Topic: U.S. Green Building Council

One World Trade Center and the four other tallest buildings in America

The new One World Trade Center tower is taking over as New York City’s tallest from the Empire State Building. But it’s not the country’s tallest. Here are the five tallest buildings in the country.

Earth Day technology: the spray-on solar panel?

New firms are challenging conventional rooftop solar by using thin-film technology on windows and even indoors. On this Earth Day, conventional Chinese companies are the cost leaders. But US firms have the technical edge.

Rebuilding after tornadoes: two designs that could save lives in another storm

More people appear to be looking into safe rooms and monolithic-dome structures to withstand the fierce winds of a tornado and the debris it kicks around.

Homelessness besets more women. How to respond?

Women are the fastest-growing group of people facing homelessness. Organizations, such as one in Los Angeles' skid row, try a multipronged approach to helping homeless women, starting with housing.

Green living: Off the grid families pioneer sustainable energy lifestyles

Once on the fringe, about 750,000 off the grid American households pioneer green living by tapping sustainable energy from the wind, sun, and earth.

A home made green and lean

Eco-aware rehabber finds that doing right by the earth is cost-effective, too.

California adopts first statewide green building code

California's building commission adopted the first statewide green building code this week. Environmental groups welcomed the new standards, which mandate water use reductions and waste recycling in new buildings, but were critical of its rating system.

Letters to the editor

Readers write in about protectionism and climate change.

Green building comes of age

Competition, oil prices, and concerns about global warming have caused the '70s fad to go mainstream. Is green building finally coming of age?

God's rainbow of promise: rebuilding after loss

A Christian Science perspective.

New Orleans in the forefront of a green building revolution

Hurricane Katrina provided New Orleans with the opportunity to be part of an environmental revolution and rebuild its houses, schools, and neighborhoods in a green, sustainable way.

At the G-20: Pittsburgh, the former 'Steel City,' has chance to shine

Pittsburgh will show a green, high-tech face to its G-20 guests.

Luxury firms push ‘eco-posh’

Handbag-makers to hotels are luring a new kind of luxury consumer.

Guilt-free sushi

Environmentalists tout sustainable fish for the dish.

EarthTalk: Environmentally friendly house gutters

When new gutters are needed, consider green choices.

New York considers landmark environmental code

Proposed legislation could reduce the city’s total carbon output by 5 percent.

Can energy efficiency brighten a dark economy?

Though part of the stimulus plan, it isn’t likely to create lots of new jobs anytime soon. Still, efficiency can have other big payoffs.

Eco High: How can I ‘green’ my school?

Agencies can’t agree on a definition, which hobbles preservation efforts.

Living lightly: Condos go ecofriendly

To drill or not to drill is not the question

Renewable resources abound. Let's use them.

The little green schoolhouse

What better place to focus on 'building green' than in America's schools?

Does U.S. lumber need labeling?

Certifiers of responsible practices aim to curb illegal logging. But enforcement hikes prices for consumers.

Green architecture’s new goal: stylish sustainability

Ecologically friendly designs are shedding an ugly past for a sleeker, more integrated future.

BP creates a greener place to pump gas

A filling station from the future lands in Los Angeles.

Now, ‘green’ report cards for U.S. colleges

New rating systems help students choose environmentally friendly colleges.