It’s official: The United States is recommitting to dramatically reducing greenhouse gas emissions and capping global warming under 1.5ºC. In doing so, the federal government now rejoins nearly 4,000 ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The terms “net-zero” and “sustainable buildings” may evoke images of the shiny, new ...

Smith College’s Bechtel Environmental Classroom, a new 2,300-square-foot learning center set on 240 acres of land in nearby Whately, Mass., has achieved top honors for environmental sustainability, ...

You could reasonably argue that in Chuck Hoberman’s book of virtues, flexibility would be number one. The latest mission for the transformable-design guru — who has created everything from huge ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - For Lowcountry building experts, Florida’s deadly building collapse has highlighted a common problem for the structural integrity of so many properties, water damage. “I ...

The importance of buildings in society and everyday human life can’t be underestimated. They are the center of just about everything we do — from work to play — and for most people living without them ...

The climate crisis demands that we retrofit them—which won’t happen at scale until architects start seeing themselves as political actors. As an architecture critic, I’ve always maintained that the ...

At Clackamas High School, students have two things every student should have: fresh air and natural sunlight, instead of the blue glow of fluorescent tubes. It’s a better place to learn and a better ...

We know that the world is undergoing the largest wave of urban growth in history. As the number of people living in cities increases, so does the need for building inventory —challenging existing ...