The U.S. Green Building Council says it will seek a new CEO and conduct a strategic review of its activities ..read more

M+, Asia’s first global museum of contemporary visual culture, is set to open in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District. The nearly 700,000-sf building was designed by Herzog & de Meuron in partnership with TFP Farrells and Arup. Located on the Victoria Harbour waterfront, the terracotta tile-clad tower features a dynamic LED system on the south facade that can display M+ content.   Courtesy Virgile Simon Bertrand ..read more

The Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team has recently broken ground on a new headquarters in Northamptonshire, England. The project, which represents the first all-new F1 factory in the UK since the McLaren Technology Centre opened in 2004, is being designed by Ridge and Partners LLP ..read more

LEED-certified buildings consistently earn higher rents than non-LEED properties, according to new research from Cushman & Wakefield. Since 2015, rents for LEED-certified buildings have averaged 11% higher than those of non-LEED properties. The research also indicates that newly delivered LEED buildings were more resilient during times when the real estate market softened ..read more

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Enhanced ventilation and filtration can improve the cognitive function and health of a building’s occupants, and should be the preeminent strategy for healthy buildings ..read more

The development team for Sydney's latest mega-project, the $2.5 billion Central Place Sydney towers, has formally submitted plans for development approval. It's the next step in the development of the dual-tower property, which is expected to contribute to Tech Central in Sydney’s Central Business District ..read more

Over the past few years, landlords have been installing charging stations in apartment buildings, retail centers, and office buildings—sometimes without a cost for vehicle owners to use them ..read more

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Eighty-six of the world’s tallest 100 buildings have been constructed since 2001, the year that terrorists crashed two jets into the World Trade Center towers in New York. In fact, 84% of all buildings 200 meters (656.2 ft) or taller have been constructed over the last 20 years, including the 1,776-ft-tall One World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, according to the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, which has released a white paper on the global impact of 9/11 on tall buildings ..read more