NEWS and ARTICLES Current and archived material from Environmental Building News
Green Topics, a hierarchy of topics related to green design and construction
CSI Divisions, the organizational standard for products and specifications
LEED Credits, a system that defines the environmental performance of buildings
Green Products, detailed listings for environmentally perferable building products
Projects, project case studies ranging from homes to large buildings

About BuildingGreen, LLC

We are an independent company committed to providing accurate, unbiased, and timely information designed to help building-industry professionals and policy makers improve the environmental performance, and reduce the adverse impacts, of buildings.

We offer both print and electronic resources to help you design and build construction projects from a whole-systems perspective and take an integrated design approach that minimizes ecological impact and maximizes economic performance.

Meet the people behind BuildingGreen.

Mission:

The corporate mission of BuildingGreen, LLC is to facilitate transformation of the North American building industry into a force for local, regional and global environmental protection; for preservation and restoration of the natural environment; and for creation of healthy indoor environments—while promoting the well-being of the company and its employees, owners, and associates.

In pursuit of this mission, BuildingGreen seeks to:

  1. Serve the building industry with unparalled access to accurate, unbiased, and timely information, written from a whole-systems perspective and highlighting an integrated design approach to bring the built environment into greater harmony with the natural environment;
  2. Foster relationships within the building industry that enable and empower parties involved with design, construction, and operation of buildings to create a built environment in harmony with the natural environment;
  3. Promote the health and prosperity of the company and our employees, owners, associates, and customers; and
  4. Model socially and environmentally responsible business practices and corporate citizenship.

What We‘re Up To

In addition to our core information resources: BuildingGreen Suite, Environmental Building News, and GreenSpec, BuildingGreen is involved in many more ongoing activites and discrete projects.