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Design and construction professionals can think of the greenhouse gas emissions from buildings in two basic ways.

The family of green business platforms managed and administered by GBCI are growing by a considerable pace

The industry has lacked an easily-accessible platform for whole-building life cycle assessment – a tool that could integrate into a design team’s workflow and not require esoteric knowledge. This is starting to change.

The debate about whether or not to build on floodplains will always follow flooding disasters

Repurposing is the new frontier in landfill diversion.

Many design professionals are not entirely sure how EUI is defined

There are a lot of great (and free) online resources for design professionals

Fitwel is a high impact building certification designed to support healthier workplace environments and improve occupant health and productivity

The value of continuous insulation is a source of contention among some building design and construction professionals

It is a great time of year to reflect on the intrinsic affinity we have for nature in all its wonder and beauty