The construction industry plays a significant role in shaping our environment, from the design and construction of buildings around us to the materials used. Because of this large and impactful global ...

Sustainable building trends are gaining steam, even in the current economic downturn. More than five billion square feet of commercial space has either been certified by the U.S. Green Building ...

Each year, the construction industry accounts for 6.9 billion U.S. tons of greenhouse gas emissions. This quantity is only surpassed by the transport and energy industries. To minimize our ...

A San Francisco startup is looking to capitalize on the efforts by colleges, offices, and corporate campuses to reduce their carbon footprints. Station A is an online marketplace that connects ...

All around us, buildings are coming up virtually overnight in an effort to meet an almost 100,000 unit deficit in the local housing sector. The utility aspect — the need to have a roof over one’s head ...

What makes a building “eco-friendly”? As we aspire to create a more sustainable city, it can be confusing to understand and differentiate words like “green”, “net-zero”, “eco-friendly”, “sustainable”, ...