Oil-rich Abu Dhabi is building a green metropolis. Should the rest of the world care?

Listen to Brian Hendrickson, LEED AP, speak about LEED for Homes. According to the U.S. Green Building Council, LEED for Homes is a rating system that promotes the design and construction of high-performance green homes.

Way to go New Mexico!

Way to go New Mexico!

The Orchard Garden Hotel is California’s first hotel built to the nationally accepted standards for green buildings, and inside is the lovely and cozy Roots Restaurant.

I'll be the first to admit that it's a little sad that this beautiful natural cave that used to host performers such as Bob Seger and Tina Turner is now a private residence but from a green building perspective, this cave-home is an amazing residence with natural rock walls and unbeatable geothermal and passive solar properties.

I'll be the first to admit that it's a little sad that this beautiful natural cave that used to host performers such as Bob Seger and Tina Turner is now a private residence but from a green building perspective, this cave-home is an amazing residence with natural rock walls and unbeatable geothermal and passive solar properties.

A RECENT Amazon.com search for "green home" pulled up more than 15,000 book titles. Who has time to read them all? So this week, The Green Home tracked down Eric Corey Freed, the author of "Green Building & Remodeling for Dummies," and asked him to distill this growing cottage industry of green advice into five must-do steps.

Some chain operators, including small upstarts with limited resources, believe incorporating eco-friendly elements means big investments for little payback or even brand dilution. But many operators have taken small steps with an ROI that is fiscal and/or builds goodwill with customers.

LEED is a green building certification program created by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in 2001 to create a national standard for what green building means. For a new green building to qualify, it must meet certain minimum requirements for indoor air quality, energy efficiency, recycling and pollution prevention during the construction pr

Buckingham Palace, the main residence of British sovereigns for almost 175 years, leaks energy like a sieve. Thermal imaging of the 775-room palace showed heat flowing from closed, curtained windows, pouring from the roof and streaming through cracks in the walls.

I’ll admit it, I have issues with the term “green.” While it encompasses the values I think are important in building, like any label, it can turn some people away.

The author of “Green Building & Remodeling for Dummies” distilled a vast amount of green advice into five must-do steps.

The Green Home tracked down Eric Corey Freed, the author of “Green Building & Remodeling for Dummies,” and asked him to distill this growing cottage industry of green advice into five must-do steps.

It is pretty interesting when a major player in the fast food industry announces that it is building a location and going for LEED certification.

It is pretty interesting when a major player in the fast food industry announces that it is building a location and going for LEED certification.

This is a huge asset for the environmental community. Jones has been instrumental in making "green jobs" and "green economy" household terms. He's brought people of every ethnic and economic background into the environment fold -- no small feat. It will be exciting to see how he builds coalitions and gets work done in Washington.

This is a huge asset for the environmental community. Jones has been instrumental in making "green jobs" and "green economy" household terms. He's brought people of every ethnic and economic background into the environment fold -- no small feat. It will be exciting to see how he builds coalitions and gets work done in Washington.

Cao Youqiang, the director of Qingdao Municipal Forestry Bureau, has disclosed to local media that Qingdao will work to be a model Chinese city by adding more green plants at sites such as crossroads, buildings, and building terraces to increase the level of negative ions for the city.

Cao Youqiang, the director of Qingdao Municipal Forestry Bureau, has disclosed to local media that Qingdao will work to be a model Chinese city by adding more green plants at sites such as crossroads, buildings, and building terraces to increase the level of negative ions for the city.