Green Buildings

As the urgency of the climate crisis increases, a paper in the Notre Dame Law Review argues that increased density is not a universally effective strategy to reduce emissions and that different strategies are needed for low-carbon places versus high-carbon ones.

June 6, 2024 - Nate Luce

Localities in Canada's Durham Region are implementing green building regulations to promote sustainable development and reduce resource use.

November 24, 2021 - durhamregion.com

San Francisco and New York City made a theme of this year's Earth Day: mandating emissions reductions from buildings.

April 24, 2019 - San Francisco Chronicle

The heating and cooling of buildings must be addressed if the United States is going to curb its emissions.

April 2, 2019 - Vox

Occupying a site where Ford once manufactured automobiles, the eco-friendly, mixed-income development seeks to add 3,800 units of housing over the next decade.

October 12, 2018 - Twin Cities

The nation's capital has more square feet of green roofs than any other city in the country.

July 31, 2018 - Smart Cities Dive

Now open for public comment, a proposed rewrite to the county's zoning code embraces green buildings, lower parking minimums, and increased public engagement by developers.

November 2, 2017 - Greater Greater Washington

In a bid to knit sustainability into large-scale community development, Seattle's Capitol Hill EcoDistrict is exploring several avenues toward greener land use.

April 12, 2015 - ASLA The Dirt

A U.S.EPA list ranks the cities leading the nation with the most energy efficient commercial buildings.

April 6, 2015 - U.S. EPA

The French Parliament has approved legislation requiring commercial buildings to partially cover their rooftops in either plants or solar panels.

April 5, 2015 - Architizer

Alan G. Brake writes an editorial calling on the architecture and urbanism fields to push even further to reduce carbon emissions by designing (and upgrading) efficient buildings.

October 21, 2014 - The Architect's Newspaper

More and more energy efficient buildings are coming online, but buildings are still a major source of energy use around the world. To track green building, the EPA recently ranked the cities with the most Energy Star buildings.

April 12, 2014 - United States Environmental Protection Agency

Perkins + Will, the architecture firm behind a new residence hall at Bridgewater State University, have attached an unusual provision to their green design: no mini-fridges or personal microwaves allowed.

October 7, 2013 - Treehugger

Green buildings "make business sense," says Jane Hanley, World Green Building Council CEO.

March 14, 2013 - Office Insight

Washington D.C. has built the most "green" buildings within its greater region, according to a new survey.

April 16, 2011 - The Washington Post

Change Observer interviews Casey Jones, the director of design excellence and the arts for the U.S. General Services Administration about green building and sustainability in urban design.

January 2, 2010 - Change Observer

The New York City Council has passed a suite of bills hat require green retrofits on the city's buildings.

December 14, 2009 - The Architect's Newspaper

The New York Times takes a look at Greensburg, Kansas, the tornado-ravaged town that rebuilt itself to high environmental standards.

September 25, 2009 - The New York Times

LEED-certified buildings may be constructed with little energy, but some are just as energy-intensive as non "green" buildings once they're in use. This disconnect is prompting the U.S. Green Building Council to change its rules.

September 1, 2009 - The New York Times