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Tired Brain? Head for the Trees
We may be getting closer to quantifying the psychological effects of nature.

Photo © Paula Melton

World's First LEED for Healthcare Certification
A Group Health clinic in Puyallup, Washington, has become the first building in the world to achieve LEED for Healthcare (LEED–HC) certification.

Photo courtesy Group Health

May 2013

05/14/13	Brownfields + Renewables = Award-Winning Innovation
05/14/13	Tired Brain? Head for the Trees
05/14/13	City Mice Get Tougher Faster, Geneticists Say
05/01/13	World's First LEED for Healthcare Certification
05/01/13	"Industrial Matchmaker" Repurposes Discarded Byproducts
05/01/13	Girl Scouts Design Eco Dream Houses
05/2013	Following Through

April 2013

04/22/13	AIA/COTE Announces 2013 Top Ten Green Projects
04/16/13	San Francisco To Build West Coast's Tallest Tower
04/16/13	MoMA Will Raze Tod Williams Billie Tsien's Folk Art Museum
04/15/13	Seattle School Earns World's Fourth Living Building Certification
04/15/13	Paolo Soleri Dies at 93
04/12/13	A Grand Finale for IBA Hamburg
04/10/13	If You Build It, They Will Walk
04/10/13	NYC Can Slash Emissions by Midcentury, Says Report
04/10/13	Two New Resources Help Implement LEED-ND
04/10/13	San Francisco's Exploratorium Museum Set to Open in Its New Home

March 2013

03/27/13	Presidio Neighborhood Is First LEED-ND 2009 Certified Project
03/21/13	Building Owners Responsible for Bird Deaths, Judge Rules
03/21/13	Home Size, Appliance Glut Cancel Out Efficiency Gains
03/21/13	Bullitt Center Achieves FSC Project Certification
03/20/13	Massive Public Artwork by Leo Villareal Lights up San Francisco Bay
03/19/13	Schools Cite Health as a Top Reason for Going Green
03/15/13	Lagos Shantytown Gets Floating Prototype School
03/04/13	Federal Government May Abandon LEED Endorsement
03/04/13	Many States Have Yet to Adopt Codes Required by Stimulus
03/04/13	Minneapolis to Require Energy Reporting
03/04/13	Greening the College Campus From Within
03/2013	Stick Shelters

February 2013

02/27/13	Climate Adaptation and Fun on the East River
02/26/13	ASHRAE and the U.N. Attack Building Emissions on a Global Scale
02/26/13	Tiny Houses on Display in D.C.
02/26/13	Holl Stays Busy in China
02/26/13	New Urbanism Takes Root in China
02/26/13	A Role Model for New York City's Affordable Housing
02/26/13	Ban's Cardboard Cathedral Rises in Christchurch
02/14/13	NYC's Building Superintendents Go Green
02/14/13	Taxpayers' Group Targets Federal Government's Use of LEED

January 2013

01/2013	Something Fishy
01/30/13	Meltdown: The Story Behind Our Cover Shoot
01/25/13	D.C. Still Tops in LEED Certifications for 2012
01/23/13	New Index Could Bring New Investors to Green Building
01/22/13	On The Boards: Steven Holl Architects' Tianjin Ecocity Ecology and Planning Museums
01/19/13	Winners Announced in Mumbai Urban Design Competition
01/18/13	San Francisco Design Forum Features "Ocean's Eleven" of Urban Experts
01/18/13	Party Wall
01/14/13	New Guide Helps Manufacturers Phase Out Toxic Ingredients
01/10/13	Detroit Initiative Unveils Recommendations for City's Renewal
01/08/13	Green Building Sees Growth, But Fewer Firms Pursue LEED
01/08/13	Google Gives $3 Million for Toxicity R+D
01/01/13	Design for Troubled Waters
01/01/13	Bracing for Change
01/01/13	Ambitious Prefab Projects Underway on Both U.S. Coasts

December 2012

12/11/12	Benchmarking Savings Add Up Quickly, Says EPA
12/11/12	Green Roofs Improve Solar Panel Efficiency
12/05/12	At Last, Hudson Yards Breaks Ground
12/05/12	EPA Releases Guidelines for Healthier Schools
12/05/12	LEED in Public Buildings Sparks Private Sector Demand