It’s official: The United States is recommitting to dramatically reducing greenhouse gas emissions and capping global warming under 1.5ºC. In doing so, the federal government now rejoins nearly 4,000 ...

You could reasonably argue that in Chuck Hoberman’s book of virtues, flexibility would be number one. The latest mission for the transformable-design guru — who has created everything from huge ...

Asbury Woods' Nature Center, for the past two decades, has utilized a green roof, also known as a vegetative roof, made of living plants. Green roofs offer environmental benefits such as reducing ...

Smith College’s Bechtel Environmental Classroom, a new 2,300-square-foot learning center set on 240 acres of land in nearby Whately, Mass., has achieved top honors for environmental sustainability, ...

The Clean Air Act gives the U.S. government broad power to protect public health by regulating major sources of pollutants. Rules developed under the law have, for ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - For Lowcountry building experts, Florida’s deadly building collapse has highlighted a common problem for the structural integrity of so many properties, water damage. “I ...

Jefferson Parish officials found a disturbing flaw last year in their plans to open "refuges of last resort" for people stranded in a major hurricane: Only a few interior areas in a handful of public ...

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has emerged as an essential tool for evaluating the environmental impacts of buildings from cradle to grave. This comprehensive methodology considers every phase of a ...

Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are used to maintain comfort in campus buildings. Conditions are managed through centralized environmental controls that are monitored by ...

In 2009, the Berks County Community Foundation, headquarters at Third and Court streets, became the city’s first “green” building. A decade later, BCCF has not only helped pave the way for at least 25 ...