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Green school house LEED Platinum Phoenix
December 01,2011

Phoenix public school receives the generous gift of a state-of-the-art building for student and community use.

VLK Architects LEED Silver certification
December 01,2011

The West 7th development, which houses the firm’s office, was designed to be LEED for Core & Shell, which gave VLK the head start on finishing...

Green Matters Conference San Antonio
November 22,2011

High-interest topics will be covered in technical seminars, including infrared reflective coatings for heat island mitigation, innovative uses of...

November 04,2011

Shady Oaks Wind Farm is under construction near Compton, Ill.

November 04,2011

ICC-ES currently references CSI's MasterFormat and other formats in all of its evaluation reports. The MOU will add GreenFormat references....

October 25,2011

The study, conducted by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, built on a good indication of the potential for increased productivity and...

October 17,2011

Complex sits on a four-acre waterfront site along Lady Bird Lake with spectacular city and lake views, and is slated to open spring 2013.

October 17,2011

 

CertainTeed to provide Aerialogics’ Aerial Measurement Services to its credentialed contractor base and utilize the technology in...

October 07,2011

To track results, schools will use the newly developed Sustainability Dashboard, a unique web-based service that makes tracking sustainability...

October 04,2011

The Cradle-to-Cradle Certified Wall Protection Line offers an additional option for customers to achieve LEED project certification...

September 28,2011

 

LEED Fellows represent green building industry's most accomplished professionals.

September 28,2011

The campus will include two 125,000-sf Class A, energy-efficient office buildings that will be designed and constructed with sustainable practices...

September 23,2011

The Living Building Challenge requires projects to meet a stringent list of qualifications, including net-zero energy and water consumption, and...

September 14,2011

The Los Angeles Chapter of the nonprofit USGBC will launch its Sustainable Innovation Awards this year during the chapter's 7th Annual Green Gala...

February 15,2011

Architecture 2030 has just broadened the scope of its 2030 Challenge, issuing an additional challenge regarding the climate impact of building...

February 15,2011

Andrés Duany advocates a "LEED Brown" rating that would give contractors credit for using traditional but low cost measures that are not...

February 07,2011

The U.S. General Services Administration launched its Sustainable Facilities Tool on Monday, Feb. 7.  The innovative online tool will make it...

February 04,2011

The U.S. Green Building Council applauded a key element of President Obama’s plan to “win the future” by making America’s...

February 04,2011

President Obama’s Better Buildings Initiative, announced February 3, 2011, aims to achieve a 20% improvement in energy efficiency in...