A sea change isn't coming. It's already here.
Scientists at the University of Arizona are developing ways to grow produce in harsh environs.
New technologies integrate solar-energy collection into windows and walls.
A 1950s-era Massachusetts home uses 60% less energy after a deep energy retrofit.
Roger Chang, the director of sustainability at Westlake Reed Leskosky, looks at the path ahead for energy codes, standards, and benchmarking.
Similar to the organization’s building performance improvement mission, the 2030 Challenge for Products will set benchmarks for reducing the carbon footprint of building materials by targeting greenhouse gas emissions resulting from manufacturing and transportation.
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.
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ECO-STRUCTURE's third annual competition seeks out outstanding environmental performance and design in four categories.
ECO-STRUCTURE speaks with Peter Busby of Busby Perkins+Will about the current state and future of green building.
As green building-related litigation rises, ECO-STRUCTURE offers a less-litigious enviornment in which to explore building performance and sustainability. This month: the 2010 Evergreen Awards.