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December 07,2010

Green building’s momentum hasn’t been stopped by the economic recession and will keep speeding through the recovery, while at the same...

December 07,2010

The proposed Forest Certification Benchmark to determine when wood-certification groups would have their certification qualify for points in the...

December 07,2010

The multifamily sector is showing signs of a real recovery, with nearly 22,000 new apartment units delivered to the market. Net absorption in the...

December 07,2010

Lord Norman Foster, reportedly has been selected to design Apple’s new campus in Cupertino, Calif. If the news is true, Foster is a good...

December 07,2010

With Beijing, Shanghai, and Mumbai already on the global radar, where can the next wave of construction be found? Far beyond China, India, and...

December 07,2010

IBM’s new offices at Dulles Station West in Herndon, Va., utilized Petersen’s PAC-1000 F Flush Series column covers. The columns are...

December 02,2010

Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel, Architects, PC won the prestigious Gold Key Award for Excellence in Hospitality Design for best guest room, Park Hyatt...

December 02,2010

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that 24 projects are receiving a total of $21 million in technical assistance to dramatically reduce...

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November 23,2010

The George W. Bush Presidential Center, which will house the former president’s library and museum, plus the Bush Institute, is aiming for...

November 23,2010

Results of Honeywell's second annual “School Energy and Environment Survey” reveal that almost 90% of school leaders see a direct...

November 16,2010

Brazil's green building industry will expand in the coming years, spurred by construction of low-impact venues being built for the 2016...

November 16,2010

The U.S. green building market is up 50% from 2008 to 2010—from $42 billion to $55 billion-$71 billion, according to McGraw-Hill...

November 16,2010
123 Zero build is a free tool for calculating the performance of a market-ready carbon-neutral office building design. The app estimates the...
November 16,2010

MGM Resorts officials want to demolish the unopened 27-story Harmon Hotel—one of the main components of its brand new $8.5 billion...

November 16,2010

Wondering where condos and rental apartments will be needed? Where companies are looking to rent office space? Where people will need hotel rooms...

November 16,2010

Andrés Duany, founder of the Congress for the New Urbanism, adopted the ideas, vision,  and values of the early 20th Century...

November 16,2010

The NFRC Board of Directors has approved technical procedures for the development of U-factor, solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC), and visible...

November 15,2010

Rhode Island-based Gilbane Building Company announced plans to acquire W.G. Mills, Inc., a construction management firm with operations based in...

November 11,2010

Saint-Gobain, one of the world’s largest glass and construction material manufacturers, is making a strategic equity investment in SAGE...

November 11,2010

This month, the total footprint of commercial projects certified under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Green Building Rating System...