American Wood Council (AWC) President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Glowinski issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) release of the Plywood and Composite Wood Products (PCWP) Risk and Technology Review (RTR) proposal: 

The LaGuardia Airport Central Terminal Building (CTB) Replacement Project is the first project to earn “Envision” recognition under Envision v3—the latest iteration of the Envision sustainable infrastructure framework developed and managed by the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI), indicating the project delivered a heightened range of social, environmental, and economic benefits to the host and affected communities. Project details here.  

A team of UCLA engineers has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop 3D-printed concretethat incorporates carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, as part of a binder. Details on this green building product here. 

Former President Barack Obama will speak at the Wednesday keynote of the 2019 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo. This year’s conference will take place Nov. 19-22 in Atlanta, Ga. at the LEED Gold Georgia World Congress Center. Registration is now open. Details here.

U.S. Green Building Council residential report shows LEED certified green homes hitting all-time high. Details here. 

Green building is driven by a unique value equation that entices consumers to specify or ask for particular green products in their houses, says brand-new COGNITION Smart Data research.

Sunvapor has proved in the first phase of their research that they could guide a robot's arm to sub-millimeter accuracy in the presence of direct sunlight and on a movable platform. The company is set to revolutionize the outdoor construction market.

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced a call for proposals to solicit feedback and concepts for the next version of LEED for better measurement and defining of green building and to provide a roadmap for developing sustainable buildings. 

Check out Green Builder Media's annual selection of the most innovative, creative, and all-around sustainable products available to the building market.

Presented at the 3rd Annual Portland Cement Association Cement and Concrete Fly-In event, the following plants were named 2019 Energy and Environment Award winners.

The U.S. Green Building Council announces the Top 10 Countries and Regions for LEED, outside of the U.S. Read here for the details. 

The Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation & Aquatic Center, a design-build by Winter Johnson FS360, has earned the coveted Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold rating from the United States Green Building Council. The project also received an Award of Excellence from the Atlanta Urban Design Commission. Read more about the innovative structure here. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 28, 2018) – The United States Green Building Council (USGBC), creators of the LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) green building program, with support from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, announced a new grant program designed to recognize the sustainability and green building achievements of U.S. cities pursuing LEED for Cities certification.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 11, 2017) – The University of Washington’s West Campus Utility Plant in Seattle is the recent recipient of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) Envision Gold award. The Envision system rates sustainable infrastructure projects across the full range of environmental, social, and economic impacts.