Lance Hosey surveyed 150 sustainability experts about the best green buildings of the past 30 years. What did he learn?
An insidious brand of surrealism can be found in the way commercial development—golf courses, for instance—treats the environment.
A new buzzword—"performalism"—has entered the architectural lexicon. But in the context of sustainability, what does it mean?
Ten ideas—from technology to culture—about changes that could (or should) occur in green building.
If the environmental impact of buildings were more obvious, would people feel outraged enough to demand greater change?
A smart palette in buildings can benefit the entire triple bottom line: people, planet, and profit. So why does most sustainable architecture stick to a limited color range?
Building is an optimistic act, says Lance Hosey, but since it accounts for 40 percent of U.S. energy use, it’s also a potential accomplice to global conflict.
Too often, green construction is about how smart a building's gadgets are. Instead, it should be about smart architecture.
When it comes to learning about sustainability and supporting green issues, the gender gap is clear—and it favors women.
LEED may encourage the use of building materials sourced within a 500-mile radius, but that still results in a lot of unnecessary—and wasteful—transportation. What if architects collapsed that radius?