Project Requirements
New and revised building rating sytems, code changes, and other legislative and regulatory activity affecting green building projects.

• Adoption of CALGreen Marks First Statewide Green Building Standards Code
• Baltimore's Green Building Law Still in Limbo
• ASHRAE Launches Pilot Building Energy Labeling Program
• More Project Requirements News

Product Standards
New and revised product evaluation systems, third-party product certification changes, and other compliance news affecting fixtures, visual merchandising products, and/or materials.

• UL Publishes Safety Standard for LEDs
• Green Label Plus Replaces Green Label as CRI Carpet Standard
• Energy Star Standard for LEDs Challenged
• More Product Standards News

Green Retailing
Eco-building plans, groundbreakings, openings, and certifications of stores and retail projects.

• Chipotle Cuts Costs, Energy With New Prototype
• Food Lion Opens Environmentally Friendly Store in Columbia, S.C.
• Green Retail Center Underway in Calabasas
• More Green Retailing News

Professional Development
Emerging professional credentialing programs, new educational degree and certificate programs, and changes in existing programs.

• Green Manufacturing Specialist Certificate Program Offered
• 100+ Energy and Sustainability Programs Added to Colleges
• Online Certificate Program in Green Supply Chain Management Offered
• More Professional Development News

Stats & Studies
Reports on the state of the green building industry, survey information, analyses, and market data.

• ASHRAE Receives NIST Grant to Study IAQ in Retail Stores
• More Than Half of Restaurateurs Find Green Initiatives Strategic
• LED Lighting: Pricing, Lifetime Costs and Payback in Retail
• More Stats & Studies News

Newly Available
Releases of publications, financial incentives, insurance policies, and other resources.

• Decade of Energy Star Buildings (includes retail case studies)
• UL Environment Database of Validated and Certified Products
• Highlights from 2nd Dollars & Sense of Going Green Conference
• More Newly Available News