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Deep Dives
Get up to speed on complex topics. You can also earn CEUs and download PDF Spotlight Reports.
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Ten Strategies for Growth in a Recession
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The economic collapse hit small and mid-sized design firms hard, but many with a green focus have adapted. We asked them to share their stories.
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Energy Reporting: It's the Law
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As building owners comply with new laws to report energy use, the data may change the industry-and the act of reporting it already has.
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New Concepts in LEED v4
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Past versions of LEED have helped make FSC and other concepts practically household terms. Where is LEED v4 taking the green building conversation next?
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Innovative Products and Technology from the Greenbuild Expo
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Our product editors pick some winners from the expo floor at Greenbuild 2013 while raising questions about some materials.
Quick Takes
Jump straight to the essentials with these short explanations of green building concepts.
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Circular Economy: Better Design from Start to … Start
Explainer
“Circularity” is about more than just recycling. It means building and buying things only when necessary—and without wasting anything.
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Certified Communities: When Greening Neighborhoods One Building at a Time Isn’t Enough
Explainer
A comparison of community-scale certification programs.
Product Guidance
Unbiased information from our product experts helps you separate green from greenwash.
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In The News
We break news down to the essentials and provide expert analysis.
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Report Links Public Health to the Built Environment
News Analysis
The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) has released a report detailing the connections between a range of public health concerns and the built environment.
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Strict New Lead Legislation Passes in California
News Analysis
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LEED Streamlined for Real Estate Portfolios, Volume Builders
News Analysis
The U.S. Green Building Council's new portfolio program, in pilot phase for the next year, will streamline the process for institutions with large real estate portfolios, and companies building in volume, to certify those buildings with LEED.
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Cascadia Challenges Green to Go Beyond Platinum
News Analysis
The Cascadia Green Building Council has issued the Living Building Challenge, a rating system based on 16 prerequisites, aiming to define a "true measure of sustainability in the built environment."
Perspective
Thought-provoking opinions from the most trusted minds in sustainability.
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SFI Takes Issue with Recent Wood Certification Report
Op-Ed
In a letter to the editor, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative details eight objections to BuildingGreen’s evaluation of its programs.
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LEED Must Lead on Climate
Op-Ed
The world urgently needs the building industry to tackle climate change, and LEED has to be part of that.
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USGBC Response: Help Create the Next LEED version
Op-Ed
The U.S. Green Building Council responds to an earlier op-ed, “LEED Must Lead on Climate.”
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America’s Greenest Office Building
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The Bullitt Center in Seattle is showing that a six-story, 52,000 square-foot building can meet the net-zero-energy, net-zero-water Living Building Challenge
Learning Resources
Syllabus supplements and CEU content, with automatic reporting for AIA and GBCI.
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