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DBS Newton Green is one of Singapore’s first net zero buildings by a bank and a great example of the potential of retrofitting over rebuilding. In line with the bank’s net zero targets, the 30-year-old building was set for demolition before a bold retrofit was proposed and approved to reduce embodied carbon impact without compromising […]

Mohawk College’s Joyce Centre for Partnership & Innovation in Hamilton, Ontario, is Canada’s largest net zero buildings energy institutional facility and was the first in the country to be awarded Zero Carbon Building – Design and Performance certification from the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC). Emerging from a collaboration between mcCallumSather and B+H Architects, the […]

Delta Electronics Americas regional headquarters has become the first green building in Fremont, CA, and second in the Silicon Valley Bay Area, to achieve the LEED Zero Energy certification from the USGBC. Originally developed as a pioneering ‘green building’ in September 2015, the site has just completed a series of upgrades that have brought it […]

In January 2019, the National University of Singapore officially opened SDE4, one of the first new-build net zero buildings in Singapore. The 8,500-square-meter, six-storey, multi-disciplinary facility is a new addition to the Design & Environment precinct and part of a larger campus redevelopment. Located near the southern coastline of Singapore, this climate-responsive building has become […]

The Balfour Hospital in Kirkwall, on the remote Scottish islands of Orkney, has established itself as the first fully net-zero National Health Service (NHS) hospital in the UK in 2019. The £65 million facility, designed to accommodate 49 patients, has pioneered an innovative and sustainable approach to design, construction, and operation processes. Delivered by the […]

The GSA Wayne Aspinall Federal Building is a heritage building located in Grand Junction, Colorado, and stands as a testament to historical net zero conversions. The building was GSA’s first net-zero energy building on the National Register of Historic Places, achieved LEED Platinum, an AIA COTE Top 10 Award, and continues to be an example […]

United Therapeutics Corporation is an American publicly-traded biotechnology company that specializes in developing innovative therapies for rare diseases. In 2019, the company completed the construction of a new 135,000-square-foot headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland. The Unisphere is a testament to the company’s commitment to sustainability, using a variety of energy generation, efficiency, and embodied carbon […]

Completed in January 2023, The Forge, Bankside, comprises two new-build net-zero commercial office buildings of nine storeys each and almost 140,000 square feet of internal space. It is the first commercial office development constructed and operated in line with the UK Green Building Council’s (UKGBC) net zero carbon buildings framework. Property developer, Landsec, has constructed […]