Greening Corrections Fosters Health, Productivity

By Bryna Cosgriff Dunn, LEED AP
(07/26/2008)
Greening Corrections Fosters Health, Productivity

$94 Million UCSF Building Aims for LEED Silver


(06/19/2008)
Construction of a new $94.5 million Institute for Regeneration Medicine Building at University of California, San Francisco, is scheduled to begin this summer.

New Facilities to Help Stanford Students Study Green Technologies


(06/19/2008)
A sustainable building at Stanford University will do more than lower energy costs: the facility will serve as a hub for researching sustainable building technologies and practices.

Ecobuild Conference: Reducing the Carbon Footprint

By Michelle M. Murphy
(12/19/2007)
As greenhouse gases and global warming have grown to become hot topics at the dinner table, the term carbon footprint has yet to put its foot down as a widely recognized concept.

Ecobuild Conference: Fiscal Incentives for Solar Use

By Michelle M. Murphy
(12/19/2007)
If threats of global warming and dangerous greenhouse gases aren't enough reason to seek alternative sources for energy, federal business and residential solar tax incentives can encourage homeowners and corporations to purchase solar energy systems.

Ecobuild Conference: Successful Designs in Green Building

By Michelle M. Murphy
(12/19/2007)
New design techniques for green building are continuously examined by architects and engineers. Some new designs reap greater rewards than anticipated; others create challenges when they don't work as planned.

Greenbuild Swells With Capacity Crowds


(11/13/2007)
Greenbuild, the U.S. Green Building Council's annual conference, swept through Chicago last week, cramming the facilities at McCormick Place with more than 21,000 attendees and 850 exhibitors.

Clinton Initiative to Launch Green Retrofits of Schools, Commercial Buildings


(11/13/2007)
The Clinton Climate Initiative will work with K-12 schools and universities across the United States to improve energy efficiency in school buildings.

Survey: Client Demand, Operations Savings Drive Green Design


(11/13/2007)
Client demand is the leading driver for green design concepts, according to 70 percent of architects in a survey released by Autodesk and the American Institute of Architects at Greenbuild 2007.

Multi-Agency Crime Lab Seeks LEED Silver Certification


(10/31/2007)
A new $102.5 million crime lab in Los Angeles County designed to meet LEED certification recently opened its doors, changing the way law enforcement in the region handles criminal cases and the way students learn their trade.