UC Santa Cruz has taken another step in increasing its sustainability by obtaining its first LEED certification–the internationally recognized “green” standard for buildings. That accomplishment feels ...

U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) V3, the certification bodies for the LEED Green Building Rating System were recently announced. Well-known ...

When Minneapolis architect Doug Pierce first envisioned a few years ago a new building standard that could help measure the resiliency of a structure or community, he had imagined design that could ...

UC Santa Barbara's Marine Science Research Building has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The Marine ...

DAYTON, Tenn. — Nokian Tyres Inc. has earned some gold for going green. The solar-powered administration building at Nokian's tire plant in Dayton recently received LEED v4 (Leadership in Energy and ...

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Building received the highest rating Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum certification for its implementation of practical and measurable ...

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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Downtown Grand Rapids is home to hundreds of buildings, many of them five stories or taller — what the city considers a high-rise. They are not subject to regular building ...

The 805 Broadway building in Vancouver earned LEED Gold status by meeting certain metrics for resource efficiency and environmental friendliness. (The Columbian files) One of Vancouver’s tallest ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — John Ball Zoo’s upcoming pygmy hippo habitat will feature the most rigorous sustainability standards in the building industry. The exhibit is scheduled to open this spring. John ...

SUN PRAIRIE, WI – Trachte Building Systems, Inc., parent company of Fire Facilities, Inc., has once again earned a positive assessment of its fabrication facility. Since 2007 the company has ...

The 202,000-square-foot trophy office building at 1901 L Street in Washington, D.C,. owned by a joint venture between The Meridian Group and Rockefeller Group will become the first-ever office ...