US Green Building Council news

Since being established in 2003, COOKFOX Architects have gained a reputation for being proponents of architecture at the intersection of sustainability and wellness, which co-founder ... More

Oscar-winning actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio is investing in a planned eco-certified hotel in Herzliya, Israel, according to several media reports in the country. ... More

Chinese practice MAD Architects have completed their latest urban-scale “expansion of nature” – a vast residential, commercial and leisure complex in Beijing that brings mountainous ... More

The Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, has become the first sports stadium in the world to achieve platinum certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental ... More

Health and wellbeing specialist Victoria Lockhart has announced she is leaving her role at global design, engineering and consultancy firm Arup to take up a ... More

The world’s largest green building conference and expo has begun in Los Angeles. Sustainability, clean energy, green technologies and health and wellness in the built ... More

The new California home of US National Basketball Association franchise the Sacramento Kings has become the first indoor sports venue to achieve LEED Platinum certification. ... More

Here are some of the most popular stories that appeared on CLAD this week Monday Zaha Hadid Architects and Glenn Howells Architects were named as ... More

The International WELL Building Institute has named US Green Building Council CEO and founding chair Rick Fedrizzi as CEO and chair of its board of ... More

The completed first phase of redevelopment at Chicago’s Navy Pier will be officially unveiled on 27 May, kicking off a year-long programme of celebrations. Landscape ... More

Multi-national conglomerate Virgin has announced its first branded hotel has achieved LEED Gold Certification, with the company outlining ambitious plans to create a zero carbon ... More

The 20,000-capacity AEG-MGM indoor arena in Las Vegas, US is set to open to the public on 6 April 2016. Currently being built in the ... More

The 62-bedroom Bardessono hotel in the Californian town of Yountville is about to be put on the market by owners Yountville Investors LLC for an ... More

The Sheraton Reserva do Paiva Hotel and Convention Centre has been launched by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, 30 minutes from Brazil's Recife region. One ... More

Castle Hotel & Spa is set to open a US$9m (7m euro, £5.6m) Thann Sanctuary Spa in Westchester County, New York, US in May 2013. ... More

Hotel operator Fairmont will open seven new properties during 2010, including the iconic Savoy in London. A Fairmont Managed Hotel, the Savoy has undergone a ... More

Marriott International has signed five hotels for its newly established Middle East & Africa Region, including its first properties in Algeria, Ghana and Morocco. The ... More