Trash heaps. Ocean trips. Rocks for jocks. Nurture, nature—and even football—informed Joel Cesare’s pursuit of planetary sustainability. His father, who managed a solid-waste company, nurtured him ...

As construction waste quickly fills our landfills, it also takes away a significant portion of the bottom line. There's a lot of factors in play, of course, but most common come are inaccurate ...

The American Institute of Architects' Committee on the Environment (COTE) has selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and ecological design projects that protect and enhance the ...

CITY HALL — Parents wanting to trim their food budget will often go for the generic store-brand cereal or cough syrup instead of shelling out more for the nationally recognized name brands. There ...

Construction practices across the world, as well as the types and uses of building materials, have been identified as key factors that impact global warming. Studies have shown that the building ...

Several green elements were incorporated into the design and construction of Hopelink Place, an affordable housing project designed by Environmental Works. Project priorities included maximizing ...

The alliance will see the three organizations work together to ensure investors, property owners, developers and governments have the information they need to enact transformational change in the ...

Portland developer R. Peter Wilcox will push the envelope on green building this fall when he starts constructing one of the first living buildings in the country. But he'll also push the price, ...

Systems change to address complex problems, including climate change, is hard to achieve. What little optimism remains to tackle such complex challenges is mostly placed in supranational schemes, such ...