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BuildingGreen champions the changemakers in sustainable design and building.

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News Analysis

How to Use the Right Tools to Design for Climate Change

A graph shows increasing variability of weather conditions into the future, while the “typical meteorological year” stays flat.
Future weather files show the number of extreme heat days for Sacramento, California, drastically increasing by the end of the century, up to over 50 days per year. The industry-standard TMY files, however, put this figure at just 6 days. (Source: University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership and HGA )

Weather files that help designers plan for climate change will soon be readily available. But legal liability remains until ASHRAE catches up.


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News Analysis

Amid a Silicosis Surge, We Need to Rethink Countertops

A construction worker stands with his back to the camera, a hammer drill resting on a concrete column, clouded in dust without personal protective equipment.
Compared with the dust from concrete and most natural stone, dust from engineered stone seems to pose a heightened risk of silicosis. (Photo: Lamiot. License: CC BY-SA 4.0.)

Engineered stone countertops may be causing a spike in lung disease, with cases seemingly tied to the material’s unique properties. Find out what design and construction teams should do—and why.


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News Analysis

3 First Steps to Break the Chains of Slavery in the Supply Chain

a tiered staircase with dark wooden panels.
FSC-certified wood in the University of St. Thomas’s Schoenecker Center for STEAM meets the requirements of a LEED pilot credit addressing forced labor. (Photo: Sara Goenner Curlee)

Forced labor and other inhumane practices are embedded in many common building materials. The building industry can’t solve this alone, but we can still take action.


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Newsbrief

Inflation Reduction Act Collection: Guidance & Case Studies

Colored 100 dollar banknote fragment. (Photo: RL Photography)

The IRA may be revolutionizing green building. Learn how to leverage this generational funding to curtail carbon and elevate equity.


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