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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

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.


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Explainer

Building Decarbonization: Learn the Lingo

 

Decarbonization 101! Cutting emissions from building materials and operations.


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Explainer

Circular Economy: Better Design from Start to … Start

 

Circularity is about far more than just recycling. It means building and buying things only when necessary—and without wasting anything.


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Product Review

New Recyclable LVT Replacement Is PVC Free—and Affordable

rendering of the flooring with furniture, person sitting in chair, large windows behind
Shaw is selling its new EcoWorx Resilient at a price it claims is comparable to that of domestically made luxury vinyl tile. (Image: Shaw Contract/Shaw Industries)

Shaw claims its EcoWorx Resilient flooring performs better than vinyl and that the material can—and will—be recycled.


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Explainer

Energy Performance: Learn the Lingo

close-up of three electricity meters on the outside of a painted cinder block building
 

Designing a building? Reporting on performance for the AIA 2030 Commitment? Here are the key energy terms you’ll need to get the job done.


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BuildingGreen Editorial

Bring the Noise! It Can Help You Listen.

Noise-canceling headphones and tightly sealed buildings have more in common than you might think.

Technology that separates us from our surroundings can have far-reaching consequences for our fellow humans.


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