GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — John Ball Zoo’s upcoming pygmy hippo habitat will feature the most rigorous sustainability standards in the building industry. The exhibit is scheduled to open this spring. John ...

Over the last decade, the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program has established itself as the preeminent industry standard for rating green buildings. Despite LEED’s remarkable success, however, ...

As part of President Joe Biden’s National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan, released March 3, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing the “Clean Air in Buildings Challenge,” a call to ...

Recently, the Biden-Harris administration initiated the Clean Air in Buildings Challenge as a part of its National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan. The challenge is for building owners to improve indoor ...

The PAE building is the world's largest commercial Living Building and the only one engineered to survive a magnitude-7.5 quake with barely a scratch. One of several goals of the PAE Living Building ...

What would happen if your engineering team stepped into another firm’s facilities with the goal of identifying energy inefficiencies? In the same vein, what would happen if engineers from another firm ...

Some places are more prone to hazards such as earthquakes, flooding and hurricanes, but there’s nowhere where the risk is zero. The good news is that humans can make good decisions to lower the odds ...

Mayor Kasim Reed announced recently that the city of Atlanta continues to lead the country with 111 million square feet of building space committed to reducing energy and water usage through the ...

The Easton Zoning Hearing Board held a public hearing related to plans for a six-story structure with 34 proposed apartments ...