Sustainability is a word we read and hear about on a daily basis and it is a word that is very misunderstood. Acceptance of the sustainability concept has not been very satisfactory because people ...

Green building methods and sustainable architecture focus on environmentally responsible and energy-efficient construction practices. They aim to minimize negative environmental impacts not only ...

As part of a competition to alleviate Paris’ urban housing issues, Michael Green Architecture designed a carbon-neutral residential high-rise that would be the world’s tallest wood building if ...

With growing concerns about the construction industry's contribution to climate change, sustainable design is more important than ever. As the year comes to a close, we toast the best, most ...

The total incremental cost for the sustainable retrofit of the Empire State Building, which began this year, is projected to be $13.2 million. At the retrofit’s conclusion, in 2013, the building will ...

Baker's Place is a Michael Green Architecture-designed mass timber project proposed for Madison, Wisconsin (Courtesy Michael Green Architecture) The Madison complex incorporates an adjacent historic ...

Paul Goldberger tours three of New York's greenest offices. including its whole water system. It reuses waste water. It uses ice to supplement the air conditioning. We visited with Jody Durst and ...

Sustainable design is more than water, energy and carbon. For architecture, it is deeply rooted in an understanding of life cycles and systemic cultural change. Over the last thirty years, the word ...

The Catalyst Building, a new mass timber educational structure by MGA | Michael Green Architecture and built by Katerra, opened last week in Spokane, Washington. The five-story, 159,000-square-foot ...

Costa Rican cloud forests may not readily have much in common with Philadelphia, but ongoing research connects these two environments more than you may think. By studying a remote, fragile ecosystem ...

The creation of quality affordable housing, long a concern in New York City, has taken on added urgency in recent years, particularly as Mayor Bill de Blasio has made it the centerpiece of his agenda.

Raj Jadhav is a registered architect, educator and award-winning researcher in Mumbai, India. He has written numerous essays, design features and papers for Indian and international publications. In ...