Design Process
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Design Process
Deep Dives
Get up to speed on complex topics. You can also earn CEUs and download PDF Spotlight Reports.
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The Secret Math Behind RMI’s New Headquarters
Feature Short
Designing for net-zero energy and carbon in the nation’s coldest climate is not just a physics problem. There’s also the chemistry.
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Six Ways Existing Buildings Can Save the Planet
Feature Short
Renovations, retrofits, and better-informed O&M will determine how quickly the developed world slows its carbon emissions.
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Owners, This RFP Hack Enables Lasting Building Performance
Feature Short
A request for proposals is not just about selecting the right team; it’s the first chance to create buy-in for your new building’s goals.
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Verifying Project Outcomes: Which Metrics Work?
Feature Short
Project success is increasingly tied to performance metrics, especially EUI. But that doesn’t always capture what owners are really looking for.
Quick Takes
Jump straight to the essentials with these short explanations of green building concepts.
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Who's Invited to the Green Building Table?
Infographic
Design-bid-build, design-build, and integrated project delivery explained.
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Social Equity Frameworks for the Building Industry
Infographic
Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) issues have come to the fore for many firms. But how do you assess, implement, and evaluate your efforts? These frameworks can do the heavy lifting.
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30 Years of Green Building in the U.S.
Infographic
As The BuildingGreen Report (formerly Environmental Building News, or “EBN”) celebrates its 30th year of publication, we decided to track the growth—and explosion—of the green building movement. We start in 1990 with the founding of AIA’s Committee on the Environment.
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Good Ozone, Bad Ozone
Explainer
The same ozone that causes air quality problems near Earth's surface protects the Earth from ultraviolet radiation high in the atmosphere. This protective ozone layer is thinning due to manufactured chemicals.
Product Guidance
Unbiased information from our product experts helps you separate green from greenwash.
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Countertops
Product Guide
Select the surface that meets the design objectives, meets health and environmental criteria, and has the greatest durability.
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Wind Turbines on the Parapet
Product Review
AeroVironment, Inc., is introducing a new approach to small-scale wind generation that takes advantage of the rush of wind as it crests a building's facade.
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Hands-Free Parking
Product Review
The AutoMotion Parking System creates an automated parking garage, offering advantages including indoor environmental quality benefits.
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Lime Stucco from American Clay Enterprises
Product Review
American Clay Enterprises, known for its popular natural earth plaster, has introduced a setting lime stucco to the national market.
In The News
We break news down to the essentials and provide expert analysis.
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AIA, BuildingGreen Ink Deal
News Analysis
A new agreement will bring BuildingGreen's resources to AIA's 77,000 members through AIA publications and member discounts on BuildingGreen Suite subscriptions.
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California Builders Pay for Degrading Air Quality
News Analysis
California's Central Valley, contender for the nation's worst air quality, will require builders to reduce the smog and particulate matter their projects cause, or pay into offsite air-quality improvement programs.
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USGBC Forms Research Committee
News Analysis
The U.S. Green Building Council's new Research Committee will strengthen the organization's role as a driver of research on the built environment.
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USGBC, ASHRAE, and IESNA to Develop a Green Building Standard
News Analysis
The proposed Standard 189P, to be modeled after LEED®, could get incorporated into building codes after it's rolled out in 2007.
Perspective
Thought-provoking opinions from the most trusted minds in sustainability.
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Tristan Roberts Joins Editorial Team
Op-Ed
BuildingGreen expands the editorial staff at EBN with a new associate editor.
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More on the Challenges of M&V
Op-Ed
Obtaining and using measuremt and verification (M&V) data from buildings is difficult to accomplish, writes Marc Rosenbaum, P.E.
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Reflections from Five Years on the USGBC Board
Op-Ed
EBN Executive Editor Alex Wilson reflects on five years of organizational growth he witnessed while on the board of the U.S. Green Building Council.
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"Your Green Home" Published
Op-Ed
"Your Green Home," written by EBN Executive Editor Alex Wilson for anyone planning to build a new home, has been released by New Society Publishers.
Learning Resources
Syllabus supplements and CEU content, with automatic reporting for AIA and GBCI.
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Re-forming the Building Industry: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Spotlight Report
People from marginalized communities are shockingly underrepresented in the U.S. building industry. It’s past time to change that.
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Equity in Design and Construction: Seven Case Studies
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From an affordable multifamily building to an iconic museum, these projects are designed and built to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion -
Equity in Design and Construction: Seven Case Studies
Spotlight Report
Cities are endemically segregated by income and race. Many building projects seek to enhance the profits of developers, often at the expense of the surrounding community.
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Assessing Climate Hazards: The First Step in Resilient Design
Spotlight Report
Just For Fun
Something weird happens every April at BuildingGreen...
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A Mind-Expanding Addition to LEED v4.20
April Fools
USGBC adds psychedelic Integrative Process prerequisites designed to be a paradigm-shifting expansion of LEED.
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Americans React to Latest IPCC Report
April Fools
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report outlines some of the significant impacts of current and future carbon outputs. What do Americans think?
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An Artificial Intelligence Cautionary Tale
April Fools
The new tool OpenAI-Architect proves problematic with the design of the new Leave It to Beaver Center at Disney World.
