A look at passive and active chilled-beam systems.
Green roofs are here to stay. But aesthetics and energy savings must be balanced with...
Salutogenic design may be the key to turning sustainability into more than a buzzword.
An international green construction code will change the game. Are we ready?
Are we ready for an international green construction code?
"Advancing Green Building Policy in the States: 2011 Victories from Alabama to Wyoming," summarizes legislative progress on green building through the first half of the calendar year.
HKS's chief sustainable officer teaches the 2030 Challenge and architectural energy modeling using a four-part game.
The AIA reports on industry progress toward the AIA 2030 carbon reduction goals outlined in the 2030 Commitment Program.
The District of Columbia tops the list with 31.5 square feet of LEED-certified space per capita.
Nominations for the 2012 class of LEED Fellows will be accepted until Feb. 8.
Anti-LEED groups view measure as a victory; USGBC thinks it will prevail.
The Bullitt Center in Seattle, by the Miller Hull Partnership.
Jason McLennan, CEO of the Cascadia Green Building COuncil and the International Living Building Institute, and author and founder of the Living Building Challenge, speaks with ECO-STRUCTURE.
After an energizing Greenbuild experience, I started December already amped for the upcoming year. And now, after a relatively slow end to 2010, I’m even more ready to leap into 2011, which looks to be filled with possibility. How so? Here are a few things I’ll be keeping an eye on this coming year.
Colleges and universities nationwide competed to reduce waste at football games last fall.
This outdoor decking is made entirely from recycled bamboo fibers and recycled plastics.
Recycled materials melp Florida's Escambia County earn LEED Gold.
The solar-powered housing competition moves to the West Coast, and adds teams from Prague and Vienna.
Solar Secure is a solar-powered structure to support emergency-assistance stations, lighting, surveillance cameras, and Wi-Fi technology.
Custom-designed solar PV canopy systems are available with sloped and ridge styles, and are configured on a per-project basis.
An underfloor chilled beam heating and cooling system.
Clear low-VOC commercial-grade finish for wood floors.
A collection of LED fixtures available in pendant or sconce formats.
A new report advises the Obama administration on how it can advance energy efficiency and sustainability in buildings without introducing new legislation.
Is reducing air infiltration an overlooked path to energy efficiency for your projects?
Architects increasingly risk irrelevance if we don't cooperate with each other and reach out to the larger culture.
For our own sake, and the sake of others, we have to carve hours out of the workweek for life.
Continuing coverage of the DOE’s competition.
