As construction waste quickly fills our landfills, it also takes away a significant portion of the bottom line. There's a lot of factors in play, of course, but most common come are inaccurate ...

Construction practices across the world, as well as the types and uses of building materials, have been identified as key factors that impact global warming. Studies have shown that the building ...

The commercial construction scene these days is awash in green as architects, builders and developers recalculate their projects’ environmental impact. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates ...

The American Institute of Architects' Committee on the Environment (COTE) has selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and ecological design projects that protect and enhance the ...

It’s a busy time of year in the climate space. Climate Week NYC kicked off in September of this year, the UN Biodiversity Conference started in late October and the big one—COP29—will bring together ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the construction market hard across the board. However, for firms providing sustainable design and construction, the impact of the crisis may have more profound effects.

Environmentalists and the construction community typically spend their time fighting each other's every move, but the advent of green building has given them a cause to rally behind Environmental ...

Allan Bilka, RA, is a Senior Staff Architect and Secretariat to the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) with the International Code Council, based in the ICC’s Chicago district office. He ...