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BuildingGreen champions the changemakers in sustainable design and building.

BuildingGreen is the essential source where trusted insight resides, knowledge is shared, unparalleled education takes place, and thought leaders interact in transforming the sustainable building movement. As champions of the leaders driving meaningful change within and across the movement, we advance the progressive edge between a healthy & resilient built environment and a thriving, equitable world. That makes us your most effective partner in building excellence, furthering your career and offering supportive, encouraging communities.

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Wood Certifications: How FSC, PEFC, and SFI Compare

Do wood certifications from FSC, PEFC, and SFI do what they claim? We analyzed forestry standards to find the most reliable markers of responsible sourcing. (Photo: P.J. Melton)

Timber from working forests can be an attractive climate solution, but only if the land is managed for sustainability and resilience. We analyzed forestry standards to find the most reliable markers of responsible sourcing.


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News Brief

EHDD Launches Spinoff of its Free Whole-Life Carbon Tool

 

With independence, C.Scale aims to advance building decarbonization.


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News Brief

USGBC Launches Program for Real Estate Portfolios

 

Building on the 2023 Portfolio Accelerator, PERFORM will formally verify portfolio-wide progress toward sustainability goals.


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News Analysis

Carbon Now or Later: The Arguments for Delaying Emissions

Whether they intend to or not, project teams often make design decisions informed by an assumed time value of carbon, like when calculating a carbon payback period, the Arup report emphasizes. (Image: Arup)

A new Arup report demystifies the time value of carbon, why it matters, and why we need to be careful with it.


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Product Review

You Can Now Specify Low-Embodied-Carbon Steel

 

ClarkDietrich’s low-embodied-carbon cold-rolled steel products meet Build America, Buy America Act and Buy Clean Act federal purchasing requirements.


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Product Review

Spray-Applied Hempcrete

 

The Ereasy system transforms hempcrete from a labor-intensive niche product into one that can be used in a number of applications.


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BuildingGreen Editorial

Bring the Noise! It Can Help You Listen.

Noise-canceling headphones and tightly sealed buildings have more in common than you might think.

Technology that separates us from our surroundings can have far-reaching consequences for our fellow humans.


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