Championing the changemakers

BuildingGreen champions the changemakers in sustainable design and building, with trusted insight, unparalleled education, and communities that are transforming the industry.

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Championing the changemakers

BuildingGreen champions the changemakers in sustainable design and building, with trusted insight, unparalleled education, and communities that are transforming the industry.

Image: Piranka

BuildingGreen champions the changemakers in sustainable design and building.

BuildingGreen is the essential source where trusted insight resides, knowledge is shared, unparalleled education takes place, and thought leaders interact in transforming the sustainable building movement. As champions of the leaders driving meaningful change within and across the movement, we advance the progressive edge between a healthy & resilient built environment and a thriving, equitable world. That makes us your most effective partner in building excellence, furthering your career and offering supportive, encouraging communities.

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Recent Content

News Brief

Industry Aligns on Federal Zero-Emissions-Building Definition

Leading industry nonprofits have committed to supporting the Biden Administration’s definition of a zero-emissions building as they evolve their programs, including LEED v5, Living Building Challenge, and Passive House.

News Analysis

Equitable Neighborhood Decarbonization Gets the Go-Ahead

A new California law will allow utilities to replace aging gas infrastructure with zero-emission alternatives in 30 pilot projects

News Analysis

Carbon Now or Later: The Arguments for Delaying Emissions

Whether they intend to or not, project teams often make design decisions informed by an assumed time value of carbon, like when calculating a carbon payback period, the Arup report emphasizes. (Image: Arup)

A new Arup report demystifies the time value of carbon, why it matters, and why we need to be careful with it.

Product Review

You Can Now Specify Low-Embodied-Carbon Steel

ClarkDietrich’s low-embodied-carbon cold-rolled steel products meet Build America, Buy America Act and Buy Clean Act federal purchasing requirements.

Product Review

Spray-Applied Hempcrete

The Ereasy system transforms hempcrete from a labor-intensive niche product into one that can be used in a number of applications.

Spotlight Report

The Promise of Biobased Materials—and How to Use Them Now

MASS selects natural and biobased materials, merging contemporary and traditional design while reducing environmental impacts and supporting local communities. (Photo: MASS Design Group and Iwan Baan)

There is a lot of hype over carbon storage and other benefits of natural materials, but their potential is real. Here are some that are ready for prime time—and the ones we hope will take off next.

BuildingGreen Editorial