GreenerBuildings Staff

Citi has received LEED pre-certification for a branch prototype, with three branches earning certification and 27 more hoping to get certified. Read More

Their purposes vary -- schools, condominiums, even a non-profit headquarters -- but their sustainable architecture and green building innovations scored 10 projects from across the country a nod from the American Institute of Architects. Read More

The German Reichstag is set to become the first parliamentary building in the world to use only renewable energy. Read More

The catalog contains a listing of proven green building strategies that have been successful on previous LEED-certified projects. Read More

The International Organization for Standardization has developed a new standard aimed at sustainable building. Read More

East Los Angeles College will build a solar farm that will generate nearly enough electricity to fulfill all the campus' daytime needs. Read More

The initial phase of the state's first LEED-certified affordable housing development has been finished, with the second phase slated for completion this fall. Read More

The man who helped create AOL launched a sustainable luxury resort company this month, with its first project a 650-acre green resort in Cacique, Costa Rica. Read More

By Matthew Wheeland OAKLAND, Calif., July 25, 2007 -- As homes away from home for travelers, hotels are working to improve their environmental impact, even as new studies find that people staying at a hotel often leave their green behaviors at home. Read More

Building Green,' the first television series about eco-friendly building techniques and alternatives, will air 13 episodes on PBS to help homeowners discover how easy and healthy it is to go green. Read More