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 ...

Green buildings are a revolutionary approach to building and design that strive to achieve a balance between human living and the natural environment. Throughout their whole existence, they integrate ...

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 ...

Does calling a building “green” mean it’s healthy? Not according to researchers from the nonprofit research institution Silent Spring, who found dozens of harmful chemicals in newly renovated, ...

The World Green Building Council’s latest maneuver in its war against greenhouse gas emissions is a rallying cry for embodied-carbon reduction in buildings that involves global collaboration, ...

Since the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Sustainable Development (IMCSD) announced its second Green Building Masterplan, which aims to green 80 percent of all buildings in Singapore by 2030, the ...

PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announces the release of ANSI/GBI 02-2025: Assessment Protocol for Existing Buildings, which was approved as an ...

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 ...

Smart legislation to require green building practices in major new and renovated state buildings has strong bipartisan support for good reason. House Bill 1272 and a companion measure, Senate Bill ...

President Trump's hometown could make his famous real estate properties go green. A new bill approved by the New York City Council last week will make thousands of large buildings in the city — ...

Lecturer in Architecture, Practice and Design, Swinburne University of Technology Throughout the world architects are designing green buildings, whether it’s in their sustainable construction, ...