The New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo saw the potential in ordinary, everyday facilities when it developed its eco-friendly restroom.
With an eye on the "total building sustainability package," the new standard targets high-performance green buildings with the exception of low-rise residential buildings
New nationwide grant program will provide nonprofit organizations with cash allowances and services to install energy-efficient lighting systems.
RETROFITS is part quiz show, part speed game that tasks players with retrofitting an existing building to be more energy efficient.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory was established in Berkeley, Calif., in 1931 by Ernest Orlando Lawrence, a physicist who won a Nobel...
A look at how competition fosters innovation in the sustainable building realm.
While the rush to build sustainably may be somewhat tempered by the economic downturn, a 2008 study conducted by the Washington, D.C.-based...
Continuous air barriers must be designed, constructed and tested to help achieve building energy efficiency.
The Building Energy Quotient program, or Building EQ, will examine energy use for all building types except residential
Outfitted with the latest monitoring and control technology, the ASHRAE Headquarters provides a glimpse into the future of smart buildings.
Should competitions recognize projects for their sustainable attributes?
Johnson Controls Inc.’s commercial and vertical stacked water-source heat pumps can be used in water-loop, ground-water, or ground-loop...
Jeff and Salena Gallo not only feel good about their decision to build green, they also feel better physically. Salena has asthma and both...
Plans for the Tour Carpe Diem office building in Paris seize sustainability.
