Two Sasaki principals discuss the process of designing collegiate sports and recreation centers to exceed LEED certification.
TAMKO’s Solar Attic Vent is a 20-watt solar panel that ventilates up to 1,600 square feet to prevent heat and moisture build up in attics.
Quad-Lock Building Systems' Extra Pane is designed to provide insulation value to concrete walls up to R-84.
Novabrik’s Mortarless Brick Technology features high-strength concrete bricks that overlap and interlock to create a strong, water-resistant brick veneer.
Laticrete has released six new grout colors for the installation of stone and tile.
Hansgrohe’s Croma green showerhead and handshower collection incorporates EcoAIR injection technology to provide a low-flow rate of 2 gallons per minute and a cleaning system.
Designed with high-performance urethane polymers, the Leaf Defier family of gutter protection from FXI Building Products Corp. improves stormwater management and enhances building durability.
Firestone Building Products has introduced SkyScape, a vegetative roof system featuring double interlocking trays.
Eldorado Stone’s new Cut Coarse Stone profile is reminiscent of a saw-cut Turkish limestone.
EcoPath is a 100 percent recyclable entryway matting solution with biobased content.
Ecolink Products Group’s Eco Metallic is a two-component epoxy designed to simulate a mottled metallic appearance.
Georgia-Pacific’s DensDeck Roof Boards can be used in myriad roofing systems for new and re-roof applications as cover boards, overlayments, and underlayments.
Can a place that houses equipment to work the land be kind to its surroundings as well? De Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop provides a simple, low-tech approach.
A San Francisco restaurant whose motto is "organic, fresh, local" finds the same winning combination in its design.
An Iconic Philadelphia High-Rise Finds New Life as a Sustainable Luxury Hotel.
In Oregon’s Willamette Valley, The Allison Inn & Spa aims to cultivate the well-being of its guests and its land.
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David Orr, the Paul Sears distinguished professor of environmental studies and politics at Oberlin College, discusses ecological design, resilience, and high-performance building.
At one time more hype than reality, fuel cell systems are powering hundreds of buildings nationwide.
Jason McLennan, CEO of the Cascadia Green Building COuncil and the International Living Building Institute, and author and founder of the Living Building Challenge, speaks with ECO-STRUCTURE.
Ten years later, the Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies at Oberlin College continues to evolve, which is exactly what its designers intended.
The Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing offers a multifaceted definition of what it means to go green on top.
Does "sustainability" need to be retired from our vocabulary? Also, a few words on our new partnership with the American Institute of Architects.
Clark D. Manus, 2011 AIA President, on the Institute's Committment to Sustainability
A new green code is working its way through the approval process. Now is the time for architects to get involved.