Green Building

Stanford University Earns LEED-Platinum for New MBA Complex

The 360,000 square foot complex exceeds energy standards by 45% and solar PV provides 12.5% of electricity.

Their Ventive passive heat recovery ventilation systems can be installed in just 30 minutes in a chimney.

Home Depot and the USGBC's new online database will help homeowners and contractors find green products.

The first national green building code, approved last year, requires new homes and buildings to be 30% more efficient than in 2006.

It's the first commercial building in NYC to compost all its food waste.

The Rose Green Cities Fund will buy and renovate multifamily properties.

Cotton Inc collects denim across the US and then donates it Habitat to insulate homes in disaster areas.

Its software remotely analyzes a building's electricity use, eliminating the need for on-site, costly assessments.

Building green makes it easier for builders and remodelers to market themselves in a down economy.

This is the first manufacturing plant in the world to achieve LEED-Platinum