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January 25,2011

InterContinental Hotels Group, the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, announced that its in-house sustainability system Green...

January 19,2011

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced newly elected officers and new directors to its 2011 Board of Directors, including Elizabeth...

January 04,2011

BIFMA International recently announced formal American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approval and...

December 13,2010

Green building initiatives are a key influencer when tenants decide to sign a commercial real estate lease, according to a survey by GE Capital...

December 07,2010

Blue design creates places that are not just neutral, but actually add back to the world and is the future of sustainable design and architecture...

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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 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 11,2010

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

November 09,2010
The College Sustainability Report Card 2011 evaluated colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada with the 300 largest endowments—plus 22 others...
November 09,2010

Cool roofs, solar water heating, and advanced metering are among energy-efficiency elements that will have to be used in new permanent Army...

November 09,2010

Green buildings continue to be on the agenda for real estate owners, developers, and corporate owner-occupants, according to the Turner 2010 Green...

October 27,2010

MVE Institutional designed the Downtown Educational Complex in Oakland,...

October 21,2010

The General Services Administration has increased its sustainability requirements and now mandates LEED Gold for its projects.

October 18,2010

Masdar City, the world’s only zero-carbon city, is on track to be built in Abu Dhabi, with completion expected as early as 2020. Foster +...

October 11,2010

HGA Architects and Engineers won a 25-Year Award from AIA Minnesota for the Willow Lake Laboratory.

October 11,2010

Rhode Island is the first state to adopt the International Green Construction Code (IGCC). The Rhode Island Green Buildings Act identifies the...

October 08,2010

Union Bank’s San Diego headquarters building located at 530 B Street has been awarded LEED Gold certification from the Green Building...

September 30,2010

Results from the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s 2010 Lodging Survey showed that luxury and upper-upscale hotels are most likely...