LEED also offers retrofit guidelines to green up your living space if it isn’t new. But as I can’t download the guidelines, and the site’s press releases and news updates don’t include anything about ...

BOISE, Idaho – In the newest version of the U.S. Green Building Council’s green building standards, there’s an element that has never before been hinted at in the LEED guidelines: A green building can ...

The art of sustainable building construction and maintenance will mark a new milestone this year when the LEED 2012 standards are finalized. The revised standards are the next development in a system ...

Minnesota ranked 10th nationally in 2013 in LEED-certified projects, the U.S. Green Building Council said Tuesday. The LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, system is used by the ...

William Sordoni, president and CEO of Sordoni Construction Services, said that within NEPA most of the commercial construction clients he encounters will only pursue LEED certification for a public ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the release of its updated Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Demand Response Pilot Credit. Originally launched in 2010 ...

When students tour local college campuses, they ask about more than the size of the dorm rooms and the menu at the dining halls. Increasingly, they want to know if the toilets are flushed with ...

The flagship rating system for green buildings is getting a major upgrade next year to make climate change and energy efficiency even higher priorities. The U.S. Green Building Council will soon roll ...

San Francisco's iconic spire just turned green; the Transamerica Pyramid isn't changing colors - but changing the way it functions. "The Transamerica Pyramid now produces its own electricity with an ...