As buildings face tougher climate demands, green certifications are shifting from checklists to real performance. Here's how standards are changing—and why.

Modern society is highly dependent on the production and use of traditional building materials, which contribute to ...

Everybody has probably seen one of those videos on social media in which ordinary drivers get behind the wheel of some supercar like Ferrari or Lamborghini, and after a few quick seconds, the video ...

LEED certified buildings are proven to save money, improve efficiency, lower carbon emissions and create healthier environments for people. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) ...

Skilled and reliable plumbing contractors will always be highly-valued, after all, no building project can be completed without an appropriate plumbing system. However, as we’ve seen across all major ...

Months ago we heard news of the “nation’s first carbon-positive hotel”—a 13-floor, 130-000-sf cement tower with a triangular layout and eye-shaped windows. Populus, designed by Studio Gang and ...

Environmental sustainability and the energy-intensive construction industry don’t often go hand-in-hand. The construction industry is a massive consumer of raw materials and natural resources, and it ...

Wind turbines are essential to the global shift away from fossil fuels, but what happens when their blades reach the end of ...

Many of the new buildings on UW’s campus are not only functional and beautiful – they’re also green. The University of Wyoming has committed to building to LEED-Silver standards or better. The US ...

Higher costs from tariffs, some say, may slow down the pick up of these techniques of residential and commercial construction, and make such buildings more expensive and less attractive to build, ...

The nation has become West Africa’s leading market for green buildings after surpassing 1 million square metres of EDGE-certified floor space, in what has been described as “a significant milestone” ...

Playing the long game requires teams with particular mindsets and capabilities. I've found that the most effective growth ...