Design

Australian scientists have developed a technique to use waste plastic in steel making, a process that could have implications for recycling scrap metal that accounts for 40% of steel production. Read More

The Fannie Mae Urbana Technology Center, a 247,000 square-foot data center and office building, has earned a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, making the data center the first of this type of facility in the country to obtain a LEED rating. Read More

In April 2005, the Governor of Washington signed historic legislation to require sustainable standards for all new schools receiving state funds based on the findings of a pilot program at five state schools. This article discusses the findings of the program and details some of the methods used. Read More

A practical guide for businesses and industries to address the growing issue of life cycle assessment. Read More

The National Association of Realtors has officially opened for business in one of Washington, D.C.'s most environmentally advanced commercial building expected to receive "green" certification. Read More

Understanding how the LEED rating system works can help facility executives shape green buildings. By Greg Zimmerman Read More

BetterBricks talked with Bert Gregory, president & CEO of Mithun, a Seattle-based architecture, design, and planning firm and a national leader in resource sensitive and sustainable design. Read More

Swiss Re has revealed the interior of its new London headquarters -- known to Londoners as the Gherkin building -- to the media. Read More

Bank of America has signed an agreement with The Durst Organization to develop the first major midtown Manhattan office project of the new century, which it promises to be a green development. Read More

A dispatch from the GreenBuild 2003 conference in Pittsburgh, Pa. By Matt Lounsbury Read More