U.S. Job Market Bursting With Green Tech Opportunities

green jobs growth

New data from Ecotech Institute's Clean Jobs Index reveals over 700,000 green tech positions posted in Q1 2013. Read more →

Passive Vs LEED Vs Net-Zero Energy

Vermont Habitat Passive House

Here's a little help understanding differences among some of the competing standards for green building design. Read more →

Top 10 Eco-friendly Hotels In The U.S.

lauberge hotel

Want to avoid eco-guilt while relaxing at a luxurious hotel? Here are the top 10 eco-friendly hotels in the U.S. Read more →

Living Roof Goes Back To School

Rooftop Grassland at Nueva School

At Nueva School, green roofs and rainwater systems aren't just on the classrooms, they are classrooms. Read more →

Supersizing Sustainability In Dubai

DEWA model

The DEWA Sustainable Building in Dubai holds the current record as the world’s largest LEED-Platinum government-owned building. Read more →

Can Washington D.C. Become One Of America’s Greenest Cities?

Sustainable DC

The District of Columbia recently announced the 'Sustainable DC Plan'--a 20-year road map to make "D.C. the greenest, healthiest, and most livable city in the U.S." Read more →

Win Or Lose, Super Bowl’s 49ers Will LEED NFL

A conceptual view of the new 49ers home on a game day in 2014, with green roof and solar panels visible atop the vertical wall at right. Image by Legends Sales & Marketing via Santa Clara Stadium Authority.

The San Francisco 49ers, playing in tomorrow’s Super Bowl XLVII, may become the NFL’s new symbol of sustainability as their new stadium vies for LEED certification. Read more →

Wisconsin Clinic One Of Few To Earn LEED Status

Image of UW Health Yahara Clinic entrance via J.H. Findorff & Son

The UW Health Yahara Clinic in Monona, Wis., has managed to earn a rare LEED certification despite the high energy and water demands of providing medical care. Read more →

FSC Cites Award Winners As Examples Of Sustainability

Bullitt Center, Seattle

At Greenbuild last week, the Forest Stewardship awarded three projects that made extensive use of FSC-certified wood as driving the market for sustainability. Read more →

“Grossly Incorrect” Is LEED USA Today Critique: A Response

LEED

International Living Future Institute, in its EarthTechling debut, joins in on a chorus of criticism aimed at recent USA Today articles talking about the LEED green building system. Read more →