In LHB Inc.‘s new office in the Loose-Wiles Building in Minneapolis, a wall of windows bathes part of the room in a warm glow of natural light. On a ceiling above the architecture firm’s office are a ...

“Build green. Everyone profits.” That's the message touted by the U.S. Green Building Council to promote its LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System, a ...

Homeowners who enter the world of environmentally sensitive building and remodeling quickly learn there are many shades of green. They can add just a hint of green to their homes by replacing a ...

I’ve served as the LEED coordinator on dozens of large projects since becoming a LEED AP in 2001. While it’s been a positive experience overall, there have been a few bumps along the way. Recently, I ...

As more of your clients ask for their projects to incorporate the latest high-performance systems, you need to become knowledgeable about what it is they are really asking of you. This means ...

In an effort to accelerate sustainable development around the world, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), creators of the LEED green building program, announced today a new campaign offering free ...

No environmentalist would mistake Indianapolis for the poster child of green building, but local designers and contractors are preparing themselves to capture a market they expect will become an ...

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – The latest evolution of LEED has designers, engineers and builders looking beyond the building phase and into the life of what they build, how those structures can be more energy ...

Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc., (Nasdaq: PEET – News), a coffee and tea company in the U.S., yesterday announced that its innovative new artisan roastery has been awarded LEED Gold level status by the U.S.

A voluntary, consensus-based national rating system for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings The Searle Chemistry Laboratory will be the first building at the University of Chicago to ...

Skanska USA is building the Kendeda Building at Georgia Tech, which is on track to be the first Living Building Challenge-certified facility of its size and function in the Southeast. Sustainable ...

If you’re wondering why Virginia placed first in the U.S. in a recent ranking of green development, the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University is a good place to start. Long a laggard in the field ...