Net-Zero Certification Spins Off from Living Building Challenge The International Living Future Institute (ILFI), owner of the Living Building Challenge, is going where no certification program has gone before with a new Net Zero Energy Building Certification program. Photo courtesy Cox Richardson

12/27/11	Purr-fect Pads: Architects Design Homes for NYC's Stray Cats
12/27/11	Greening the "Cloud" at Facebook's Newest Data Center
12/27/11	Congress Halts Military Spending on LEED
12/27/11	Passive House Group Bans Certain Spray Foam Insulation
12/27/11	Class Action Suit Seeks to Limit Smart Meter Use
12/27/11	KB Markets Net-Zero-Energy Homes
12/27/11	Colorado Wins Bid for GE's Thin-Film Solar Panel Factory
12/22/11	Green Schoolhouses to Be Built With Donated Materials, Volunteers
12/22/11	Magnetism Could Generate Solar Power Without Solar Panels
12/22/11	Oregon Startup Makes Crude Oil from Plastic
12/13/11	EDA Announces Grant Winners for i6 Green Challenge
12/13/11	Green Home Appraisals Move Forward
12/13/11	LEED for Existing Buildings Outpacing New Construction
12/13/11	Existing Buildings a Promising Investment, Say Global Firms
12/13/11	EU May Be Underestimating Biofuels GWP
12/09/11	Obama Launches $4-Billion Public-Private Green Building Retrofit Plan
12/02/11	Biggest Losers Unveiled in Battle of Energy Star Buildings
12/02/11	Berkeley Breakthrough Opens Potential for Smart Windows
12/02/11	Net-Zero Certification Spins Off from Living Building Challenge
12/02/11	Consumer Electronics Outpace Appliances as Global Warming Contributor

11/30/11	App Lab Aims to Streamline LEED Certification
11/22/11	Newsmaker: Edward Mazria
11/22/11	International Green Construction Code Passes
11/22/11	Facebook's Swedish Data Center Will Run on Hydropower
11/07/11	Obama Administration Plans for Greener Electronics
11/07/11	Coal's Star Falling; Natural Gas on Upswing
11/07/11	Open Offices Engender Collaborative, Transparent Workplaces
11/02/11	Passive House U.S. Introduces PHIUS+ Certification

10/28/11	Life in the Slow Lane
10/27/11	Project Frog’s Modular Buildings Get $22 Million Boost
10/27/11	New Hydroelectric Turbine May Kill Fewer Fish
10/27/11	Portfolio Manager to Add “As Built” Asset Rating
10/27/11	DOE Approves New Efficiency Standards for Refrigerators
10/26/11	Holcim Announces Winners of 2011 Sustainable Design Awards for North America
10/14/11	USGBC Secures Land for Haiti Orphanage
10/14/11	Empire State Building Achieves LEED Gold for Operations
10/14/11	Clay and Crab Shells Could Replace Toxic Flame Retardants

 

09/29/11	A Critical Look at PlaNYC, Four Years After Its Launch
09/23/11	Off the Beaten Path, Solar Decathlon Opens in D.C.
09/20/11	Voluntary EPA Program Fails to Protect Children from Chemicals
09/20/11	Harvard First University to Boast 50 LEED Certifications
09/20/11	New Guide Tries to Make Building Performance Tracking Easier
09/20/11	With Solyndra Bankruptcy, Domestic PV Production Takes Another Hit
09/20/11	Students Move into “Largest Net-Zero Community” in U.S.
09/13/11	Climate Change Could Double Need for Flood Insurance
09/13/11	Evergreen Solar Files for Bankruptcy
09/13/11	National Lab to Offer Whole-Building Test Beds for R&D
09/13/11	Passive House Schism Leaves U.S. in Limbo
09/13/11	Toronto Waterfront Vision Focuses on Tourist Dollars
09/13/11	USGBC Takes Steps Toward Performance Transparency

08/23/11	EPA Proposes New Rule on Glymes over Toxicity Concerns
08/23/11	Dampness Causes Health Problems, But Mold Pathways Remain Unknown
08/23/11	Solar Farms Abandoning Concentrating Solar for PV
08/23/11	Massive Rooftop PV Installations Will Produce Clean Power, Green Jobs
08/23/11	Internet-Based Lighting Controls Reduce Electricity Use
08/18/11	Federal Partnership Aims to Revitalize Urban Waters
08/18/11	Army Targets Aggressive LEED, Green Building Goals
08/18/11	Judge Dismisses $100M Lawsuit Against USGBC
08/09/11	Report: Government Way Off on Cost of Carbon
08/09/11	Cycling in Heavy Traffic May Be Bad for Your Heart
08/09/11	Schools to Get "Green Ribbon" Awards for Doing, Teaching
08/05/11	On the Boards: Shanghai Natural History Museum by Perkins + Will
08/02/11	HMC Architects Brings Green Sensibility to Medical Project in China
08/01/11	LEED 2012 Second Public Comment Period Opens

