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Tokyo city officials calculate that its Green Building Program reduced energy consumption by 20% since its inception, a statistic they identify as...
A new set of Global Alternative Compliance Paths, or Global ACPs, are now available for all commercial projects pursuing LEED green building...
The New York Building Congress says it will voluntarily pay a tax declared unconstitutional by the courts because, it says, the money is vital to...
Experts on insurance, weather, and catastrophe modeling say the role of climate change in Hurricane Sandy and future storms is unclear.
Researchers aim to gauge how buildings constructed with reinforced concrete withstand an earthquake by conducting a simulation test at a two-story...
An effective document management system is necessary to stay in compliance with new and forthcoming stormwater runoff requirements, says the...
Green procurement policies or green building mandates can help accelerate the adoption of green building practices, according to research by...
Legislation that allowed local governments to direct excess property tax dollars from tax-increment financing districts into other private...
Cities of the future can be both more resilient and more sustainable by promoting strategies that include solar power and green roofs, programs...
The Durst Organization, the developer of the first LEED platinum certified skyscraper in the country, says it will not seek LEED...
Some towers in Miami, rebuilt after a hurricane in 2005, were allowed to be constructed under older building codes instead of newer ones created...
The Potomac River’s health stands to suffer if the region does not change its development and building standards, according to the Potomac...
“(LEED is) much better than a mandatory building code because you get a little wiggle room in these projects,” said Mike Mueller, a spokesman for...
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has published QAG-2-12, Voluntary Quality Assurance Processing Guide for Polyamide...
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has approved the newly developed safety and performance standard for educational seating: ANSI/...
More than half of the respondents to a survey of members of the Green Building Council in 62 countries expect green projects to comprise 60% of...
Voters passed fewer ballot measures related to construction projects this year than they did in 2008, according to an analysis by the Associated...
The ANSI/BIFMA e3-2012 Furniture Sustainability Standard now includes an additional point for furniture products that meet a new, lower...
The U.S. Green Building Council expects to substantially revise LEED next year, requiring builders beginning in 2015 to take new and more-detailed...
The Construction Specification Institute’s sustainability practice group is offering a webinar Nov. 20 on EPA’s WaterSense Program, featuring Lynn...
