green building

By now I’m used to hearing about biofuel made from funny things like manure and onion peels, but I always expected insulation to be….well, synthetic.

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Here are the Top 10 Renewable Energy News Stories You May Have Missed:

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is constructing an outrageously sustainable building, which, when completed, will be "greenest" building in North America.

This fall a new skyscraper claiming to be the world’s greenest building will open in Guangzhou, China.

So, you want to buy an energy-efficient house? Terrific, but how do you know which house actually is the most energy efficient? This is one of the biggest obstacles to buying “green.”

Vancouver City Mayor Gregor Robertson has announced the city's Olympic and Paralympic Village has been certified as the greenest and most sustainable neighbourhood in the world.

While Missouri may be a coal state, the Missouri Association of Accredited Energy Professionals (MAAEP), which represents professionals working in energy efficiency, also wants to make it an efficiency state.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced three steps to support communities’ efforts to provide their citizens with economic opportunity while reducing impacts on the environment. The actions will encourage and provide assistance for state and local governments to make their communities more sustainable.

With the majority of media focusing on new, high-tech applications of energy efficiency, McKinsey Quarterly has released a report to the contrary.

The inaugural Solar Decathlon Europe is still months away, but development of the groundbreaking housing designs are already in full force.