Fighting Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals

Posted by Kris Weber on Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 10:23 PM

As part of the Living Building Challenge, the Bullitt Center team worked to screen out endocrine-disrupting chemicals from products used in the project. In this post, Kris Weber offers some background on EDCs. – Editor Over the past 50 years, chemicals—both synthetic and natural—have become an intractable element of our society. Indeed, advances in chemical…

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Report Finds $18.5 Million in Hidden Value at Bullitt Center

Posted by Brad Kahn on Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 5:31 PM

First-of-a-kind research calculates that public benefits are comparable to construction cost of the building. A report released on September 4, 2014, Optimizing Urban Ecosystem Services: The Bullitt Center Case Study, found that just six of the building’s green features will produce up to $18.5 million in benefits to society over the life of the building….

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