Greener Buildings

A list of more than 200 ways designers, architects and planners can improve the integration of projects with their surrounding ecosystems has been released by the American Society of Landscape Architects.

Across the country, an emerging trend is seeing existing and older buildings being retrocommissioned as environmentally-friendly structures. Nearly 500 are awaiting LEED certification.

Home Builders name energy efficiency as the industry's biggest trend for 2006.

As house sizes continue to expand, so does the environmental impact, according to a new study.

From Chicago to Seattle, government facilities are switching to water-free urinals to conserve water and energy.