The EPA released its 2015 annual Energy Star Top 25 Cities in March. Houston earned 8th place, an improvement over the 10th place ranking Houston earned in 2014, but a far cry from 2008 when Houston ranked 3rd in the country. At the end of 2014, the Houston … [Read more...]
2014 Year-End LEED Rankings
Houston moves up to #8 for Certifications in Metro area, passing DFW and Atlanta! 2014 has come to a close and it was a substantial year for LEED certifications, a result of many stalled projects resurrecting following the recession as well as an increase in … [Read more...]
Houston Ranks Fourth in 2014 National Green Building Adoption Index
CBRE has released its National Green Building Adoption Index 2014 which ranks green competitive commercial building adoption by US cities through the end of 2013. Authored by Rogier Holtermans and Nils Kok, the study is at once holistic in that it accounts for … [Read more...]
08/25/2014 LEED Rankings
08/25/2014 LEED Rankings I usually do an end of year and a mid-year check of the LEED numbers, but June got past me. In college, a studio class with Lebbeus Woods taught me that our markers of time are arbitrary at best. So in that spirit, here are the … [Read more...]
Tenth Anniversary of City of Houston Green Building Resolution.
This week we celebrate the ten year anniversary of the City of Houston’s LEED resolution and look at the impact it has had. On June 23, 2004, the City of Houston passed resolution 2004-15 “Authorizing the City to establish the USGBC’s LEED Certification as a … [Read more...]
Houston Top City in Renewable Energy, Earns 2nd EPA Green Power Partnership Award
The City of Houston continues it run in the top 10 organizations for purchasing electricity generated by renewable power in the latest list released by the EPA’s Green Power Partnership. Houston made the list at #9, the only city in the Top 10 and beating out … [Read more...]