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LEED v5 is Here: Looking Back and Ahead at the Evolution of Green Building Leadership

Stok

Now, LEED v5 represents a significant step in the evolution of green building leadership. It’s ambitious, forward-looking, and provides a framework for high performance and leadership among AEC teams, real estate developers, and operators. Equity, resilience, and biodiversity are no longer optional.

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Power Plays: Why Energy Availability, Pricing, Grid Readiness Now Drive Corporate Site Selection

Business Facilities

Courtesy of LocationAdvisor.com A t a time when business resilience is increasingly defined by energy reliability and sustainability, corporate real estate (CRE) executives are placing a strategic focus on one factor that was once an afterthought in site selection: the power grid.

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LEED v5 Lands in Canada: Insights and Reactions from Across the Industry

Stok

Last week the Stok team joined leaders across the green building industry in Vancouver for the Canada Green Building Council’s Building Lasting Change conference, which marked the official launch of LEED v5 in Canada. Required resilience Climate risks to real estate—both physical and financial—are increasing.

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Top Five Sustainable Building Trends

Business Facilities

If you’re considering building a new facility for your company’s relocation or expansion project, the option of sustainable or “greenbuilding has probably been a topic of discussion. 8% of respondents plan to do a Living Building Challenge within the next two years.

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WESTCHESTER RESIDENT WINS US ENERGY AWARD FOR OSSINING HOME

Civil + Structural Engineer

The DOE Housing Innovation Awards are made to those builders who are spurring the housing industry to construct more efficient, healthy, and resilient homes certified to the DOE ZERH program requirements. LEED is the world’s most widely used green building rating system, and LEED Platinum is its highest certification.

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Living the Dream: PAE Engineers’ HQ Embodies an Aspirational Vision

Civil + Structural Engineer

PAE Engineers enjoys a unique symbol of its brand identity – the company’s Portland headquarters office, which is the world’s first developer-driven Living Building. PAE’s Living Building Challenge The PAE Living Building is a five-story, 58,000-square-foot mixed-use building located in a historic neighborhood in Portland.

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From LEED to WELL: Certifying healthy, resilient, and sustainable buildings

Construction Specifier

The focus now includes how well a building serves its occupants and the environment, especially in the face of increasing climate challenges. Engineers, architects, and specifiers are under growing pressure to design and deliver spaces that prioritize sustainability, occupant well-being, and resilience.