About BuildingGreen®

Building Green is the longest continuous running green building publication in the world. Its originator, West River Communications, was founded in 1985 as "a company that would translate technical information on energy efficiency and other environmental topics for the public and building professionals." In 1992, West River launched Environmental Building News, a newsletter-style print publication. In the late 90s, EBN created an electronic newsletter and launched GreenSpec, a green building materials database and consulting service. In 2009, the company put together the LEEDuser.com forum for practioners to discuss the nuances of the LEED® program. In 2017, EBN became "The Green Building Report" and later shorted its name to "BuildingGreen."

Over the past 40 years, BuildingGreen has served as a voice for the green building movement. As we enter a new decade of service, we promise our subscribers the same insider's perspective on the green building industry that you have come to expect while we also look ahead to emerging themes at the cutting-edge of sustainability, architecture, and society: deep ecology, social justice, climate politics, art, culture, and public policy. 

We are proud to be an ad-free publication and an inclusive organization that supports all individuals, communities, and groups that share a collective concern for the relationship between nature and the built environment. We stand squarely against industry bias, misinformation, favoritism, economic co-option, and marginalization. Our team is made up of subject matter experts, practioners, and advocates for a sustainable future. Our editions are designed to provide the education that you need before you need it -- because green building is a fast moving field: you have to be ready to design.