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Green Standards

Code Words

An international green construction code will change the game. Are we ready?
Codes of Conduct

Are we ready for an international green construction code?
Transparency and the Role of Environmental Product Declarations

A white paper from UL Environment examines the development and use of EPDs in the validation of life cycle-based product environmental...

Code Words

An international green construction code will change the game. Are we ready?
Architecture 2030 Launches Building Product Carbon-Reduction Initiative

Similar to the organization’s building performance improvement mission, the 2030 Challenge for Products will set benchmarks for reducing...
DOE To Install Cool Roofs

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announces initiatives to install cool roof technologies on DOE properties and other federal...

ULI Creates Greenpoint Center for Building Performance

Furthering its commitment to reducing global carbon emissions, the Urban Land Institute has transformed its Greenpoint Foundation into a...
Beyond the Building

Large-scale lessons from the Lloyd Crossing Sustainable Urban Design Plan and Catalyst Project.
Operations and Management

Sally Wilson, AIA, vice president and global director of environmental strategy at CB Richard Ellis looks at sustainability from the broker...

USGBC Announces Top 10 States for LEED Buildings

The District of Columbia tops the list with 31.5 square feet of LEED-certified space per capita.
2012 LEED Fellows Nomination Period Opens

Nominations for the 2012 class of LEED Fellows will be accepted until Feb. 8.
Pentagon Spending Bill Signals New Step in LEED Fight

Anti-LEED groups view measure as a victory; USGBC thinks it will prevail.

Transparency and the Role of Environmental Product Declarations

A white paper from UL Environment examines the development and use of EPDs in the validation of life cycle-based product environmental...
What's In Your Product?

A designer at BNIM examines the use of environmental product declarations.
Changing Historic Preservation Guidelines

Many historic preservationists believe that the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED rating system must be changed to better reflect the...

Energy Star Now Available for Multifamily High-Rise Buildings

The EPA has announced that new multifamily high-rise buildings are now eligible to qualify as Energy Star projects.
Battle of the Buildings Finalists Announced

The EPA’s Energy Star program names 12 finalists in its second-annual competition tracking energy use.
Energy Star Introduces “Most-Efficient” Label for Products

The program’s newest designation identifies the top five percent of sustainable appliances in four categories.

All Systems Go for Net-Zero

With its first year of classes now in session, Lady Bird Johnson Middle School hopes to impart a lesson in efficiency.
Net Zero Energy Building Certification Program Launched

A new program from the International Living Future Institute is linked to the Living Building Challenge.
University of Maryland Wins Solar Decathlon 2011

Purdue University and New Zealand (Victoria University of Wellington) take second and third place in the biennial competition.