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Find BuildingGreen articles, webcasts, and reports approved for continuing education credits through AIA and GBCI below. We record and automatically report CEU credits for our subscribers.

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  • Net-Zero Energy Isn’t the Real Goal: 8 Reasons Why

    Spotlight Report

    In this report, we list eight ways that NZE projects miss the mark on climate goals, including how they affect the electricity grid, transportation, embodied carbon, and resilience, and how we can course-correct to achieve our goals.

  • Net-Zero Energy Isn’t the Real Goal: 8 Reasons Why

    Feature Article

    Net-zero-energy buildings don’t always reduce carbon emissions. These are the tweaks we need to ensure they do.

  • Saying Goodbye to the Office—and Hello to Housing

    Spotlight Report

    During the heat of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the average commercial office vacancy rate across the U.S. leapt from about 12% to 15%, according to CBRE.

  • Saying Goodbye to the Office—and Hello to Housing

    Feature Article

     The way we use (and don’t use) our offices is irrevocably changing. But what are we going to do with all these vacant buildings?

  • An Advocate’s Guide to Resilience Regulations

    Spotlight Report

    For decades, designers have fought for sustainability to be incorporated into building codes and standards. Is it time to do the same for resilience?

  • An Advocate’s Guide to Resilience Regulations

    Feature Article

    Resilience is finding its place in city zoning and building codes. Here are some ideas to bring to your local government.

  • Can Commercial Kitchens Go Electric?

    Spotlight Report

    Commercial kitchens are one of the most energy-intensive building spaces, consuming approximately five times the energy per square foot of a standard office.

  • Can Commercial Kitchens Go Electric?

    Feature Article

    An all-electric commercial kitchen offers potential energy and carbon savings over using natural gas, but making the switch can be complicated—and even controversial.

  • Wood: What’s Good?

    Feature Article

    Mass timber seems alluring because of its low carbon footprint, but not all wood is equally sustainable. We dig deep into the controversy over which types of timber are “climate smart.

  • Wood: What’s Good?

    Spotlight Report

    Mass timber is lauded for being “climate smart”—meaning it helps mitigate climate change—because it stores carbon from the atmosphere instead of emitting carbon.
    But is this true?