Healthcare executives place greater importance on energy efficiency compared with their counterparts in other industries, according to findings of a new study commissioned by the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) and Johnson Controls.

A graphic-rich primer on greenwash: what it is, why it's a problem and how to avoid it.

This new study ranks the 48 contiguous states based on the use of electricity in public and private office buildings, the number of office buildings in each state that exceed the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star standard and the cost savings associated with efficient energy use.

The number of county-based green building programs in the U.S. has almost quintupled, growing from a mere eight in 2003 to 39 in just five years, according to a study by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The study, "Local Leaders in Sustainability: Green Counties," singled out four — Alameda County, Calif., Hennepin, County, Minn., King County, Wash., and Montgomery County, Md. — for having "solid best practice examples of programs that can be viewed as models."

This first edition of the Top Green Design Firms, 100 companies are ranked based on their revenue from green building design projects.

The American Institute of Architects gives an overview of the current state of green building incentives, looking at which incentives work the best and what governments should focus on to support green building.

A snapshot of some of the jobs than have the potential to be turned into green jobs as the country invests in green issues like mass transit, wind power and building retrofits.

The first edition of what will be an annual report looks at innovative, effective green business strategies that are both good for business and the environment.

This report in the Aspen Institute's series "A Closer Look at Business Education" offers expert insight into the importance of proper oversight of your supply chains as well as resources to further your knowledge of the topic.

The Leonardo Academy surveyed LEED-EB certified facilities to find out what LEED-EB criteria has low or high costs.

The American Institute of Architects sees how the three main green building ratings systems compare point-by-point with its criteria for what it says a green building system should include.

A look at the current state of green homebuilding: who is leading, who is lagging and what they can all do to make homebuilding more sustainable.

This report from Dovetail Partners looks at how the storage of carbon within wood products and the low energy and fossil fuel intensity of wood products has been ignored by policy analysts.

Johnson Controls presented results of its second annual Energy Efficiency Indicator study to show how organizations are responding to energy costs and environmental concerns.

This white paper gives guidance to building owners and contractors on integrating sustainability into performance contracting.