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Are you a design or building professional who wants to learn more about sustainability—such as how to do energy modeling, improve the building envelope, or use renewables on a project? Now more than ever, it's time to join the sustainable design movement. We want to help you get started.

At BuildingGreen, we specialize in helping designers and building professionals learn what they need to know to create sustainable, healthy buildings, and communities. Our website is 100% free of advertising, so you can trust what you’re reading. Our website is supported by you, our members.

We offer a comprehensive knowledge base developed over the past 30+ years, including news analysis, in-depth articles, infographics, green product guidance, and a quality CEU library to help you maintain your credentials and keep up with evolving best practices.

Note: CEUs are available for paid premium members only.

BuildingGreen Premium membership gives you access to:

Feature articles

We bring you fully up-to-speed on complex topics like materials toxicity, certifications, and integrated design. Example: Community-Scale Sustainability: Accelerating Change for People and Planet.

Discounts on our special reports

Premium members get a major discount on all BuildingGreen special reports, including our popular study guide for the WELL AP exam.

Webcasts

We bring members the best-of-the-best presentations on LEED v4, energy modeling, the PVC debate, and many more topics, with the most engaging speakers from our network. Example: Materials Transparency & LEED, part 1.

CEUs

Every month we offer new education options, automatically reported CEUs for AIA, GBCI, and ILFI, and above all, no fluff. See our offerings.

“Spec this, not that”

Nearly 200 concise guides to help you navigate what’s truly sustainable in key product categories—and help you avoid what’s low-performing and greenwash. Example: Resilient flooring.

Curated product collections

We not only tell you what to look for—our independent panel of experts carefully curate lists of the highest-performing products for our members.

News analysis

How will trends like wellness, transparency tools, and new research into IAQ affect your profession? We break news down to the essentials and provide expert opinions. Example: USGBC Moves to Improve LEED v4.

Product reviews

New “green” products and programs are like catnip to our curiosity. We’ll tell you what’s legit and make you aware of any downsides, to mitigate your risk. Example: BuildingGreen Announces Top 10 Products for 2018.

Why choose BuildingGreen?

“I always go straight to BuildingGreen.com for up-to-date and thoughtful insights on green products, technologies, and design solutions. My BuildingGreen membership is priceless.”

—David Gottfried, CEO, Regenerative Ventures, Co-Founder, U.S. Green Building Council

“I’ve relied on BuildingGreen for over a decade—it’s one of the most reputable sources for cutting-edge green building news and product research.”

—Mara Baum, Healthcare Sustainable Design Leader, HOK

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