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

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

Feature article + Spotlight Report

Keeping PFAS Forever Chemicals out of Building Products

New woven textiles from Designtex are PFAS free and are engineered to withstand cleaning and disinfecting while maintaining their look and feel. (Photo: Designtex)

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been linked to negative health and environmental impacts. Getting them out of our building products is going to require work.

Feature article

How IRA Can Take Ground-Source Heat Pumps Mainstream

The fabrication of ground-source heat pump mains for Louisville International Airport. Commercial projects are eligible for significant tax credits through the expanded Investment Tax Credit. (Photo: CMTA Engineers)

Incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act help GSHPs pay for themselves faster than conventional HVAC systems—with far better performance.

Feature article + CEU Spotlight Report

The Missing Embodied Carbon Link: Construction

Turner charges its fleet of electric trucks. Prioritizing the use of efficient, preferably electric vehicles and equipment, is crucial to decarbonizing the jobsite.

Large construction site including several cranes working on a building complex, illumined by warm gold sunlight. (Photo: Smileus)

Some researchers say construction emissions could account for as much as 30% of a project’s embodied carbon. What can be done about it?

Feature article + CEU Spotlight Report

Using Low-Carbon Concrete in Your Next Project

CarbonCure’s carbon sequestration technology was used at Amazon’s headquarters. (Photo: CarbonCure Technologies)

Advancements in low-carbon concrete materials and strategies have led to greater adoption in much of the U.S. Now it's time to start using them.

Feature article + CEU Spotlight Report

Integrative Process: Pathways to Performance and Regeneration

Casa Adelante at 2060 Folsom, designed by Mithun, is a 127-unit building consisting mostly of two- and three-bedroom family apartments in San Francisco’s Mission District. (Photo: ©Bruce Damonte)

An integrative process can streamline workflows and drive higher performance. But if you do it well, it’s so much more. CEUs available. Free to premium subscribers.

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