Global green building alliance releases guide for $35 trillion investment to achieve net zero, meet global energy transition goals

Worries about legal liability have long dogged the sustainable building movement, but insurance expert Karen Erger says sustainability lawsuits are caused by the same types of issues that have always prompted clients to sue AEC firms. 

Dubbed BIQ house, the building features a bright green façade consisting of hollow glass panels filled with algae and water.

Recent advancements in technology are allowing owners to connect with facilities as never before, leveraging existing automation systems to achieve cost-effective energy improvements. This BUILDINGChicago presentation will feature Procter & Gamble’s smart building management program. 

With budget, space needs, and speed-to-market pressures bearing down on school districts, modular classroom assemblies are often a go-to solution.

Building Design+Construction's rankings of the nation's largest green design and construction firms. 

A rating system for comparative tenant energy use and a detailed evaluation of Energy Star energy management strategies are among the green research projects to be honored by commercial real estate giant CBRE Group.  

In a newly posted TED talk, wood skyscraper expert Michael Green makes the case for building the next-generation of mid- and high-rise buildings out of wood.

The U.S. Green Building Council membership has voted to adopt LEED v4, the next update to the world’s premier green building rating system.