Category: Research

New CEU explores the role and importance of transparency in the green product marketplace NORTHBROOK, Ill., March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- UL Environment, a business unit of UL (Underwriters Laboratories), announced today that its continuing education unit (CEU) on...

Advice provided by: Claire Moloney, LEED Green Associate, Cornell University Share According to SustainableBusiness.com, McGraw-Hill recently released a report that says home builders will use green technologies in 90% of homes by 2016. Additionally, 33% of builders said they will be committed to building green by 2016 - up from 17% today. Remodelers are even more likely to incorporate green building strategies, according

/PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: http://www.reportlinker.com/p0155848/Global-Green-Technologies-Industry.... The global outlook series on the Green Technologies Industry provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. Illustrated with 73 fact-rich market data tables, the report offers a rudimentary overview of the industry, and h

Sessions in the eight-hour interactive series will focus on sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and the atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, and “innovation and regional priority.” Tomorrow, WPL Publishing will kick off a four-part webinar training series to help professionals prepare for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Building Design and Construction (BD+C) exam. The course is designed to provide an intensive and comprehensive revi

Boulder, CO – March 2, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — A study recently completed by PatternMapping® institute, with the University of Colorado Civil Environmental and Architectural Engineering Department, has developed a tool that opens the door for beauty to be considered alongside building science, paving the way for qualitative measuring to inform high-performance building design and development. “When we set out, we were pretty sure that beauty plays a role in building performance and that perhap

Researchers at the University of Washington's College of Built Environment's Carbon Leadership Forum developed standards to track and report the environmental footprint of concrete.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2012  /PRNewswire/ --  Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: World Cement & Concrete Additives Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p0701866/World-Cement--Concrete-Additives-Market.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Building_MaterialWorld ...