We use cookies to provide you with a better experience. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy.
Sustainability and performance can go hand-in-hand when water is collected, treated and recycled throughout the life cycle of a building.
June 2, 2025
From stadiums to civic offices, cutting-edge rainwater reuse systems are transforming green plumbing from theory to reality—saving water, slashing costs, and reshaping the industry’s role in sustainability.
The project includes 321 vertical boreholes drilled nearly 500 feet deep, using advanced HDPE piping for efficient energy transfer.
March 3, 2025
The 1 Java Street project in NYC’s Brooklyn borough is the largest mixed-use development in New York state to incorporate a ground-source geothermal system for heating and cooling.
With far-reaching goals for providing a roadmap for water use in Living Buildings,
this project is an attempt to close the water cycle.
October 2, 2024
A contestant in the International Living Future Institute’s Living Building Challenge, the PAE building’s sustainable water management showcases a comprehensive approach to achieving net-zero water use while redefining traditional notions of waste and promoting a closed-loop water cycle within the building.
Installing water-efficient toilets in an affordable senior living complex results in savings that can be used in other parts of the community.
August 5, 2024
Discover how water-efficient toilets can provide cost savings for affordable senior living apartments that can be invested in other parts of the community for lifestyle amenities.
The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians searched for a sustainable energy system to moderate the tribe’s use of natural resources.
July 1, 2024
The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians have always been good stewards of their community’s environment. It was no different when it came time to replace the HVAC system in their health center with a geothermal system, empowering the tribe to achieve greater energy independence.
This city, which prides itself on progressive, bold and community-centered ideas, uses geothermal and thermal energy networks to help reach its goal of 100 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over the next 30 years.
The United States experienced extreme weather, causing fatalities, injuries and billions of dollars in damage last year. Our clean energy transition will require re-evaluating energy technologies to determine what should be funded or scrapped.
Engineering a new habitat for the Smithsonian National Zoo’s Bird House
with efficient water systems and an innovative HVAC design.
January 8, 2024
The Smithsonian Institution’s Bird House at the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute underwent a six-year, $69 million project to upgrade the space with efficient water systems and an innovative HVAC design. More than 170 individual birds representing 70-plus species are on view.