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B Lab, the nonprofit that created the sustainable business certification, launched its building industry addenda at the ......
The United States' first voluntary rating system for sustainable landscapes launched last week, a development its creators hope will do for the landscaping sector what LEED did for the building...
This second annual report, by Rob Watson and the GreenBiz.com editorial team, explores the impacts that LEED-certified buildings have already had on energy, water, waste and employee productivity...
Kraft Foods vowed to increase the amount of Rainforest Alliance Certified cocoa beans ten-fold to 30,000 tons by late 2012, to be used in two premium chocolate brands sold in the European and...
Scientific Conservation Inc., the Berkeley firm that launched its innovative Sciwatch solution to tackle buildings' energy drift in June, has released its newest product for beta testing: an...
The ambitious executive order signed by President Obama on Monday not only requires all departments of the federal government to set hard emissions-reductions targets, it will also have a huge...
The vision behind the new startup is both simple and elegant: green rooftops, not just as gardens, but as urban agriculture hubs for herbs and edible greens, grown in renewable energy-powered...
An international climate change treaty, legislation in the U.S., and strong legislative frameworks set up in forest countries are viewed as critical to the success of Reduced Emissions from...
The opportunities for sustainable design are everywhere, says environmental justice advocate Majora Carter, and they are limitless -- from the simple act of pruning a tree or crafting a chair from...
Beyond the organic vegetable garden and playground made from recycled materials, President Barack Obama intends to get the White House LEED certified by the U.S. Green Building Council. ...
A UK Zoo has come up with a novel approach to locally sourcing some of its food for animals and dealing with the challenge of limited space: vertical farming....
Michigan's unoccupied brownfield sites have the potential of housing renewable energy facilities that could generate 5,855 megawatts, some 17,500 jobs and more than $15 billion in investments,...
Conversion of brownfields into solar and wind power sites can create jobs and attract investment in addition to enabling expedited development, according to a study by the Land Policy Institute at...
Wal-Mart Brazil will debut its eco-efficient hypermarket tomorrow in Brazil as part of the company's growing environmental effort. According to representatives, the Campinho store has the largest...
This report from Rob Watson and GreenerBuildings.com represents the first integrated assessment of just how much impact green buildings have had on the country's land, water, energy, and material...
This 46-page report details the work of the Noisette Company LLC and its project with North Charleston, S.C., to restore and revitalize 3,000 acres of the city's historic urban core to create a...
Mike McKeever, the executive director of the Sacramento Council of Governments, talks to GreenBiz Radio about implementing the area's widely praised smart growth strategy and how smart growth is...
A 3,300-acre Superfund site at the once vast Fort Ord in Monterey County has moved from federal hands to a group of local authorities that will oversee a $100 million environmental cleanup funded...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's program to help green brownfields is providing more than $500,000 in technical assistance to 16 projects nationwide. ...
A look at the current state of green homebuilding: who is leading, who is lagging and what they can all do to make homebuilding more sustainable. ...
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