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Carl Folke1, Steve Carpenter2, Thomas Elmqvist3, Lance Gunderson4, C. S. Holling5, and Brian Walker6 Carl Folke is Director of the Interdisciplinary Center of Natural Resources and Environmental [...]

With people spending about 90 percent of their lives indoors, there is no place where we spend more time in our life. So buildings are far more than just four walls. They are the places where we [...]

This field study aims to improve the understanding of microclimates with architectural features – known as transitional spaces – which influence both the indoor and outdoor environment. The Early [...]

The building sector has now reached the stage where numerous sustainability codes and practices have been introduced and enforced in an attempt to reduce carbon emissions associated with the [...]

ver the past 20 years, green construction has gone from a niche enterprise to a major driver of new business. But in 2016, erecting sustainable, profitable green buildings will no longer be [...]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Department of General Services (DGS) announced Jan. 6 that it has agreed to work alongside the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) to power all state [...]

Since Donald Trump’s victory in last month’s presidential election, there has been much speculation about the future of the United States’ progress toward its Paris climate commitments. Many [...]

Compressed earth blocks are an ancient building material and technique. Buildings made with compressed earth blocks have stood for centuries—millennia even—there’s no question that these [...]

When it’s time to replace the roof on your house, know your options. There have been many improvements in eco-friendly roofing materials and other sustainable roof styles are coming back into [...]

Construction material entrepreneurs discussed efforts to create more environmentally friendly cement and other building products at a conference in California. The construction industry consumes [...]