New and noteworthy

LEED and WELL Product Labels: A Guide and Analysis

What’s up with all the programs encouraged by LEED and WELL? Learn the essentials—plus what’s behind the labels. Read more »

Groundbreaking Products from Greenbuild 2018

The Greenbuild Expo floor had a great selection of innovative new green building products, from green-roof stormwater systems to thin triple-pane windows to rice-straw boards. Read more »

Manufacturers Find Their Voice with the Living Product 50

What began as a group of those pursuing the Living Product Challenge is now a wider platform for community and communication. Read more »

Guest Op-Ed:

Revisiting Wood and Embodied Carbon

A reader argues that a flawed study mars the message of a recent BuildingGreen report on embodied carbon. Read more »

Recertification Now a Reality for All LEED Buildings

Formerly the domain of the operations and maintenance rating system, recertification is now achievable for new construction projects. Read more »

Leveraging Thermal Comfort to Achieve High Performance

Can buildings be both comfortable and energy efficient? The Kendeda Building shows how the two can go hand in hand. Read more »

Embodied Carbon Infiltrates Green Building Programs

Two-thirds of green certifications and regulations address carbon emissions from building materials—a number that has doubled over the past five years. Read more »

Guest Blog:

The Sustainable Spec Language You Should Be Using

By Anne Hicks Harney

Selecting the greenest products doesn’t do any good unless strong specifications support your choices. Here’s some language you can use. Read more »

Materials Transparency & LEED WEBCAST

In this 50-minute webcast, BuildingGreen President Nadav Malin will show you which LEED v4 Materials & Resources (MR) credits your project can easily achieve, and what you need to know to get them. Read more »