Decarbonization

An industrial design student in Leicester, England, has developed a way for tall buildings to harness the power of wastewater to generate energy. Read More

This report shows how the U.S. could reduce greenhouse gas emissions 14 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 by aggressively using existing state and federal policies. Read More

States are facing significant budget gaps, and the gaps are going to affect the green building industry. States looking to shore up budgets will cut new construction and maintenance of existing buildings in the coming years. But there is a solution: public-private partnerships. Read More

The Pixel building by Australian development and construction firm Grocon is not only the country's first carbon neutral office building, it is also the greenest. Read More

The U.S. Department of Energy has launched a cool roof initiative, and Energy Secretary Steven Chu is urging other government agencies to follow his department's lead. Read More

Environmentalists have labored for decades to protect the impossibly vast rainforests of the Amazon, which make up more than half of the world’s tropical forests. But until recently they had little to show for their efforts. Read More

Even though California is a green building policy leader, this report shows that commercial structures in the state are wasting huge amounts of energy. Read More

Which materials can be claimed as pre-consumer recycled content -- and which definitely can't? UL Environment has developed this white paper to provide clarity about guidelines to validate claims of pre-consumer recycled content and to serve as a reference for manufacturers. Read More

This expanded survey from Johnson Controls tracks the attitudes, trends and spending on energy efficiency in North America and global markets. Read More

A misunderstanding of the difference between sustainability versus energy efficiency may not just be slowing the move to sustainability, but could actually be working against the world's green goals. Read More