New buildings on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno, are so tightly constructed these days that engineers need to make special provision to improve cell-phone coverage inside the buildings.

Green building is expected to become the standard rather than the exception. High-performance and “green” buildings are designed and built to minimize resource consumption, reduce life-cycle costs, ...

HPAC Engineering magazine is producing a free webcast on engineering green buildings on December 1, 2004 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. EDT. " LEED Basics for Owners, Engineers, and Design/Build ...

DENVER, CO (Feb. 25, 2011) – The mile high city has a decidedly green tinge. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today noted that nearly 30 projects in Denver have achieved LEED green building ...

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association has introduced the Recycled Content and Regional Material Calculator for the Concrete Industry (LEED calculator), an Excel-based program which calculates ...

When compared to states, the District once again led the nation for LEED-certified green building construction per capita in 2024, with 33.4 square feet of such construction per capita — six times ...

Kohler, Wis. — Kohler Co. was recently awarded Silver LEED Status from the U.S. Green Building Council for its work to transform the company's Environmental, Health and Safety building into a more ...

A recent government study verified what many builders and developers across the country already know – buildings that have LEED certification save taxpayer money and have a lower environmental impact ...

After being invited in 2007 to participate in the U.S. Green Building Council’s pre-certification program for new construction, Wells Fargo spent nearly two years re-tooling the design and ...

Mainland China topped USGBC'S list of global green building leaders outside the U.S., with more than 68 million gross square meters. Mainland China tops the list of countries and regions for LEED ...

The Golisano Institute for Sustainability (GIS), a world-class “living lab” that represents Rochester Institute of Technology’s ongoing commitment to the environment, has been certified Leadership in ...