By Marc Edwards, William Rhoads, Amy Pruden, Annie Pearce and Joseph O. Falkinham, III   The goal of creating building...

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In this column, over the past few years, I have been describing standard methods and best practices we use to...

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Two decades have seen the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) expand from a small group of well-intentioned, environmentally conscious design...

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The Caribbean island of Anguilla is only 16 miles long and 3 miles wide, but it boasts some of the...

Many water heater options are available for sustainable buildings. The water heater selected for a specific facility depends on the...