The stunning piece of green building architecture you’re looking at here is called the Rainbow Tree Residential Tower, and its architect claims that, once (if?) built, the 377-foot timber tower would bring more than 30,000 new plants, shrubs, and trees to the skyline of Cebu, Philippines.
The Music City Center received two awards during the 2020 IMPACT Leadership Conference on January 30. The awards were the Overall Highest Score Award and the Carbon Emissions Reduction Award.
Profitability, social responsibility and environmental stewardship can live under the same, energy-efficient roof.
The World Green Building Council announced a partnership on Monday with the China Green Building Council that could have significant repercussions, considering that China is the largest building construction market in the world, with up to 20 billion square meters constructed annually.
Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released the annual list of the Top 10 States for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the world’s most widely used green building rating system. The list ranks states in terms of certified square feet per resident in 2017.
Envision Festival uses a huge array of green building methods to create a village in the jungle. Learn more about how this festival is truly dedicated to building a more sustainable festival.
The renovations of the UK Green Building Council’s headquarters in Central London have set a record for the lowest embodied carbon footprint ever recorded for an office refurbishment.
The World Green Building Council has called on European countries to “create ambitious plans” on how to cut emissions from existing buildings. A week after more than 170 countries signed the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the World Green Building Council is calling on governments, businesses, consumer groups, and NGOs across … [continued]
A new study has concluded that green building around the globe is expected to double by 2018. According to the results of the study, the percentage of companies expected to have more than 60% of their building projects certified as “green” is anticipated to more than double by 2018, growing … [continued]
The enhanced new incarnation of The Future Build — a green building materials website used by developers, contractors, architects, etc — was officially relaunched recently by its developer, Masdar. The new website allows suppliers to market their products as “The Future Build certified” products — thereby gaining a seal of … [continued]
