Opinion

USGBC Supports Screening of PVC

Tom Lent of the Healthy Building Network explores the recent PVC report from the U.S. Green Building Council.
Environmental Building News—May 1, 2007

Indigenous Cradle to Cradle

Reader Bruce King questions the focus of the Cradle to Cradle product certification program on synthetic materials.
Environmental Building News—April 1, 2007

What USGBC's PVC Report Means for GreenSpec

EBN executive editor Alex Wilson discusses how the U.S. Green Building Council's recent evaluation of PVC affects EBN's and GreenSpec's stance toward products using PVC.
Environmental Building News—April 1, 2007

Special BuildingGreen Suite Rate for Interior Designers

Members of either of the two major associations of interior designers can now receive a special subscription rate to BuildingGreen Suite through an arrangement with BuildingGreen.
Environmental Building News—April 1, 2007

Staffing Changes at EBN

EBN announces changes to its editorial team.
Environmental Building News—January 1, 2007

Meeting Your Challenge

Sarnafil US, Inc. meets EBN's challenge to recycle its old roofs as well as production waste and scrap.
Environmental Building News—January 1, 2007

Support for Photoluminescent Exit Signs

A photoluminescent exit sign supplier challenges EBN's stance that those signs are not as energy-efficient as they appear.
Environmental Building News—January 1, 2007

Reflections from Five Years on the USGBC Board

EBN Executive Editor Alex Wilson reflects on five years of organizational growth he witnessed while on the board of the U.S. Green Building Council.
Environmental Building News—October 1, 2006

"Your Green Home" Published

"Your Green Home," written by EBN Executive Editor Alex Wilson for anyone planning to build a new home, has been released by New Society Publishers.
Environmental Building News—October 1, 2006

More on the Challenges of M&V

Obtaining and using measuremt and verification (M&V) data from buildings is difficult to accomplish, writes Marc Rosenbaum, P.E.
Environmental Building News—September 1, 2006
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