Nearly 400 Northwest Buildings Compete in EPA’s “Battle of the Buildings”

EPA leads push for energy efficiency Originally released by the US Environmental Protection Agency on July 21, 2015. EPA contact:  Brianna S...

New Social Equity LEED Credits

The goal of USGBC's LEED rating system is not only to construct energy efficient, environmentally-friendly buildings but to enhance the ...

EPA's Battle of the Buildings

For the past four years, the EPA has hosted the Battle of the Buildings, a nationwide competition that challenges participants to come up wi...

GBI Announces Green Globes for Sustainable Interiors (SI)

Green Building Initiative (GBI) recently announced the launch of Green Globes for Sustainable Interiors (Green Globes SI), designed for com...

5 Reasons Your Energy Bills Are Too High

Your monthly energy bill may be the cause of unnecessary stress, but why exactly does it cost so much, and how can you prevent is from risin...

Google and Sunpower Corp. Partner to Provide Solar Power for Families Nationwide

Google Inc. and Sunpower Corp. have established a recent partnership to provide financing for residential solar leasing projects. This progr...

What Is A Green Building?

New York PS 62- Green School Building  What is a Green Building? A green building is a sustainable, high-performance building that is enviro...

EPA Announces Top 25 US Cities with Most Energy Star Buildings

This week, the Environmental Protection Agency released the sixth annual list of Top 25 US Metropolitan Areas with the most Energy Star buil...

BPI Partners with DOE to Launch National Home Rating Program

Today, the Building Performance Institute announced the launch of their national rating program using the Department of Energy's Home En...

Green Building Industry Worth $36 Billion and Expected to Double in Value by 2016

According to a recent report by McGraw Hill Construction, green building will continue to grow worldwide throughout 2014 and is expected to ...

5 Tips to Stay Green and Save Green This Winter

How can you save energy and money this winter? Although the nation has experienced negative 40 degree temperatures in Chicago and freezing w...

News Release: EPA Releases Updated Sustainability Plan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM THE USEPA December 5, 2013 EPA Releases Updated Sustainability Plan WASHINGTON – As part of President Obama’s Cli...

BPI Releases New Standard For Multifamily Energy Performance

The Building Performance Institute, Inc (BRI) released BPI-1105-S-201x: Standard Practice for Multifamily Energy Auditing to help identify w...

Updates in California with Title 24

The state of California announced that it will begin implementing new building code revisions in the Spring of 2014. The revisions are calle...

Energy Efficiency Wins Big in New Residential Building Codes

At the 2013 International Code Council ( ICC ) Annual Conference and Public Comment Hearings last week,  building code officials approved an...