Philanthropy & The Building Industry: Builders Give Back

The building industry has been steadily contributing millions in cash, materials, supplies, and endless hours to various local, national, an...

Green Construction is a Multi-Billion Dollar Industry

New study finds massive economic impact of LEED ® and green design A groundbreaking new study commissioned by the United States Green Buil...

Sustainable Design Creates Popular Student Housing

LEED certified buildings in California has growing appeal Green housing at the school is a significant draw for new students. A project that...

Sustainable Design forms Backbone of Boston Community

Sustainable community developing in Boston, Mass. While green architecture is, by its very nature, good for the environment, its other benef...

Health and Well-Being in the Office

A healthy, happy workforce is a vital component of a productive, successful business in the long-term. Despite the obvious notion of the imp...

Universities for Sustainability

Back to school means new books, new pens, new clothes, and new LEED certified buildings? Out with the old, in with the new (and improved)! C...

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...

Brooklyn's Borough Hall to Lead the Way for LEED

Borough Hall in Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn, New York - Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams plans to make Brooklyn Borough Hall a LEED ce...

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...

The Life Cycle and Why It Matters

Yesterday, on April 22nd, the world celebrated Earth Day. The threat of climate change has become critical in recent years, and this year, w...

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...

Top Sustainable Companies in the World

Corporate Knights , a Toronto-based company, released its Global 100 --a list of the most sustainable companies in the world. Leading in the...

USGBC Announces Top 10 LEED States

Source: USGBC's Top 10 LEED States The USGBC recently released "The Top 10 States for LEED in 2013." Based off of census data,...

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...

Haworth's Beijing Showroom Receives First LEED v4 Certification

Haworth's Beijing Showroom  With the USGBC's LEED v4 program launch right around the corner, Haworth, a global creator and supplier ...

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...

LEED Facilitates Affordable Green Housing

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) helps guarantee that buildings are both cost-efficient and environmentally-friendly. Wh...

First LEED v4 Certified Building in the World

via Inhabitat USGBC certifies buildings based on a rating system called LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, awarding bui...