GBIG Insight was launched, in large part, to offer an inclusive forum where leading voices can share their research, analysis, and commentary on critical issues in green building. Throughout the past year we heard from Green Building Council Australia on their incredibl …
Greenbuild 2015 kicks off this week in Washington, DC, and for the 5th consecutive year the conference education program will feature a small number of special sessions dedicated to advanced research in green building. Research sessions dig into complex green building c …
Green roofs have long been lauded as a solution for mitigating the urban heat island effect, the phenomenon where the density of buildings, pavement, and other non-natural cover in urban centers lead to significantly hotter temperatures than surrounding rural areas. The …
This week 53 State Street, a 40-story office tower in Boston, MA, became only the third building to maintain its LEED certification through the LEED Dynamic Plaque, and the very first to do so at the Platinum level. The LEED Dynamic Plaque is USGBC's cutting edge buil …
This week, USGBC released its list of the Top 10 States for LEED in 2014. The annual list ranks U.S. States based on the amount of LEED certified square feet per person over the past year. For the second year running Illinois took the top spot with 174 projects, and 42 …
Last month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the 2013 Wrap-Up Report on Trends & Best Practices, detailing results from the 2013 ENERGY STAR National Building Competition. The annual competition pits thousands of buildings of all shapes and sizes ag …
Earlier this month USGBC released its ranking of the Top 10 States for LEED in 2013, along with a beautiful infographic highlighting the achievements within each state. The list ranks U.S. States based on the amount of LEED certified sq. ft. per person over the past yea …
The Greenbuild 2013 education program will once again feature special sessions dedicated to advanced research in green building. These sessions dig deeper into complex green building concepts, and are intended to make Greenbuild attendees more aware of interesting resea …
Earlier this week the St. Martin's Engineering Building at Saint Martin's University - a small liberal arts school in Lacey, WA - was awarded a Platinum certification under the LEED for New Construction 2009 rating system. Why is this a big deal? The building earned 97 …
This month GBIG continued linking green building projects around the world to related case studies, adding information from seven new sources, including:
GBData.org
BuildingGreen
gbNYC
Harvard University
Seattle 2030 District
The U.S. General Services Admi …
