San Mateo County Office Building 3

Posted by Kendall Rocco , November 11, 2022 - Industry News, Sponsor

Located in Silicon Valley, the new San Mateo County headquarters will be the first net-zero-energy civic building constructed with mass timber in the U.S. Achieving an 85 percent reduction in structural embodied carbon, this flexible workplace sets a benchmark for civic architecture. Civic leadership When San Mateo County leaders approached SOM to design a new county headquarters, they had ambitious sustainability goals. Climate leadership is needed now more than ever,…

Natural Carbon Solutions Innovation Challenge (5180)

Posted by Kendall Rocco , November 11, 2022 - Industry News, NYSERDA

Due Date:  11/29/2022  (Round 1) Description Provides funding for innovative approaches to offer significant impact in reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and advancing New York’s clean energy goals. NYSERDA is issuing Round 1 of funding for innovative research, development, and/or demonstration approaches in three Challenge Areas: Buildings: materials, designs, and strategies for “low to carbon negative” envelope retrofits and/or new construction Enabling products, services, and strategies to reduce waste methane, increase carbon…

J O B S I T E V I S I T S N E W D A T E S A N N O U N C E D : R E G I S T E R T O D A Y

Posted by Kendall Rocco , November 11, 2022 - Industry News, Sponsor

Come join us for a site tour of one of Dextall’s first NYC installations located in Queens.  The tour offers attendees the opportunity to see construction technology & innovation come together through our unitized prefab wall systems. Set yourself ahead of the rest as you witness the future of exterior wall construction in mid-to-high-rise commercial buildings. Our business model is simple and based on three core principles; to manufacturer unitized…

The Whole Carbon Picture: Introduction to the SOM Team

Posted by Kendall Rocco , October 21, 2022 - Industry News

Carbon Sequestering: Synthesizing Passive House and Healthy Materials Passive House approach to operational energy with challenges of addressing upfront embodied carbon, as a key combination to address in approaching carbon-zero buildings. REGISTER NOW   Corey McCormack, AIA Associate Principal - Technical Architect at SOM Corey McCormack is an Associate Principal and Technical Architect in SOM’s New York office.  Since joining the firm in 2014, Corey’s work focuses on leading interdisciplinary…

Carbon Sequestering: at a glimpse

Posted by Kendall Rocco , October 21, 2022 - Industry News

Carbon Sequestering: Synthesizing Passive House and Healthy Materials Friday, November 4th, from 2-7pm (EDT) Carbon Sequestering: Synthesizing Passive House and Healthy Materials Speakers: Dr. Kimberley R. Miner Dr. Kimberley R. Miner is a Scientist and Systems Engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab in California, where she researches and forecasts climate risks. Her work has taken her to the most extreme environments in the world- from Antarctica to Mt. Everest-…

Climate tipping points: The Arctic is a bellwether for irreversible change

Posted by NYPH , October 21, 2022 - Energy, Industry News

by Kimberley R. Miner, Ph.D., opinion contributor - 11/26/21 12:30 PM ET The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill The warship HMS Terror lies at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean in the Northwest passage, lost in 1848 after two grueling years stuck in the Arctic ice. Rescue missions launched to recover the ship in 1851 suffered the same fate, crushed under…

Did you miss URBAN PASSIVE HOUSE, EPISODE 1: INFILL?

Posted by Kendall Rocco , October 10, 2022 - Industry News

Presented by New York Passive House and Passive House Accelerator, the Urban Passive House Series explores Passive House solutions and lessons-learned for urban settings, drawing on built examples from major metropolises across North America. Episode 1 features a building that is both the largest Passive House infill project in North America as well as its largest office tower, the Winthrop Center in Boston. Louis Koehl of Handel Architects presents the…

Renovation With a Purpose: A D.C. Home Gets a Big Eco-Friendly Overhaul

Posted by Kendall Rocco , October 10, 2022 - Industry News

Directly from The Washington Post: For the past two years, Bertelli and Negri have worked to retrofit this nearly century-old house to bring it to “net-zero energy” status — meaning an environmentally sustainable dwelling that produces at least as much energy as it uses. Motivated by scientific consensus that the Earth’s temperature is reaching record-high levels because of climate change caused by human activity, the family has designed their home to drastically…

Buildings of Excellence Competition Early Design Support RFP

Posted by Kendall Rocco , October 10, 2022 - Industry News, NYSERDA

The Buildings of Excellence Competition Early Design Support Request for Proposal (the “Early Design Support RFP”) seeks proposals for qualified design firms that will provide early-stage design support for new construction and adaptive reuse projects that will achieve carbon neutral-ready performance while being beautiful and functional, providing healthy, safe, comfortable, and resilient living spaces for their occupants, and will be profitable for the project’s developers and owners. The Early Design…

[EXTENDED!] Call for 2022-2024 NYPH Board Members Candidate Applications

Posted by NYPH , September 23, 2022 - Industry News, New York Passive House

We are excited to announce that our 2022-2024 Board Elections have been extended! Do you have a vision to change the landscape of New York's built environment? Here's your chance! NYPH is looking for fresh ideas and strong leadership to head the organization. Successful applications will be determined by a members-only election. Submit your application > Candidate Application & Election Timeline November 18th: Applications are accepted until midnight. November 21st: Candidate information is sent out to members; elections begin electronically. November…

Passive House Network honors MP Boston’s Winthrop Center with the Trailblazer Award

Posted by Kendall Rocco , September 14, 2022 - Industry News

Boston, MA On June 16, The Passive House Network honored developer MP Boston with the 2022 Passive House Trailblazer award for the development of Winthrop Center. The forthcoming 691-foot, mixed-use tower contains 812,000 s/f of office space built to rigorous Passive House standards, setting a new global standard for building performance and energy conservation. Upon completion in 2023, Winthrop Center will be the largest Passive House office building in the world,…

New Building Embodies High Performing Future

Posted by Kendall Rocco , September 14, 2022 - Industry News

As soon as I stepped into the building something felt different but I wasn’t sure why. After a few minutes I began to realize: it’s the air. There was a refreshing feeling with each deep breath. Developer John Roe created this atmosphere by blending several different technologies together in a way that’s never been done before. For example, he fully implemented the concept of “Passive House,” which is a standard…