The International Code Council (ICC), the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and the Illuminating Engineering ...

Green building and energy conservation are now more commonplace in the United States with State and Local Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) adopting some version of the International Code Council ...

The General Services Administration on Monday announced updated design and construction standards to promote the use of “cleaner, more efficient” energy in the 300,000 federal buildings nationwide.

The amendments and executive orders never actually mention LEED by name. They ban new construction built with public money from seeking (or requiring) any green building certification that’s not ...

That is often the case with green building — dismissed by some as an unnecessary complication to the norm. Yet the facts are undeniable: buildings consume over 40% of global energy, generate more than ...

The Missouri House of Representatives voted in favor of initial approval of a bill that would bar cities and towns from having green or sustainable standards in their building codes if they would ...

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Anne M. Lynch Homes at Old Colony, a 55-unit affordable housing project in Boston that was built to Phius standards. All images by Ed Wonsek via Phius Passive house building principles have been ...

Roughly 40 percent of the world's carbon emissions come from buildings. To reduce that number, more U.S. and global cities are boosting energy-efficiency standards. Green buildings in the U.S. alone ...

Even before projects reach the shovel-ready phase, a “business as usual” mindset can stunt sustainability goals, says John Delaney, sustainability director at Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners ...