It is clear that the executive branch is not shy about its stance on climate change and sustainability. With the United States rejoining the Paris Climate Accords in January of this year, and a renewed pressure to take appropriate action to divert...

Intro CLE, currently the largest timber-frame building in the United States, is under construction in Cleveland, Ohio. This project is seeking LEED Gold Certification and will feature almost 300 apartments, 36,000 square feet of retail space, and a...

With each passing quarter, more companies are responding to the demands of board members, employees, consumers, and the planet by setting goals of carbon neutrality and net zero emissions. As discussed in a recent blog, the 2015 Paris Climate...

Cranes erecting buildings are a universally accepted sign of a healthy economy. While many will say that an already existing building is the most sustainable building, the emergence of new buildings on previously developed land or greenfields is an...

When people think of green buildings, they are so often focused on concepts such as energy savings, water savings, waste reduction and indoor air quality. But true sustainability encompasses so much more that just the environmental outcomes green...

These are uncertain times and our regular feelings of security in the workplace are in question. As more offices open back up, there is still much hesitation about how that will look and how safe it will feel. Leaders of the US Green Building...

The current concept of sustainable development was first presented in 1987 by the U.N. in the Brundtland Report (entitled Out Common Future) -- yet it didn't really take off until the 2000's when the terminology was catapulted into the public realm...

Over the last 20 years, the LEED program has grown from a single standard for new construction to a complete system of interrelated standards that focus on all aspects from LEED Certified building design and construction to maintenance and operation...

1) MYTH: LEED is a mandatory government regulation. 

FACT: LEED is a creation of the private sector and is strictly voluntary.LEED is not and will never become a tool for mandatory regulation. Private sector leaders established LEED in 2000 and it...