If it’s a groundbreaking new environmental rule, it’s got to be from California. No, I’m not talking about the contentious cap-and-trade rule unveiled last week. Just as important for slashing ...

California's newest green building code will push the industry toward a more holistic development approach, but at what additional cost? California is known for many things, from its dynamic coastline ...

The California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen), the country’s first statewide green building code, seeks to establish minimum green building standards for the majority of residential and ...

Jan. 1, 2011, was always going to be a landmark day for firsts. Middle schoolers (and inevitably some of us grown ups) gleefully awaited the moment they could wish at 11:11 on 1.1.11. Determined ...

As green building becomes a popular trend in housing, Iris Harrell and Ciro Giammona from Harrell Remodeling have been educating local realty professionals about California’s first-in-the-nation green ...

Los Angeles—As the most populous state in the U.S., California is achieving quite a feat in raising the green building bar. The state is the first in the U.S. to adopt a mandatory code to reduce ...

On Jan. 19-20, 2016, the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) met at its regularly scheduled public meeting and adopted the 2016 California Plumbing, Electrical, Mechanical, CalGreen and ...

In 2011 it was estimated that a reduction of 3 million metric tons of greenhouse gases by 2020 could be achieved as a direct result of the requirements of CALGreen. It is hoped that with the new ...

LOS ANGELES, CA — In response to the introduction of the CALGreen legislation, One Click LCA, a global leader in construction life-cycle assessment (LCA) software, has launched an innovative tool ...

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) said it has availability of a new path for California project developers seeking LEED certification. Starting July 1, non-residential projects in California ...