Environmentally conscious building is no longer the exception, it’s the rule. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) says that by 2018, green homes could represent 40 percent of the overall housing ...
Through LEED, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) helps leaders worldwide commit to a smarter, sustainable, and more prosperous future where eco-friendly buildings and communities are the standard ...
A little over a dozen years ago, the US Green Building Council (USGBC) established LEED in response to a perceived need that specific and determined standards and third-party verification be required ...
Going green is all the rage, and not just because it’s Pantone’s Color of the Year. With more home and commercial property owners looking to create sustainable spaces, builders and interior designers ...
In this column, staff at the Center for EcoTechnology offer advice on easy ways for people — and businesses — to introduce green changes in their daily lives. Since the last article about green ...
Sandy Wiggins, Scott Chrisner, and Anthony Sblendorio discuss how LEED evolved to become the common language and roadmap for measuring green within the building industry. The U.S. Green Building ...
As a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accredited professional, I readily defend LEED’s standard and certification to critics who question its alleged greenness and whether it lives ...
Barton Group headquarters in Glen Falls, New York, which achieved a LEED Platinum rating. This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited ...
“Subcontractors, primarily, are creatures of habit. Unless they have worked for me, Little Rock’s only active Energy Star builder, then they haven’t been exposed to any of this, with the exception of ...