Opinion

Remembering Dariush Arasteh

Peter Yost remembers a passionate colleague, Dariush Arasteh, who died last week after a long illness.
Environmental Building News—February 9, 2012

Combining High-Performance Windows with Insulating Shades

A manufacturer weighs in regarding excessive caution when using high-performance cellular shades.
Environmental Building News—November 1, 2011

EBN Resources to Support the Classroom and the Syllabus

EBN is expanding its classroom support options. These include a sample syllabus, classroom or homework discussion questions for our feature articles, and continuing education credit opportunities for AIA and USGBC.
Environmental Building News—September 1, 2011

A Sustainable Design Syllabus from BuildingGreen

Professors can use this syllabus to integrate popular feature articles from Environmental Building News into their sustainable design curricula.
Environmental Building News—August 11, 2011

Interface Chairman Ray Anderson Remembered

Ray Anderson of Interface is remembered by BuildingGreen founder Alex Wilson and president Nadav Malin.
Environmental Building News—August 9, 2011

Pioneering Efficiency Advocate Blair Hamilton Dies

One of the nation’s leading pioneers in energy efficiency, Blair Hamilton of Burlington, Vermont, died on April 8, 2011 after a long battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
Environmental Building News—April 19, 2011

On the Road: A Sabbatical Journey

Alex Wilson will launch his eight month sabbatical, this April, with a cross country bicycle trip, made possible through the grant he received last fall with the Hanley Award.
Environmental Building News—April 1, 2011

EBN Editors Help Untangle Green Certifications

The editors of EBN and our GreenSpec Directory provide guidance on the growing field of certifications in BuildingGreen’s new special report, “Green Building Product Certifications.”
Environmental Building News—December 1, 2010

A New Edge in Specifying Green Building Products

BuildingGreen will link our Web-based green products resource, GreenSpec, with the Healthy Building Network’s Pharos Project to provide one trusted, authoritative, independent source for specifying green building products, information and research.
Environmental Building News—December 1, 2010

EBN's Position on Fly Ash

EBN is concerned about heavy metals leaching from products made with fly ash, and thinks these products should only be used if they reduce greenhouse gas emissions elsewhere or if the risk of leaching is very low.
Environmental Building News—September 1, 2010

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