Weaning Off Groundwater: A house just outside of Tucson, Arizona, prepares for water savings.

At Home in the City: With over half the world’s population living in urban settings, this pool of projects proves homes with small footprints are possible—even in the big city.

Recycling Rebel: Mike Reynolds discusses his off-the-grid “earthship” dwellings, which are often constructed with unconventional building materials.

Tending the Wild: Designing for “living cities” can reduce the impact of buildings on the natural environment according to Bill Reed and John Boecker.

After the Snow Melts: Vancouver prepared for the 2010 Winter Olympics with great attention to the city’s post-event needs using a sustainable strategy will leave a lasting legacy.

Lumber by the Numbers: By examining historical trends and modern data, we explore the future of the U.S. lumber industry in relation to buildings.

Product Roundup: BuildingGreen’s Top 10 product picks of 2009 include biobased office furniture, mineral wool insulation, and Project FROG Modular Classrooms—prefabricated units with state-of-the-art green technology.

Project Search: GreenSource’s project case studies provide in-depth, data-rich reports on sustainable design and green-building performance. With our new Green Building Project Search, find case studies from our archives using criteria from LEED score to products used in the project.

Do you have questions about what’s new in LEED v3 Forum? Post your questions—and respond to queries from your peers—in our LEED v3 Forum.

Sweets recently assembled into a “green product center” over 60 manufacturers who advertise green products.

Aqua Tower: In this excerpt from a film by the Checkerboard Film Foundation, Jeanne Gang, FAIA, and developer and architect James Lowenberg show us Gang's new Chicago residential high rise.