As construction waste quickly fills our landfills, it also takes away a significant portion of the bottom line. There's a lot of factors in play, of course, but most common come are inaccurate ...

The American Institute of Architects' Committee on the Environment (COTE) has selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and ecological design projects that protect and enhance the ...

Construction practices across the world, as well as the types and uses of building materials, have been identified as key factors that impact global warming. Studies have shown that the building ...

The U.S. Green Building Council will now recognize energy and water requirements from the Living Building Challenge green building system within the LEED green building program. “USGBC and the ...

Andrew Whelton, an assistant professor in Purdue's Lyles School of Civil Engineering and Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, is leading research into the effects plastic pipes have ...

The alliance will see the three organizations work together to ensure investors, property owners, developers and governments have the information they need to enact transformational change in the ...

The school of the future isn't just a dream; it's a reality that's available today. Exhibited in conjunction with Building Design+Construction magazine, Project FROG's “FROG Zero” classroom can be ...

Energy-efficient HVAC systems, solar power, smart lighting, and water-saving infrastructure Information technology ...

At the corner of a busy intersection in East Oakland sits a three-story apartment building that looks like many others in Northern California. As with many buildings in the notoriously housing-starved ...