. The TRUE program is administered by Green Business Certification, Inc., which also implements Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification. The precertification recognizes projects that have implemented the fundamental actions and policies needed to effectively pursue zero waste and have demonstrated a commitment to achieving TRUE certification. Webcor has been driving the sustainability initiative in partnership with zero waste consultant All About Waste since March 2021. Located on a … Read more

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First-of-its-Kind Starbucks Store Opens in Canada

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Starbucks Canada will open a first-of-its-kind Starbucks drive-thru store in Abbotsford, British Columbia. With near-zero construction waste, the store is designed to reduce energy needs for heating and cooling compared to standard construction builds. According to the Canada Green Building Council, buildings are responsible for almost 40% of global carbon emissions and 50% of global material use. Designed, manufactured and constructed by Nexii Building Solutions, the Starbucks drive-thru store – set to open early this year – represents a step forward in the company’s aspirations to operate more efficient stores. Starbucks has been a global leader in designing its stores … Read more

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New ‘Insight’ Feature to Help Green Building Projects Prioritize Sustainability Strategies, Improve Performance

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The U.S. Green Building Council recently launched Insight, a new data-driven tool that highlights building project design features that can lead to better performance. Insight is available as a feature of the Arc platform and provides information on the design attributes of LEED-certified buildings within a specified geographic region. Project teams can then compare and rank potential sustainability strategies to see how they stack up against the performance of other buildings. Insight leverages the depth of the existing LEED data to aid designers and builders in adopting smart, practical and achievable sustainability strategies. Insight can be leveraged by LEED and … Read more

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11-Story LEED-Certified Taystee Lab Building Tops Out

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The Taystee Lab Building, an 11-story, 350,000-square-foot, LEED-certified, Class-A lab and office building in the Manhattanville Factory District in West Harlem, Pennsylvania, has topped out. The project team includes property manager Janus Property Company, architect LEVENBETTS, SLCE and BR+A and construction manager Lendlease. This large-scale ground-up development is a technologically enabled project that will accommodate a range of tenants, from life sciences to creative technology, advertising, media and information, to retail and academic users, mirroring the diversity of the neighborhood. Flexible floor plates run from 36,000 square feet at the base to 15,000 square feet in the penthouse, while all … Read more

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