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The sixth round of NAFTA negotiations between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada concluded Monday, January 29 without a final deal. The three countries are at an impasse over the Trump […]

The most common questions I receive at trade shows like USGBC’s Greenbuild, and in my daily work presenting materials education to architects and designers all around the country, are about recycling. There is a perception among a few members of my audience that vinyl cannot be recycled, and that is simply incorrect. The reality is that vinyl is readily recyclable and this is a growing segment within the plastics and material recovery business.

I recently heard a powerful statistic presented by a guest speaker at Greenbuild 2013 in Philadelphia. Stuart Kaplow, an attorney and green building practitioner, said that over the last seven years, non-residential green building construction has grown from 1.4% to 44% of the construction market.

GSA has made its announcement that Green Globes is being added to the list of acceptable Green Building Rating systems for federal projects. 

In the effort to increase the transparency of product content, Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are gaining momentum. They are highlighted in both LEED V.4 and Green Globes – New Construction as pathways for compliance.

The Armed Forces Retirement Home located in Gulfport, Miss. was built to replace the facility that was destroyed during Katrina. This innovative space includes all types of vinyl graphics. 

Suburbs around Washington, D.C. have some of the most problematic water infrastructure in the country, second only to Detroit

The following list outlines the applicable LEED v.4 credits that utilize windows as a part of a building system in a direct manner.