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Disaster Resilience Part of Sustainability, Too
As the world deals with quakes, storms, waves and eruptions, builders realize that surviving and thriving after these threats are key components of sustainability.
LEED Program Reaches a Green Milestone
In a sign of acceptance of green building practices, the existing commercial space being retrofitted to LEED standards now exceeds that of new construction.
Is LEED the Gold Standard in Green?
A lawsuit challenges the claims of the nation’s foremost green building effort — the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED certification) program.
Old Buildings Combine Sustainability, Preservation
Studies suggest the greenest building is the one already built — a pleasing message for historic preservationists.
Architect Frank Gehry Builds on Virtues of Play
Law professor Robert Benson — part of the panel that offered Frank Gehry the first big commission to draw international attention to his architecture in 1979 — talks to the world-class architect about the benefits of “creative play.”
Buildings Could Help People Breathe Easier
Well-ventilated buildings could be the ‘lungs of the city,’ supplying filtered air at street level to help people breathe easier, experts say.
Buildings Compete to Work Off the Waste
National contestants chosen by the EPA vow to slim down their energy "waste lines."
Straw Homes That Would Have Foiled the Wolf
Demonstration farm in rural California draws attention with its crop of unique building experiments.