Green Building Education

Books, research findings, workshops, trainings, syllabi: here we link you up with resources to help you, your colleagues, and your clients get a full intro—or dive deeper—on a multitude of green building topics.

Looking for continuing education credits? Most of our feature articles and webcasts offer those as well. See: Continuing Education.

Green Building Education

Learning Resources


Deep Dives

Get up to speed on complex topics. You can also earn CEUs and download PDF Spotlight Reports.


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Quick Takes

Jump straight to the essentials with these short explanations of green building concepts.


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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.


Perspective

Thought-provoking opinions from the most trusted minds in sustainability.


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  • What USGBC's PVC Report Means for GreenSpec

    Op-Ed

    EBN executive editor Alex Wilson discusses how the U.S. Green Building Council's recent evaluation of PVC affects EBN's and GreenSpec's stance toward products using PVC.

  • "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.

  • 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.

  • BuildingGreen to Assist McGraw-Hill with New Magazine

    Op-Ed

    BuildingGreen is pleased to announce an agreement with McGraw-Hill Construction through which we will provide editorial guidance and articles for an upcoming magazine called GreenSource.

Learning Resources

Syllabus supplements and CEU content, with automatic reporting for AIA and GBCI.


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Just For Fun

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