The 30-year-old organization that pioneered environmental ratings for buildings has scored a deep green trifecta with its own headquarters. The nonprofit USGBC promotes sustainability in building ...

It’s 2016, and the staff of an Australian building and engineering consultancy relocates to a new, net-zero carbon office. Not long after settling in, something profound happens: Nearly three quarters ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the construction market hard across the board. However, for firms providing sustainable design and construction, the impact of the crisis may have more profound effects.

Green building revenue jumped in 2022 with more projects seeking third-party sustainability certifications. Federal spending and new carbon-cutting standards helped advance climate-friendly design, ...

There are a lot of ways to size up buildings, whether by measuring their height, comparing styles of architecture or dissecting their histories. But in the era of climate change, more and more ...

We’ve already touched upon ways to keep cool (and warm!) via insulation and home orientation, but what about your home’s location itself? Where would you like to live? Naturally, aspects such as water ...

Designed to withstand severe earthquakes and to last for as long as 500 years, the PAE Living Building, by ZGF Architects, is an impressive example of resilient sustainable design. The office building ...

“Over 80 percent of the impact of buildings on the environment takes place in their operating phase, their use phase, -- that’s the time we’re living in them.” (Jennifer Senick, Rutgers Center for ...

Fairfax City Council adopted a green building policy, updated subdivision rules and approved future pay raises.