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March 19,2013

A new guidance manual, LEED for Neighborhood Development and Historic Preservation, outlines strategies geared towards helping building...

Singapore's CREATE facility is Lab of the Year 2013. Courtesy Perkins+Will.
March 15,2013

Singapore CREATE R&D campus takes top honor in Lab of Year competition, sponsored by R&D Magazine.

March 14,2013

Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Chicago top EPA's list of the U.S. cities with the greatest number of Energy Star certified buildings in 2012...

Bullitt Center will open this spring. Photo: John Stamets
March 12,2013

Superefficient Seattle office building is designed to meet the ambitious goals of the Living Building Challenge.

Walgreens to build first net-zero energy retail store
March 10,2013

Walgreens announced plans last week to build one of the nation's first net-zero retail stores. The Evanston, Ill., location will utilize solar...

Hunters Point South, Phase 1. Rendering courtesy SHoP Architects
March 06,2013

With the construction of Hunters Point South, New York City will get its first large new housing development for middle-class...

Algae "farms" sandwiched between glass façade panels.
March 06,2013

Exterior of carbon-neutral demonstration building consists of hollow glass panels containing micro-algae "farms."

A man-made mountain will conceal a waste-to-energy facility near Copenhagen.
March 05,2013

A new project near Copenhagen pushes the boundaries of the term "mixed use," combining a waste-to-energy plant with a ski resort.

Green roofs will be a hallmark of Samsung's Silicon Valley complex.
February 28,2013

Samsung Electronics' new 1.1 million sf San Jose campus will support at least 2,500 sales and R&D staff in the company's semiconductor and...

Lend Lease builds world's tallest timber apartment building
February 28,2013

Construction giant Lend Lease recently put the finishing touches on Forté, a 10-story apartment complex in Melbourne, Australia's Victoria Harbour...

Residents of energy-efficient complex will reap the benefits of hydropon farm.
February 27,2013

The New York City Housing Authority has opened Arbor House, a 124-unit LEED Platinum complex in the Morrisania...

HOK sustainability expert Mary Ann Lazarus tapped by AIA for strategy consulting
February 25,2013

Mary Ann Lazarus, FAIA, LEED® AP BD+C, has accepted a two-year consulting position with the American Institute of Architects in Washington, DC....

This suburban Seattle Starbucks was built with shipping containers.
February 22,2013

Coffee giant Starbucks is rolling out mini-stores with maximum local flavor, as part of an international pilot program.

This hospital at Virginia's Fort Belvoir recently achieved LEED Gold.
February 22,2013

An independent report on energy efficiency and sustainability standards used by the Pentagon for military construction affirms the value of LEED-...

Sliced Porosity Block combines concrete and glass towers with public plazas.
February 21,2013

Architect Steven Holl has released two short films describing the development of Sliced Porosity Block in Chengdu, China...

February 20,2013

Commercial buildings have seen a drop in their energy intensity of more than 40% since 1980, according to a recent report from Bloomberg New...

CoreNet encourages real estate execs to consider energy-efficient design.
February 20,2013

CoreNet Global, a major international association for corporate real estate and workplace executives, has released a public policy statement...

Boxman Studios has launched a new division aimed at sustainable solutions for th
February 14,2013

Boxman Studios has launched a new division aimed at sustainable solutions for the Built Environment. The Boxman Studios Buildings Division will...

Minneapolis is the latest major metro to require large commercial buildings to b
February 14,2013

Minneapolis is the latest major metro to require large commercial buildings to benchmark and disclose their energy and water use.

The Great City development near Chengdu will prohibit cars. Courtesy Adrian Smit
February 13,2013

A new urban development near Chengdu, China, will provide new housing for ~80,000 people, surrounded by green space.