Northglenn, a Denver suburb, opens a net zero, all-electric city hall with a mass timber structure

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New NSF Standard provides manufacturers, specifiers and building industry with verifiable, objective criteria to identify sustainable roofing products.

Sustainable design achievable without having to add significant cost; owner and residents reap benefits

One World Trade Center, being built at the site of the fallen twin towers, surpassed the Empire State Building on Monday as the tallest building in New York.

Architects and builders interested in developing water-efficient buildings invited to attend free sessions featuring experts discussing water-efficient building practices.

School was the first LEED-certified public school in the state of New York.

The Freshwater Skyscraper will address the issue of increasing water scarcity through a process known as transpiration

Project receives LEED Gold Certification.