07/22/11	Super-Green Steps: Colo. Building Hits Net-Zero Energy For 1 Day
07/22/11	N.H. Wind Farm Shrugs Off Steel Supplier's Bankruptcy
07/22/11	Nationally Stalled PACE Program Moves Forward in Vermont
07/22/11	NRC Task Force Recommends Regulatory Overhaul for U.S. Nuclear Powerplants after Fukushima
07/22/11	Kansas Tornado Town Rebuilding With an Eye Toward Sustainability
07/19/11	New HVAC Standards Will Be Regional
07/19/11	Google Searches for Rooftops to Cover with PV
07/19/11	Carbon Footprint of Portland Cement Shrinks
07/19/11	Measuring the Environmental Impact of Furniture
07/19/11	DOE Spurs Progress on Green Building Valuations
07/19/11	Bank of America Pledges $55 Million for Retrofits
07/12/11	USGBC Expands LEED Volume Program to Building Operations
07/12/11	Study Says Urban Heat Islands Worsen Smog
07/12/11	Valuing Green—Appraisals to Include Environmental Features
07/06/11	New Cancer Concerns with Titanium Dioxide Pigment
07/06/11	Detention Basin Used for Solar Power Space in N.J.
07/06/11	Where Are the Green Jobs? Check Aging Buildings
07/06/11	GSA To Use Federal Buildings as Test Bed for Green Technologies
07/06/11	First CHPS-Approved Modular Classroom
07/06/11	DOE Offers Cheap Patents for Energy Startups

 

06/30/11	New Report Assesses Cancer Risk of Chemicals in Building Materials
06/22/11	Hoped-For Consensus on IAQ Falls Apart
06/22/11	Can ISO 50001 Bridge the Gap Between Green Design and Energy Savings?
06/22/11	Recycled Content in Carpet Pads Brings Hazardous Chemicals
06/22/11	Washington Bans Coal Tar Sealants for Asphalt
06/17/11	LEED Pilot Credit to Promote Product Transparency—Not Performance
06/17/11	A Surge of Popularity for Efficient DC Power
06/17/11	EPA Lists U.S. Cities with the Most Energy Star-Certified Space
06/15/11	Study: Wireless Lighting Retrofits Offer Quick Payback
06/15/11	Two Companies Will Build Thin-Film Plants in U.S.
06/08/11	In NYC, A Grand Opening for High Line Phase II
06/08/11	Architecture Firm Waggonner & Ball Tapped for New Orleans Water Management Project
06/08/11	Serenbe Community in Georgia Offers Alternative to Suburban Sprawl
06/02/11	Steven Holl Architects Unveils Design for Bogotá, Colombia Building
06/01/11	Many AIA Firms Fail To Meet 2030 Commitment
06/01/11	Cleaning Products Come Clean—But Does It Help?
06/01/11	USGBC Opens Multifamily Design Competition

05/24/11	BIM Lawsuit Offers Cautionary Tale
05/13/11	Work Starts on Record-Scale Carbon-Capture Powerplant
05/16/11	New England Partners Push Big Solar Brownfields Project
05/16/11	Israel Tries Innovative Solution At Decades-Old Waste Dump
05/13/11	40 Home Depots in San Francisco Switch to FSC Lumber
05/13/11	Efficiency Gains Nullified by Appliances and Electronics
05/13/11	Key Energy Data Hit Hard by Federal Budget Cuts
05/03/11	Cathleen McGuigan Named Editor in Chief of Architectural Record, Editorial Director of GreenSource
05/03/11	California Legislation Requires Carpet Recycling
05/03/11	EcoBatt Maker Sues over Biobased Binder
05/03/11	More U.S. Farmland Lost to Development
05/03/11	Maryland Approves IGCC for Statewide Use

 

