The International Living Future Institute has certified its 25th project since starting the Living Building Challenge in 2006. The buildings have achieved top honors for environmental…
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Honeywell has announced that Solstice Liquid Blowing Agent (LBA), its ultra low-global-warming-potential foam blowing agent, has been used to help insulate a net-zero energy home project…
Loyola University Chicago (LUC) strives to be one of the most sustainable urban campuses in the U.S. The newly opened 217,000-square-foot Institute of Environmental Sustainability (IES)…
In its landmark 2008 report, “Stop Trashing the Climate”, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Washington, D.C., arrived at the conclusion that a zero-waste approach is one…
What are the major trends likely to affect the green building industry and markets in the U.S. in 2014? As one of the world’s leading green…
Recently, the Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI), a manufacturing-based trade association, announced the Pier 15 Exploratorium as its Project of the Year in the Building/Construction division. The…