New buildings in Wales will have to include renewable and low-carbon-energy technologies from April 2009 after the Welsh Assembly Government announced new moves to tackle climate change ...Read more

Autodesk announced two acquisitions to improve building performance analysis in the BIM ...Read more

Ireland-based WYG Awarded Multi-Million Balkan Contract - An international consultancy firm, with several bases in Ireland, has signed a £15 million deal to help rebuild the former ...Read more

Glenn Howells Architects and McDowell + Benedetti win contest to design masterplan in ...Read more

New Brunswick’s workplace health and safety commission should boost inspections, fines and stop-work orders to help eliminate injuries and accidents, says an independent review ...Read more

My life often takes me to amazing places, no more amazing than the Great Barrier Reef, where I've just taken two ...Read more

In order to attain GreenStar status, contractors must demonstrate they have the proven skills and expertise necessary to deliver energy-efficient and cost-effective indoor environmental solutions to meet customer needs and ensure tenant health, safety, and ...Read more

Latest round of talks on green marketing guidelines to focus on building and textiles ...Read more

Timber Building : TIMBER FEATURES » NEWS. The Princess Royal has opened the £1.8m Pavilion Centre at the Royal Cornwall Showground Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has officially opened the £1.8m Pavilion Centre - Cornwall’s new, state-of-the-art venue for business, entertainment and ...Read more

Taking a long-term approach to reducing your environmental impact is the key to greening your lifestyle successfully. Richard Daly and Todd Singer advise homebuilders, realtors, and homeowners on green construction, renovation and design in their Phoenix, Arizona design-build firm, ...Read more

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a coalition of some 175 international companies united by a shared commitment to sustainable development, i.e. environmental protection, social equity and economic ...Read more

Minister Presents Annual Irish Architects Awards - The Irish architectural community met this week in Dublin to celebrate the hard work and achievements of those involved in the local construction ...Read more

The trend to provide green design with eco and energy efficient ...Read more

Caterpillar Inc. and Navistar International Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to pursue global highway truck business opportunities and co-operate on a variety of engine ...Read more

Wolseley UK invited designer Wayne Hemingway to speak at the opening of their Sustainable Building Center, a national ...Read more

Mike Hess, director-global research and consumer insights for Omnicom Group’s OMD, New York, says that cause marketing should not only have a positive ROI, but should generate a better return than other marketing efforts, AdAge reports. He suspects cause programs may pay off better than most ...Read more

Environment ministers from the Group of Eight nations, pledged “strong political will” toward cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050 but stopped short of pledging firm commitments for mid-century or mid-term goals for 2020, which many countries argue are crucial to saving the ...Read more

Pittsburgh is trying to shed its image of a gritty, grimy steel town one building at a time. Its convention center is one of the most environmentally friendly buildings of its size in the entire country and includes an organic garden, its own water reclamation plant, and a smart cooling system. ...Read more

This ING promo video touts the company’s “Orange goes Green” environmental initiative. ...Read more

gbNYC selects green news items of note that were reported across the New York City area during the week of May 25, ...Read more