The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) created the LEED green building program in 2000, which certifies structures built and maintained under specific environmental criteria. Today, there are more ...
Building performance standards are being successfully implemented in Boulder, Colorado; Tokyo; the United Kingdom; and the Netherlands. Building performance standards are being successfully ...
As climate change continues to shape the real estate landscape, developers and insurers alike are feeling the impact. Stronger building standards, aimed at mitigating risks from wildfires, floods, and ...
Across the United States, entities at the state and local levels are implementing policies to control carbon emissions in their communities. Twenty-four states have adopted climate action plans to ...
Anne M. Lynch Homes at Old Colony, a 55-unit affordable housing project in Boston that was built to Phius standards. All images by Ed Wonsek via Phius Passive house building principles have been ...