Over the last decade, the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program has established itself as the preeminent industry standard for rating green buildings. Despite LEED’s remarkable success, however, ...

What would happen if your engineering team stepped into another firm’s facilities with the goal of identifying energy inefficiencies? In the same vein, what would happen if engineers from another firm ...

The PAE building is the world's largest commercial Living Building and the only one engineered to survive a magnitude-7.5 quake with barely a scratch. One of several goals of the PAE Living Building ...

The Hannaford Supermarket at 118 Cony St. in Augusta opened in 2009 as the first supermarket in North America to achieve Platinum LEED for Retail certification. If successful at the conclusion of a ...

As part of President Joe Biden’s National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan, released March 3, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing the “Clean Air in Buildings Challenge,” a call to ...

Some places are more prone to hazards such as earthquakes, flooding and hurricanes, but there’s nowhere where the risk is zero. The good news is that humans can make good decisions to lower the odds ...

Enrollment and infrastructure challenges continue to put pressure on the five-campus University of Massachusetts, where enrollment gains over the last 20 years have pretty much evaporated. During a ...

Over the past 20 years, I’ve learned a great deal—sometimes the very hard way. Now I’m in the position of having advice to impart, just like my father did for me years ago. These are some important ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Clinic got a pat on the back from the city’s planning commission on Friday along with a sharp critique and a plea to work harder on making itself a world-class place ...

Carey Bringle, owner of Peg Leg Porker Restaurant, Bringle’s Smoking Oasis, Pig Star and Peg Leg Porker Bourbon & Lifestyle Brand. Global and industry-wide events like the pandemic can be difficult to ...