Green Building

Kaiser Permanente Goes LEED-Gold

The health care group plans to have 100 new buildings over the next 10 years, all of which will be at least Gold certified.

Industry interests are trying to derail the federal government's preference for LEED certification.

Boston is the 8th city to pass this law, which makes the information publicly available.

The idea is to generate ways to achieve net-zero energy in complex situations like apartment buildings and grocery stores.

Starting next year, green building practices will be required by law and solar hot water will be compulsory on all buildings.

Smart buildings will become smart cities and smart cities will change everything.

Building integrated solar PV covers Taiwan's biggest stadium in a dragon-like design.

Using algae as an in-house energy source may sound futuristic, but probably will be established in 10 years.

The theme is creating a high performance building using a limited budget.

The home showcases what's becoming typical net-zero technology, including solar charging for electric vehicles.