04/27/11	AIA To Offer Guide for Sustainable Projects
04/27/11	Insurance Breakthrough for Integrated Project Delivery
04/27/11	Chemicals and Building Products To Be Banned in Europe
04/14/11	COTE Announces Top Ten Green Projects
04/13/11	FSC, SFI Battle Heats Up Over Paper, ForestEthics
04/11/11	Survey Suggests Green Office Space is Valuable
04/11/11	Life-Cycle Buzz: BEES Now Available for All Operating Systems
04/11/11	Schooled in Sustainability: STARS Grades College Campuses
04/11/11	One WTC and Subway Restaurant Use Composting Systems
04/04/11	Building A Better Planet

 

03/29/11	LEED Pilot Program Achieves Landmark
03/29/11	Clean Air: New Cap Proposed by EPA for Mercury Emissions
03/29/11	NYC Unveils New Waterfront Plan
03/29/11	New Units Expanding Nevada Geothermal Powerplant Base
03/29/11	Florida Pols Fight EPA Over Pending Water-Quality Rule
03/23/11	Facebook's New Campus: The Writing on a City's Wall?
03/23/11	Construction of San Francisco's Transbay Transit Center To Begin This Spring
03/21/11	Pacific Northwest Faces Tsunami Risk
03/21/11	Senate Panel Urges Inspections of Nation's Nuclear Plants
03/21/11	Study Shows Homes Save More Energy from Location Than Efficiency
03/21/11	Radio Frequency Exposure from Smart Meters Very Low, Says Study
03/21/11	Federal Judge Upholds Washington Energy Codes
03/08/11	$100 Million in Grants Offered to New York Data Centers
03/08/11	Southern California Slashes VOC Limits for Paints and Coatings
03/08/11	Procter & Gamble Breaks New Ground with LEED Commitment
03/08/11	SPI Green Firm Certification Goes National
03/08/11	Green Writ Large: STAR Takes Sustainability Up a Notch
03/07/11	Maine Surges Forward With Offshore Turbine Plans
03/07/11	New Guide Shows Value of Using Green Infrastructure
03/01/11	Study Shows Walkable Communities Are Healthier
03/01/11	More Comprehensive LCA Models for Buildings, Pavement
03/01/11	New, Friendlier Legal Terms for LEED Online Users
03/01/11	“World's Largest” Concentrating Solar Plant Receives Funding
03/01/11	Green Building a High Priority for Office Tenants, Says Study

 

02/18/11	Applying Building Standard Could Slash Energy Use
02/18/11	Forensics Team Seeks Cause of Midwest Green Roof Collapse
02/18/11	Solar Lighting Kits Empower Remote Villages to Bypass the Grid
02/16/11	A 2030 Challenge for Building Product Manufacturers
02/16/11	Solar Decathlon Booted from National Mall
02/09/11	PCBs in Light Fixtures Still Contaminating Schools
02/09/11	Predictive Climate Models Now Available for U.K. Energy Simulations
02/09/11	Congress Extends Renewable Energy Grants
02/09/11	New Plaintiffs Join Amended LEED Lawsuit
02/08/11	U.S. Looks to Diversify Fuel Sources with Loan Guarantees
02/08/11	Desalinization Plants Get Energy-Saving Devices
02/03/11	White House Proposes New Green Buildings Program
02/02/11	Green Cleaning Advocates Scrub Away at Greenwashing
02/02/11	Cascadia GBC and Natural Step to Join Forces
02/02/11	Progress on Energy-Efficient Desalination

01/25/11	Internet Use Will Require 1,700 Power Plants by 2030
01/25/11	Preliminary Study Supports LEED Productivity Benefits
01/25/11	Solar Panels Offset Greenhouse Gas Emissions
01/20/11	Structures Group Criticizes Building Rating System Draft
01/20/11	Pilot Project To Tap New York's Strong East River Tidal Current
01/20/11	Pandora's Smokestack
01/11/11	New Homes Can Now Earn a WaterSense Label
01/11/11	NYSERDA Green Homes Cash Incentive Program Announced
01/11/11	LEED for Healthcare Open for Project Registration
01/11/11	LEED Volume Certification Program Launched
01/11/11	D.C. Energy Performance Ratings Set National Precedent
01/05/11	Urban Runoff Bad for Biodiversity in Streams
01/05/11	Net-Zero-Carbon Office Design from HOK-Weidt Team
01/05/11	High Lead Airborne Lead Levels Persist from Metal Processing
01/05/11	Limits on Window-to-Wall Ratios in UAE
01/05/11	Studies Show Bisphenol-A Absorbed Through Skin
01/05/11	Study Says Bioplastics Not Necessarily Greener