The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) and the USDA Forest Service (USDA) announced the winners of the 2025 Mass Timber Competition: ...

A mushroom farm near Nairobi is producing mycelium for building materials that end up as fungi-based panels, a more ...

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 ...

Sustainability goals and budget pressures don’t have to conflict. Integrated, worker-friendly construction technology helps ...

Sustainable features are ubiquitous in architecture now—and beginning to be required in some places, including a California code that will make new buildings ditch fossil-powered heaters and hot water ...

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 ...

Experts on sustainable energy say ice thermal energy storage is among the options commercial buildings can use to reduce electricity demand or store excess energy. Some commercial buildings use ...

It’s 2016, and the staff of an Australian building and engineering consultancy relocates to a new, net-zero carbon office. Not long after settling in, something profound happens: Nearly three quarters ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Adding ...

Auditors found that reports on recycling of construction and demolition waste from library projects were unreliable.

It is not hard to find a green building in New York City. Thanks to a city-sponsored green building initiative and a growing number of building codes requiring new and existing structures to ...