It’s official: The United States is recommitting to dramatically reducing greenhouse gas emissions and capping global warming under 1.5ºC. In doing so, the federal government now rejoins nearly 4,000 ...

Smith College’s Bechtel Environmental Classroom, a new 2,300-square-foot learning center set on 240 acres of land in nearby Whately, Mass., has achieved top honors for environmental sustainability, ...

A metro Atlanta mosque is aiming for a high environmental standard with its new campus, known as the Living Building ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The terms “net-zero” and “sustainable buildings” may evoke images of the shiny, new ...

“Sustainable development.” “Building green.” These terms have become so common in the construction industry vernacular that we can sometimes lose sight of what green actually means and why it is so ...

You could reasonably argue that in Chuck Hoberman’s book of virtues, flexibility would be number one. The latest mission for the transformable-design guru — who has created everything from huge ...

If you think of the primary building materials that are used in the construction of your home, what types come to mind? You’d probably agree that materials such as wood, steel, and concrete make up a ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - For Lowcountry building experts, Florida’s deadly building collapse has highlighted a common problem for the structural integrity of so many properties, water damage. “I ...

Jefferson Parish officials found a disturbing flaw last year in their plans to open "refuges of last resort" for people stranded in a major hurricane: Only a few interior areas in a handful of public ...

The structures people live and work in have quite a significant impact on the environment. Many firms are now attempting to design and build developments that are sustainable and beneficial to the ...