The question is which is more expensive? Building resilient homes or rebuilding them all post-disaster? Craig Fugate in the Tampa Bay Times, November 12, 2019
Green Building
University of Miami Student Housing Gets Green Roofs
The University of Miami’s new Lakeside Village student community housing demonstrates some of the best aspects of environmental sustainability in the built environment, as well as some of the most challenging scenarios. With its location on a sensitive coastal watershed in a hurricane zone, every aspect of the building operations must be accountable to the environment.
USGBC Video: A Day in the Life of LEED
The U.S. Green Building Concil invites you to “discover all of the places where you experience LEED – from your home and local school to where you work and where you play. LEED spaces are everywhere, and there’s a LEED rating system for every type of building project.” “A Day in the Life of LEED”…
August 24: Green Urban Planning & Bird-Friendly Buildings
Earn your Wings — the Audubon Ambassador Program is open to anyone 18 years and older who is curious to learn more about the environment. Our August session spotlights Smart Growth, Green Urban Planning and Bird-Friendly Buildings. Learn about South Florida’s history of development and ways you can ensure a better future for our region.…
Zara Brickell City Centre Certified LEED Gold
Zara International Fashion‘s retail store at 701 South Miami Avenue in Brickell City Centre was awarded LEED Gold certification on April 1, 2019. Zara, part of the Inditex family of fashion brands, opened their 30,851 square foot, two-story retail location at Brickell City Centre in December 2017. Zara offers clothing, shoes and accessories for men,…
701 Brickell Avenue Re-certified LEED Gold
701 Brickell Avenue, a 33-floor office building in the Brickell Financial District, has earned its Gold level re-certification for “LEED 2009 Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance”. 701 Brickell was originally built in 1986, and is currently owned by TIAA–CREF. It contains 677,677 rentable square feet of Class A office space. The lobby soars 38-feet with…
University of Miami Lakeside Village Seeks LEED Gold
University of Miami’s 12-acre Lakeside Village Student Community Housing project, designed by Arquitectonica, will incorporate 25 interconnected buildings snaking around courtyards and outdoor spaces, all overlooking Lake Osceola at the UM’s Coral Gables campus. Amenities will include recreational spaces, music practice rooms, study areas, a meditation room, an exhibition space, an auditorium, a classroom, a…
Historic Resources as Green Infrastructure
Miami Beach’s Art Deco district is a testament to the benefits (and beauty) of historic preservation. At the same time, increasing flooding events is forcing Miami Beach to address climate change and sustainability in a way that many cities aren’t. On Sunday, January 14, from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m., the The Wolfsonian-Florida International University campus on…
Miami International Airport Receives Environmental Achievement Award
Miami International Airport has received the top “Environmental Achievement Award” in the “Environmental Management” category from Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA). The award was presented for Miami International Airport’s ongoing Sustainability Project – “one of the largest energy-saving programs ever in the eastern U.S.” Launched in August 2015 in partnership with Florida Power & Light Services (FPLS),…
Contracts for Sustainable Construction Projects are Unique
Interesting article from Mark Stempler in the March 9 issue of the Daily Business Review. Noting that “sustainable building is booming in Florida”, he discusses some of the unique considerations that should be addressed in the contract for these types of ventures. Contracts for sustainable projects, however, are often not tailored to address the many…