Green Buildings

Why U.S. Buildings Are Leaking a Mixture of Money and Carbon (& What Congress Can Do About It)

Emma Stewart, Ph.D. | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green


Emma Stewart, Ph.D.

Congress is on the right track in setting higher standards for buildings' energy performance. With the right policy mechanisms, we can have far fewer leaks, and a lot more money in our pockets.

The Greenest Building

Paula Wallace | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green


Paula Wallace

There's a lot of talk about sustainability these days, and that's a good thing. It's good to grab the low-hanging fruit, like hybrid cars, community gardens, and low-flow plumbing. But real sustainability is systemic and seismic.

Green Government Is Not a Partisan Issue

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 09.29.2009 | Green


Jonathan A. Schein

Politics today is polarized, especially in the federal government. However, what is becoming quite clear is that going green is no longer a fringe or even partisan issue.

One Stop Shopping for Greening Your Home: Green Depot Has It All

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 09.23.2009 | Green


Marissa Bronfman

Find out how Sarah Beatty, a determined new green business woman, has earned Green Depot's moniker as America's leading one-stop shop for building solutions.

Empire State Building Goes Green For $120 Million, Other Famous Buildings Following Suit

AP | CHRIS KAHN | Posted 08.07.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — When owners of the Empire State Building decided to blanket its towering facade this year with thousands of insulating windows, they ...

From Tallest to Most Efficient

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 07.31.2009 | Green


Jonathan A. Schein

The owners of the Sears Tower have announced plans to upgrade the building for sustainability, which will make it the tallest building in the western hemisphere to undergo such an overhaul to date.

MIT Developing Concrete That Lasts for 16,000 Years

inhabitat.com | Posted 07.26.2009 | Green


The use of this new ultra high density concrete will have enormous environmental implications, given its ability to deliver lighter, stronger structur...

How Governments Should Fund Retrofits

Ron Dembo | Posted 07.11.2009 | Green


Ron Dembo

It is clear that if we are to tackle global warming at all we will have to find a way to retrofit entire cities.

Never Mind Google Streetview... We Need Google "Heat" View

Gavin D. J. Harper | Posted 07.06.2009 | Green


Gavin D. J. Harper

Google, you've developed a fantastic and sophisticated engine for processing imagery; can we please borrow it to save the world?

Zero Carbon Design and Architecture, But How Low is Zero?

Phillip Jones | Posted 04.13.2009 | Green


Phillip Jones

The downturn in the global economy gives us the opportunity to take note of what can be done to develop a more sustainable design system.

EPA's New Green Building Report is Really Good, but Stops Short of What it Should Have Been

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 03.28.2009 | Green


F. Kaid Benfield

Let's not kid ourselves: "green building" isn't green when the buildings are in the wrong places; "smart growth" isn't smart if it doesn't include sustainable building practices.

Healthier, Wealthier and Wiser: The Case for Creating Green Schools Now

Matt Petersen | Posted 03.08.2009 | Green


Matt Petersen

As the Congress deliberates the largest stimulus package in history, there is no single better investment that we can make than to help maximize the potential learning and productivity of our children.

Tattletale House Knows When You're Not Green (And So Do Neighbors)

New York Times | Steven Kurutz | Posted 02.15.2009 | Green


Most homeowners have a general sense of whether or not they are being energy efficient, a hunch confirmed or disproved when the monthly bills arrive. ...

The Man from Greensboro and His Super Green Hotel

Bill Chameides | Posted 12.26.2008 | Green


Bill Chameides

Been to any LEED Platinum hotels lately? Probably not, unless you've been to the Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina -- it's the first and only one of its kind.

Greening Hollywood: Democratizing Sustainability

Paige Donner | Posted 12.20.2008 | Green


Paige Donner

I'll 'fess up. "Democratizing sustainability," is not a phrase I coined nor one I've even used before.

Shouldn't We Be Talkin' Sustainable, Green Mortgages?

Graham Hill | Posted 04.15.2009 | Green


Graham Hill

Mortgages to help buyers take a bit of extra loan money to make energy efficiency improvements to their homes have been around since the Carter Admini...

Chicago--The City With the Most Green Seal Certified Hotels in the U.S.

Stefanie Michaels | Posted 11.17.2008 | Chicago


Stefanie Michaels

These hotels are making a tremendous contribution toward the city's recently launched Chicago Climate Action Plan.

The Twilight of the Utility Bill?

Carl Pope | Posted 10.25.2008 | Green


Carl Pope

The 2030 dream of buildings that are energy self-sufficient and emit zero carbon came a big step closer in the past few weeks.

Memo to Obama or McCain: Pick Amory Lovins As Energy Czar

Chris McGowan | Posted 06.13.2008 | Green


Chris McGowan

Energy guru Amory Lovins has the know-how to strengthen our economy and also spread vital energy-efficiency technologies to other countries. And that just might save the planet.

Goldman Sachs Leads Charge Among Banks For Building "Green" Offices

Fortune | Marc Gunther | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Waterless urinals! Plants on the roof! Recycled carpets! Since the first U.S. building was formally certified as good for the planet in 2000, "green" ...