Green Building Education
Books, research findings, workshops, trainings, syllabi: here we link you up with resources to help you, your colleagues, and your clients get a full intro—or dive deeper—on a multitude of green building topics.
Looking for continuing education credits? Most of our feature articles and webcasts offer those as well. See: Continuing Education.
Green Building Education
Deep Dives
Get up to speed on complex topics. You can also earn CEUs and download PDF Spotlight Reports.
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Sustainable Design Literacy: A Foundation for Transformed Practice
Feature Article
How well does the average designer know sustainable design? And how are the best firms supporting increased knowledge—and action?
Product Guidance
Unbiased information from our product experts helps you separate green from greenwash.
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Wind Turbines on the Parapet
Product Review
AeroVironment, Inc., is introducing a new approach to small-scale wind generation that takes advantage of the rush of wind as it crests a building's facade.
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Choosing the Right Hygrothermal Modeling Tool
Product Review
From the free hygIRC software to an expanding suite of WUFI applications, the hygrothermal modeling world has many options to offer.
In The News
We break news down to the essentials and provide expert analysis.
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AIA, BuildingGreen Ink Deal
News Analysis
A new agreement will bring BuildingGreen's resources to AIA's 77,000 members through AIA publications and member discounts on BuildingGreen Suite subscriptions.
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Cascadia POE Shows Encouraging Results
News Analysis
A new post-occupancy evaluation shows how LEED® buildings in the Pacific Northwest are performing in terms of energy use, water use, and occupant satisfaction.
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Report Links Public Health to the Built Environment
News Analysis
The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) has released a report detailing the connections between a range of public health concerns and the built environment.
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Two Reports Laud Green Schools
News Analysis
Two recent reports, one from the National Academies' National Research Council and one from Capital E, confirm that green schools support student and faculty health and performance, and are a good investment.
Perspective
Thought-provoking opinions from the most trusted minds in sustainability.
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BuildingGreen to Assist McGraw-Hill with New Magazine
Op-Ed
BuildingGreen is pleased to announce an agreement with McGraw-Hill Construction through which we will provide editorial guidance and articles for an upcoming magazine called GreenSource.
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More on the Challenges of M&V
Op-Ed
Obtaining and using measuremt and verification (M&V) data from buildings is difficult to accomplish, writes Marc Rosenbaum, P.E.
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"Your Green Home" Published
Op-Ed
"Your Green Home," written by EBN Executive Editor Alex Wilson for anyone planning to build a new home, has been released by New Society Publishers.
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What USGBC's PVC Report Means for GreenSpec
Op-Ed
EBN executive editor Alex Wilson discusses how the U.S. Green Building Council's recent evaluation of PVC affects EBN's and GreenSpec's stance toward products using PVC.
Learning Resources
Syllabus supplements and CEU content, with automatic reporting for AIA and GBCI.
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Green Building Materials 101: A Syllabus Supplement
Syllabus Supplement
College professors: here’s a curriculum module for introducing students to healthier and lower-impact products and materials using BuildingGreen articles.
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LEED 101: A Syllabus Supplement for Green Building Coursework
Syllabus Supplement
This syllabus supplement provides professors and students with content on LEED from BuildingGreen, LEEDuser, and other relevant resources.
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Sustainable Design 101: A Syllabus Supplement
Syllabus Supplement
College professors: here’s a curriculum module you can use to introduce students to sustainable design using BuildingGreen articles. Feel free to cherry pick content that fits your syllabus.
