While green building certification has become well-established over the past three decades, most existing buildings—as much as 75% of building stock now in the developed world—lack that certification ...

An international alliance of green building rating system organizations launched the first guide to facilitate the $35 trillion investment needed by 2030 to meet global energy transition goals. The ...

Sustainable building practices can be both environmentally responsible and economically beneficial, participants in a recent green building roundtable heard. The free event, hosted by Berks Nature’s ...

The National Green Building Standard, known as ICC-700, was approved on January 29 as an American National Standard. The new Standard provides guidance for safe and sustainable building practices for ...

Under the record-breaking heat wave that recently passed over Los Angeles, residents came face to face with the implications of climate change and what the future might hold as the crisis increases ...

The momentum behind decarbonization has never been more encouraging. As climate impacts intensify, the real estate industry faces pressure to adopt sustainable building practices for resiliency as ...

PHILADELPHIA, PA — On November 14th, the US Green Building Council (USGBC) released its USGBC Impact Report, a comprehensive review of three decades of progress toward transforming the built ...

Even before projects reach the shovel-ready phase, a “business as usual” mindset can stunt sustainability goals, says John Delaney, sustainability director at Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners ...

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 ...

The construction industry is at a crossroads, and it urgently needs to shift towards more sustainable practices. As one of the largest consumers of global resources and a significant contributor to ...

Denny Park Apartments boasts a multitude of features designed to reduce the toll the new building takes on the environment — and save its residents money. The apartment house, constructed by the ...