BuildingGreen • 11th June 2024

Build Green on a Budget: Lessons from Affordable Housing

Sustainability doesn’t have to cost more—and no one knows that better than affordable housing experts. But every project type can benefit from these 12 cost-reducing ideas that support people and the planet.

BuildingGreen • 13th May 2024

Build More or Build Green? Affordable Housing’s False Choice

The housing crisis is also a climate crisis and a social equity crisis. If we change our ways, we can address them all at once.

BuildingGreen • 17th January 2024

AEC Was Left Out of a Key Decarbonization Pilot. What’s Next?

Science-based targets for the building sector no longer apply to design firms and most construction companies, but experts say AEC must continue leading the industry toward net zero.

BuildingGreen • 7th August 2023

How IRA Can Take Ground-Source Heat Pumps Mainstream

Incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act help GSHPs pay for themselves faster than conventional HVAC systems—with far better performance.

BuildingGreen • 12th June 2023

The Missing Embodied Carbon Link: Construction

Some researchers say construction emissions could account for as much as 30% of a project’s embodied carbon. What can be done about it?

BuildingGreen • 21st March 2023

IRA Tax Breaks May Reinforce Inequities, So We Need to Help

Four tax provisions could be used to include disadvantaged communities in the clean energy transition, but equity outcomes are unclear.

BuildingGreen • 9th December 2024

Talking COP’s Buildings Breakthrough with Lindsay Baker

The Buildings Breakthrough initiative offers a set of actions for the international building sector to collaborate on decarbonization and resilience

BuildingGreen • 21st October 2024

Equitable Neighborhood Decarbonization Gets the Go-Ahead

A new California law will allow utilities to replace aging gas infrastructure with zero-emission alternatives in 30 pilot projects.

BuildingGreen • 8th October 2024

Carbon Now or Later: The Arguments for Delaying Emissions

A new Arup report demystifies the time value of carbon, why it matters, and why we need to be careful with it.

BuildingGreen • 4th March 2024

Amid a Silicosis Surge, We Need to Rethink Countertops

Engineered stone countertops may be causing a spike in silicosis, with cases seemingly tied to the material’s unique properties. Find out what design and construction teams should do.

BuildingGreen • 4th December 2023

Can “Works with WELL” Make Product Selection Easier?

With a new program, the International WELL Building Institute aims to help users more easily find high-performance building products and systems.

BuildingGreen • 3rd December 2023

Be Prepared: The IRA Eliminates the Tech-Based ITC in Just Over a Year

Beginning in 2025, electricity-producing facilities will need to achieve zero emissions to claim the Investment Tax Credit, making the eligibility of several currently funded technologies uncertain.

BuildingGreen • 6th November 2023

Seeking a Just Transition to a Decarbonized Built Environment

Community Climate Shift funds projects driving community-led decarbonization and building performance standards.

BuildingGreen • 2nd October 2023

What Last Summer’s Weather Taught Us about Jobsite Equity

Climate change symptoms, including wildfire smoke and extreme heat, are endangering outdoor workers and changing assumptions about productivity and construction timelines.

BuildingGreen • 7th August 2023

AEC Workforce Diversity Hasn’t Budged Much

The National Institute of Building Sciences shared results from its second biannual Social Equity Survey. But with far fewer responses than last time, the data are hard to interpret.

BuildingGreen • 1st May 2023

Feds Increase Scrutiny of Racism and Sexism in Construction Workplaces

In a new strategy, the EEOC plans to tackle workplace discrimination in industries lacking in diversity, including construction.

BuildingGreen • 5th August 2024

New Recyclable LVT Replacement Is PVC Free—and Affordable

EcoWorx Resilient flooring outperforms LVT on durability and sustainability, at a comparable price, claims Shaw Industries.

BuildingGreen • 3rd April 2023

Can AI Help Close the Timber Loop?

Urban Machine developed a machine that uses AI and robotics to de-nail salvaged wood for reuse onsite.

BuildingGreen • 30th July 2024

Circular Economy: Better Design from Start to … Start

“Circularity” is about more than just recycling. It means building and buying things only when necessary—and without wasting anything.

BuildingGreen • 14th February 2024

Building Decarbonization: How LCA and EPDs Fit in

Life-cycle assessment and environmental product declarations reveal embodied carbon and other impacts, but it’s important to know their limits.

BuildingGreen • 26th November 2024

USGBC Certifies First LEED v5 O+M Projects

USGBC announces the first three projects certified under the new LEED v5 Operations & Maintenance (O+M) rating system, still in beta testing.

BuildingGreen • 18th November 2024

USGBC Launches Program for Real Estate Portfolios

Building on its 2023 Portfolio Accelerator program, USGBC created a program to formally verify portfolio-wide progress toward sustainability goals.

BuildingGreen • 18th November 2024

EHDD Launches Spinoff of its Free Whole-Life Carbon Tool

Free, whole-life carbon tool C.Scale spins off from EHDD as an independent public benefit corporation.

BuildingGreen • 5th November 2024

C2C Launches a New, More Accessible Circularity Certificate

With its Certified Circularity Standard, Cradle to Cradle hopes to expand the reach of its product circularity efforts.

BuildingGreen • 17th September 2024

IRA Accelerates Low-Carbon Building Products

EPA shares its plan for a low-embodied-carbon labeling program, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act.

BuildingGreen • 6th November 2023

Surgeons General Make Urgent Call for Healthy Building Policies

In an open letter, public health leaders implore officials to design building policies for occupant health.

BuildingGreen • 12th July 2023

DOE Offers Zero-Energy Approval for Higher Ed

The Zero Energy Design Designation (ZEDD) Program from the U.S. Department of Energy is accepting applications for 2023.

BuildingGreen • 10th July 2023

Affordable Housing Gets Billions for Resilience Retrofits

HUD releases guidance for its Green Resilient and Retrofit Program, part of the Inflation Reduction Act, which seeks to improve the efficiency and resilience of low-income housing.

BuildingGreen • 6th March 2023

Land Use Is Step One for Decarbonizing Transportation

Four federal agencies have released a first-of-its-kind, holistic strategy for the decarbonization of the U.S. transportation sector.

BuildingGreen • 6th March 2023

Electrification Can Make Hot, Stuffy Classrooms a Thing of the Past

Electrification of HVAC systems in schools could improve student health and learning outcomes while fighting climate change.

BuildingGreen • 6th February 2023

How to Weigh in on the FTC’s Anti-Greenwashing “Green Guides”

Help the federal government put a stop to corporate greenwashing by submitting a public comment to the FTC during the current open comment period.

Upslope Brewing Company • 18th April 2022

Upslope Brewing Company Impact Report 2020–2021

Lessons Learned Implementing a Sustainability Prog • 4th November 2020

Lessons Learned Implementing a Sustainability Program in a Craft Brewery​​

Developing effective sustainability programming is challenging, but the potential benefits make it a worthy pursuit for any business. This article discusses these benefits and, using Upslope Brewing Company’s sustainability program as a case study, addresses some of the common challenges faced by companies when implementing this kind of programming.​​