Marriott is finalizing a prototype for its popular Courtyard brand that meets Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification standards, and it intends to have similar pre-certified ...

Homeowners who enter the world of environmentally sensitive building and remodeling quickly learn there are many shades of green. They can add just a hint of green to their homes by replacing a ...

I’ve served as the LEED coordinator on dozens of large projects since becoming a LEED AP in 2001. While it’s been a positive experience overall, there have been a few bumps along the way. Recently, I ...

In LHB Inc.‘s new office in the Loose-Wiles Building in Minneapolis, a wall of windows bathes part of the room in a warm glow of natural light. On a ceiling above the architecture firm’s office are a ...

Pasadena, Calif.-based Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. recently announced that the 6.5MW cogeneration facility it designed and built for Oregon State University (OSU) has been awarded the Leadership in ...

LHB, the design and engineering firm based in Minneapolis and Duluth, has designed the first LEED certified project for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU). The Academic and Student ...

A panel of ten jurors selected the four winning designs out of 49 entries from around the country. Two of the entries were from emerging professionals and the other two were student led design ...

“Build green. Everyone profits.” That's the message touted by the U.S. Green Building Council to promote its LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System, a ...

Bjarke Ingels Group just unveiled plans for a new LEED-seeking glass skyscraper set to rise in Midtown Manhattan. New York YIMBY got the scoop on the first renderings, showing an immense office tower ...

A composite of custom and prefabricated, the Porch Houses designed by Lake|Flato are site specific and LEED certified. The firm's Porch House concept combines factory-built room modules with custom, ...

A voluntary, consensus-based national rating system for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings The Searle Chemistry Laboratory will be the first building at the University of Chicago to ...