As buildings face tougher climate demands, green certifications are shifting from checklists to real performance. Here's how standards are changing—and why.

LEED certified buildings are proven to save money, improve efficiency, lower carbon emissions and create healthier environments for people. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) ...

Everybody has probably seen one of those videos on social media in which ordinary drivers get behind the wheel of some supercar like Ferrari or Lamborghini, and after a few quick seconds, the video ...

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researchers have created a new carbon-negative building material that could transform ...

Skilled and reliable plumbing contractors will always be highly-valued, after all, no building project can be completed without an appropriate plumbing system. However, as we’ve seen across all major ...

Buildings are more than the sum of their parts. However, as the construction sector is responsible for approximately 40 percent of the world’s CO2 emissions, those individual parts can play a critical ...

Environmental sustainability and the energy-intensive construction industry don’t often go hand-in-hand. The construction industry is a massive consumer of raw materials and natural resources, and it ...

Higher costs from tariffs, some say, may slow down the pick up of these techniques of residential and commercial construction, and make such buildings more expensive and less attractive to build, ...

Many of the new buildings on UW’s campus are not only functional and beautiful – they’re also green. The University of Wyoming has committed to building to LEED-Silver standards or better. The US ...

Named after Jack Davis (a '55 engineering grad) and his wife Barbara, Davis Hall is designed to exceed the state’s energy efficiency code by 34%. It features an outdoor plaza that includes water ...

Playing the long game requires teams with particular mindsets and capabilities. I've found that the most effective growth ...

Private equity firms face a more demanding environment than at any point in recent memory. Holding periods have stretched to 6.7 years—the longest since 2005—as sponsors work to demonstrate value ...