The George W. Bush Presidential Center, which harvests its rainwater and uses solar power, is the first presidential library to earn a LEED Platinum rating.

Richard Meier’s self-cleaning Italcementi.Lab is one of the first projects in Italy to earn a LEED Platinum rating, incorporating materials and systems to reduce energy use.

A newly opened Sri Lankan resort sited in a tropical rainforest has earned LEED Platinum status, the first-ever such designation for the country’s tourism sector.

A new interpretive center outside Las Vegas works to keep its visitors outside, even in hot weather.

Soon after celebrating its 10th birthday, the Chicago Center for Green Technology earned its second LEED Platinum certification—this time for operations and maintenance.

Canada had a record-setting year for LEED certifications in 2012, with more than 300. Here are a few noteworthy recent projects that added a green tinge to Canada’s red maple leaf.

With a 5-inch-thick shell of super-insulation materials, a retrofit apartment complex in Boston plans to reduce heating and hot water costs by 73 percent.

The Denver Zoo’s new, LEED-Platinum-certified Toyota Elephant Passage improves the lives of its resident elephants while using their wastes to provide power.

The University of Vermont’s newly remodeled James M. Jeffords Hall, a research lab for the plant sciences, proves that modern research labs can earn LEED, too.

Greensburg, Kansas, population 900, was devastated several years ago by a powerful tornado. The town has now rebuilt itself to become one of America’s greenest communities.

As LEED certification for buildings grows in popularity, so does the interest of those who aren’t familiar with the program. Our LEED guide explains the founding of the program, its rating systems, and its pros and cons.

Passive House, Minergie, LEED Platinum – Karuna House in Yamhill County, Ore., has become the first in the world to claim all three certifications.

You don’t usually think of taking the elevator up to the roof to enjoy your lunch in the park, but that’s exactly what shoppers in Cupertino are going to be able to do once the […]

The building generates more than enough electricity to meet its needs during the first full year of occupancy.