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  • 2009 Solar Decathlon Showcases Sustainable Building on the National Mall

    The competition promotes the present and future possibilities of green building to students, consumers, and professionals alike.

  • Don’t Have a Cow

    I grew up on a small family dairy farm in Wisconsin. Although sometimes it seems like a lifetime ago, I’m always thankful for having had the opportunity to grow up in that environment.

  • Quad/Graphics Becomes First Major Commercial Printer to Achieve LEED Certification for a Manufacturing Plant

    Printer's Sussex, Wis., Manufacturing Site Earns Silver Rating From U.S. Green Building Council

  • Grohmann Museum / Milwaukee School of Engineering

    Six sculptures sit amid this 10,000-square-foot (929-m2) vegetated roof that features sod rather than typical green-roof sedum.

  • Sky Vegetables

    SKY VEGETABLES, MADISON, WIS., is an urban-agriculture firm that uses a sustainable model to farm produce on grocery-store rooftops.

  • Commercial Facility Uses LEDs

    Sentry Equipment Corp., Oconomowoc, Wis., has drastically reduced its energy consumption by installing LEDs in its new headquarters.

  • Certification Exams Comply with Standards

    THE AMERICAN INDOOR AIR QUALITY COUNCIL, Glendale, Ariz., announced its certification exams comply with the consensus standards published by the Washington, D.C.-based American Educational Research Association, Washington-based American Psychological Association and Madison, Wis.-based National...

  • Aldo Leopold Foundation Wins FSC Award

    THE FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL-US , Washington, D.C., awarded its third annual Designing & Building with FSC Award to the Baraboo, Wis.-based Aldo Leopold Foundation for the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center headquarters building.

  • Home Depot Foundation Award Winner, Homeownership Project

    Featuring a working farm, gardens, and green-built mixed-income housing, Troy Gardens in Madison, Wis., creates a true sense of community.

  • Green Remodeling Case Studies

    Case studies from Wisconsin and California showcase the many ways eco-friendly products and processes can make all the difference in existing homes