Two years after getting high marks for treading softly on the environment, U.S. Bank Stadium is taking "green" design principles to an even higher level on the operations side.
Green building methods that were cast aside during the recession are again becoming popular nationwide, including in Wisconsin, according to a new survey of homebuilders.
Under the current version of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating program (3.0), a few interesting wrinkles should give owners, developers, contractors and subcontractors pause for concern.
Predictions that the nation’s residential market will take on a more verdant shade in the next three years have forced appraisers and real estate agents to confront confusion over just what those green homes are worth.
The Internal Revenue Service has issued new guidelines for determining when construction has begun on a renewable energy facility in order for a taxpayer to become eligible for certain tax credits created under last year’s American Taxpayer Relief Act.
The General Services Administration, the “landlord” of the federal government, soon might uproot its longtime standard for green building in favor of a fresh face.
Stopped Short Optimism fueled the prediction green construction would create 13,000 Wisconsin jobs by 2012. The reality of a national recession stalled that growth before it really got started. Full Story >> LEED’s push for accountability This year likely will ...