A sustainable-building organization has rebranded to align with its mission to expand meaningful change in Long Island’s building practices. Build Green Long Island – formerly the U.S. Green Building ...

Roughly 40 percent of the world's carbon emissions come from buildings. To reduce that number, more U.S. and global cities are boosting energy-efficiency standards. Green buildings in the U.S. alone ...

The United States is leading the way in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green buildings, according to new research by Uswitch.com, the comparison and switching service. As the country that set ...

Many of the new buildings on UW’s campus are not only functional and beautiful – they’re also green. The University of Wyoming has committed to building to LEED-Silver standards or better. The US ...

“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 ...

The NGBS Green Certification provides home builders with a national standard to define and measure sustainable multifamily and single-family homes, developments and remodeling projects.

Drexel was the first university in the country to commit to using Green Globes®, the Green Building Initiative's™ independent environmental impact monitoring system, for all major new construction.

Named after Jack Davis (a '55 engineering grad) and his wife Barbara, Davis Hall is designed to exceed the state’s energy efficiency code by 34%. It features an outdoor plaza that includes water ...

The nearly-200-year-old building now sits near the Westfield Basile Playhouse on North Union Street.

The creation of quality affordable housing, long a concern in New York City, has taken on added urgency in recent years, particularly as Mayor Bill de Blasio has made it the centerpiece of his agenda.

Hyderabad: Telangana is among India's frontrunners in sustainable housing, with over 1,245 Indian Green Building Council ...