Affordability Affordable Housing That LEEDs in Being Green and Sustainable Profiles of three outstanding affordable housing projects recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council in its LEED Homes Awards
Award-Winning Projects Homes LEEDing the Way to Sustainability and Resiliency Winners of the U.S. Green Building Council's 2020 LEED Homes Awards for single-family residential projects
Codes + Standards 3 Ways to Use Building Codes to Slow Climate Change Architects, builders, manufacturers, and inspectors have a role to play in improving energy efficiency and resiliency through building codes
Indoor Air Quality Breathe Easier—Healthy Homes Go Mainstream Healthy homes have been on the fringe for years but now appear poised for the mainstream. Here’s how to deliver (and sell) next-level indoor air quality
Government + Policy A Tale of Two Missouri Cities Reveals State’s Divide in Energy Policy Kansas City and St. Louis may be in the same state, but the two Missouri cities couldn’t be further apart when it comes to energy policy....
Solar New Material Could Raise Efficiency of Solar Panels A new crystalline material called perovskite could boost the ability of solar panels to create electrical energy from sunlight. Typical...
Healthy Homes Net Zero Energy: The Ultimate Z.E.N. Home's Indoor Air Quality System The Ultimate Zero Energy Now Home stretches the boundaries of a fully integrated indoor air quality system to address health concerns
Sustainability Architectural Reuse Council Will Step Up Efforts to Reuse Construction Waste The Architectural Reuse Council (ARC) was recently formed to maximize building material diversion and reuse. The San Diego-based group aims...
Sustainability Is Cross-Laminated Timber Really a Green Solution? Cross-laminated timber (CLT), is touted as a more sustainable option for building construction than concrete and steel. But is it really?...
Sustainability Cross-Laminated Timber Construction Touted as Affordable, Green Cross-laminated timber (CLT) and other mass timber products are considered greener than concrete and steel, primarily because the carbon...