February 3, 2023
Nature in city environs has a positive effect on people’s well-being. At the same time, biological diversity in urban areas continues to shrink, for example because […]
August 18, 2022
A new study published by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), in partnership with Owens Corning, is shedding light on resiliency and sustainability in the built […]
February 11, 2022
Two recent interviews expound upon the current growth in the green roof sector around the world, as highlighted below. The Green Roofing Revolution Sweeping the World […]
May 15, 2021
LEED certification helps local governments accelerate progress on climate change, resilience, social equity challenges The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), creators of the LEED green building rating system, […]
March 19, 2021
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released its annual list of the Top 10 States for LEED green building with Massachusetts leading the country in 2020 with the […]
May 24, 2019
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens continues to lead in sustainable building design and construction with the unveiling of the Exhibit Staging Center. Formerly an old public […]
April 29, 2019
USGBC poll finds people don’t connect green buildings with healthier living, stopping climate change
As part of its Living Standard initiative, the U.S. Green Building Council released a new U.S. public research report titled Standard Issue that sets out to better gauge […]
February 12, 2019
The U.S. Green Building Council released in early February its annual list of Top 10 States for LEED, the world’s most widely used green building rating […]
September 12, 2018
The nation’s largest cities are getting even greener, according to the fifth annual U.S. Green Building Adoption Index by CBRE and Maastricht University. Researchers have found […]