Recent studies report that some older, retrofitted towers, such as New York’s Chrysler and Empire State buildings, are performing better than much newer LEED Gold-certified structures.

Oregon’s Pumpkin Ridge Passive House, currently being built with super-insulated walls and airtight windows, is expected to have energy bills that average just $50 per year.

In celebration of Boxing Day, here are a few blue-collar examples of how reused shipping containers can add to the aesthetics of a site as well as to the environmental bottom line.

With amenities such as a heat pump, radiant underfloor heating and high-performance insulation, this modern bamboo-clad house is as energy efficient as it is attractive.

Many passive green building strategies can soften the impact of natural disasters and make life more healthy and bearable for survivors during the recovery period.

According to a Princeton study, the thickness of a “cool roof” may have as much of an influence on energy savings and thermal performance as surface reflectivity.

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.

Seattle’s Olive 8 is one of the few condo/hotel complexes to earn a LEED Silver certification, a 4 Green Key Eco-Rating for hotels and a Gold Certification from Green Seal.

A small Parisian architecture firm chose straw as the main building material to design a cozy, naturally insulated “nest” that even the Big Bad Wolf would have to admire.

San Diego’s planned La Jolla Commons II complex, powered by biogas fuel cell technology, will become the largest net-zero office building in the United States once complete in 2014.

The low-tech accordion-style sunshade gets a futuristic twist by Yazdani Studio’s concept to reduce energy costs for a planned office tower in South Korea.