
Identify the energy vampire appliances lurking in your home
Do you know how much energy each appliance takes in your home? If you're like me, you get confused by the math...

Remodeled mall in China receives LEED Gold Certification
CapitaMall Wangjing, a commercial shopping complex in Beijing's Wangjing region, received a full sustainable renovation...

New office building for Zara.com is an open space paradise
For its customers, Zara.com exists as an online space, but it takes a lot of real people working in real spaces...

LEED certified Bořislavka Center makes use of odd topography
Bořislavka Center is a master plan that encompasses four separate buildings on a single lot in Prague, Czech Republic....

This barn achieved LEED Platinum with its Zen design
The Zen Barn by Christopher Simmonds Architect is a home in a historic Ottawa neighborhood. It achieved LEED Platinum...

LEED hotel reimagines LA West Hollywood Sunset Boulevard
8850 Sunset Blvd. on West Hollywood's Sunset Strip was the site of popular music venue The Viper Room. Now, it...

Solar helps make this cool Austin tower net energy neutral
Austin's iconic skyscraper The Independent designed by Rhode Partners has just achieved LEED Gold status and won...

Sustainable design guides the eco-conscious Trellis House
Trellis House in Washington D.C. goes above and beyond to deliver on climate promises to residents of this new...

Sustainable design makes this forest home timeless
Atelier C by Nicholas Francoeur is an artists' residence in Quebec that transcends common forms of green design....

Check out the first LEED Platinum V4 Building in Italy
Nestled between two pre-existing structures in Rome, the Ghella Meeting Center is the first LEED Platinum V4 building...

Low-E glass helps Frost Bank Tower reach LEED Platinum
Frost Bank Tower by Duda|Paine Architects is the fifth tallest building in Austin, Texas, with 33 floors and 515...

LEED Gold Walden Pond Visitor Center honors Thoreau’s legacy
The Thoreau Society honors the author's legacy with the sustainable, LEED Gold Walden Pond Visitor Center in Massachusetts....

LEED Gold HEC Montreal will house AI research
HEC Montreal, designed by Provencher_Roy, is a partnership between Montreal's business community and local students...

LEED-certified apartments set highest green design standards
The initial LEED-certified project by The Procopio Companies was completed in conjunction with DMS Design as the...

LEGO to build its first carbon neutral factory in Vietnam
LEGO has signed an agreement to build its latest factory in Vietnam, and it will be carbon neutral. The LEGO factory...

UK research center at the University of Leeds is completed
ADP Architecture has completed the Sir William Henry Bragg Building at the University of Leeds. It's a new center...

Modular design helps UCLA’s Pritzker Hall earn LEED Platinum
There’s no better place to ensure a healthy physical and mental environment than at a university undergraduate...

Portland State University’s new hall qualifies for LEED gold
Portland State University (PSU) located in the heart of Portland, Oregon has a long history of providing innovation...

LEED gold LGBT senior complex provides homes to the homeless
Although homelessness is a difficult problem to completely eliminate, one way to combat it is to provide more housing...

Activists on hunger strike for climate action outside White House
Five young activists are camping outside the White House on a hunger strike to demand climate action. The activists...

Sustainable office renovation in Barcelona earns LEED Gold
Designed by Sanzpont Arquitectura, this sustainable renovation completely transformed a 1970s office building in...

Google’s first retail location earns LEED Platinum certification
This summer, Google opened its first retail storefront in New York City. The landmark event is notable for a variety...

Indeed Tower in Austin earns LEED Platinum for green features
A new office tower stands tall in Austin, and its sustainability features are breaking records. Indeed Tower, a...

New LEED-targeted student housing supports net-zero goals
California State University Long Beach (CSULB) is setting the bar for campus buildings that serve the health of...

Project Legacy earns LEED Gold for circular, sustainable design
William McDonough + Partners announces the opening of “Project Legacy,” an innovative Cradle to Cradle building...

555 Greenwich office building aims for LEED Platinum in NYC
Often, high-rise buildings and sustainable building practices are on opposite ends of the environmentally friendly...

A LEED Gold-targeted health education hub joins University of Washington campus
The University of Washington will soon welcome the brand-new Hans Rosling Center for Population Health, a modern...

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens LEEDs the way in green design
“Imagine the beauty of humanity living in harmony with nature.” This is the goal behind the ongoing work to...

WSU Everett building sets the gold standard for campus design
The Washington State University Everett building is setting the tone for the brand-new WSU branch campus. The new...

PSU’s LEED Platinum School of Business features regionally sourced timber
Downtown Portland’s reputation for sustainability has been elevated yet again with Portland State University’s...