Verdantix offers a blueprint for green office buildings

Real estate developers and managers who fail to incorporate sustainability principles in commercial buildings could get shut out of the high-end market for corporate office space, Verdantix says. Read More

Autodesk brings more sustainable design tools into the cloud

The design software giant introduces a slew of new product suites and services for building and infrastructure designers, product manufacturers and creators of digital entertainment. Read More

The logistics of greener supply chains

A new study from Taiwan's Chang Jung Christian University explores what manufacturers, distributors and retailers concerned about their supply chains can do to promote greener logistics. Read More

3 firms win contest to help Kaiser design greener hospital

Aditazz, Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch and Perkins+Will win Kaiser's "Small Hospital, Big Idea" design contest for concepts to build an innovative, net-zero energy hospital.   Read More

3 steps to effective communication about sustainability

With sustainable communications sitting high up on the business agenda, execs face a new dilemma: How to get the message across to an audience that's disillusioned by green marketing campaigns. Read More

Can Lit Motors succeed where Segway failed?

Lit Motors' C-1 vehicle has two wheels, like a Segway, and an electric motor. But founder Daniel Kim is betting it'll attract a larger market. One reason it might sell better than the Segway? It actually looks cool. Read More

Why GM is working with car-sharing firm RelayRides

Why would the world's largest auto maker invest in a company that helps people use fewer cars? Read More

Google's Anthony Ravitz on goat-hair carpet and red-label sweets

If you want to supply office furniture -- or just about any other product -- to Google, you'd better know what it's made of.  Read More

What's wrong with Apple's new headquarters

The plans for Apple's new headquarters will choke off street connections and potential walking routes in Cupetino, making bicycling and walking more difficult -- and likely encouraging people to keep driving, writes NRDC's Kaid Benfield. Read More

Helping towns and cities get greener from the grassroots up

From the smallest municipalities to booming cityscapes, locally focused policymakers are helping to usher in an era of green neighborhoods and green expansion. Read More