PORTLAND, Ore. — An eco-friendly building rating system that has powered a green arms race across the nation now faces a challenge from policymakers and an upstart rival. LEED, the longstanding ...

Three major renovation projects have received LEED accreditation (one with a Certified rating and two with a Silver rating), and Academic West earned a Platinum rating in the LEED Operations and ...

The U.S. Green Building Council's LEED rating system is the gold standard for environmental design. But more than 800 LEED-certified buildings are at risk from climate-related disasters.

The numbers and points that LEED is based on connect what used to be nebulous terms like green and eco-friendly to something building owners, managers and developers value: money.

The 10 Most Environmentally Friendly Homes To celebrate Earth Day, we put together the 10 greenest homes.

Iroko Pharmaceuticals has been at the Navy Yard for five years, but its new building there is a huge expansion: At 56,412 square feet and four stories, it will serve as the company's global ...

How LEED-friendly is your ZIP code? There’s is just one LEED-certified building recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council in WHYY’s 19106, but there are 6,000 in the nation. The Philadelphia ...

Arena Achieves LEED Gold Certification EUGENE, Ore. – The University of Oregon's Matthew Knight Arena has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by ...

And in achieving LEED Platinum recently, Heron Manor Assisted Living Apartments in Grand Rapids became the first multifamily facility in Michigan to reach that level of certification.

Lynn Reda of Hughes Group Architects spoke at the Station Design Conference about LEED certification and creating environmentally friendly and sustainable fire stations.

PORTLAND, Ore. — An eco-friendly building rating system that has powered a green arms race across the nation now faces a challenge from policymakers and an upstart rival.