Designation to east-side project would go beyond building certification.

Plants atop the Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse are expected to cut costs in long run.

The house in the 1300 block of East Ninth Street is the first low-income home in the state to achieve platinum LEED certification.

The grant announced Wednesday is part of $452 million in stimulus funding nationwide for projects meant to make buildings more energy efficient.

City expects environmentally friendly overhaul of downtown headquarters to provide net savings of $250,000 per year.

Why should bamboo imported from Asia or steel made through intensive use of energy be consider greener than locally grown trees? timber interests ask.

What has emerged as the largest local gathering to discuss green building technologies will meet March 10-11 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

Work is on schedule for a new headquarters for The Nature Conservancy of Indiana, which includes a variety of first-in-Indianapolis "green" features. Tour the building through IBJ's narrated slideshow.

It’s been a year since Republican Mayor Greg Ballard launched the City’s Office of Sustainability. On Oct. 6, Ballard and his sustainability director, Karen Haley, outlined accomplishments in the first year.

Architectural and engineering firm Schmidt Associates Inc. and mechanical contractor Johnson Melloh Inc. have partnered to form Energy Solutions by JMS, which will promote energy-savings programs to school districts, libraries and units of local government throughout the state.

August Mack Environmental Inc. renovated the historic Lexington building in downtown Indianapolis with recycled components and energy-efficient lighting.

Federal stimulus funds and greenhouse-gas legislation have the potential to spark a green version of the Gold Rush. Many Indiana firms are retooling to sell products or services that are or might soon be in demand.

Indiana environmental advocates had lots of disappointments this year regarding government reform efforts.

Six experts in green issues shared their outlook on businesses' environmental responsibilities during IBJ's Power Breakfast Feb. 13.

Wouldn't it be great to offer the new addition to the Convention Center as an example of green-building practices?

Three university projects, two of which contain green-building elements, dominated the most recent design awards presented by the American Institute of Architects Indiana chapter. Of the four award winners, three involved college buildings: the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University, the Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering at Purdue University, and the Straw Bale Eco Center at Ball State University.

in an uncommon move among Indiana manufacturers typically more preoccupied with foreign competition and deteriorating margins, Knauf Insulation is rebuilding its research and development facility, destroyed in a fire last year, to make it 30 percent more energy-efficient than a conventional office building of its size.

Expensive suits and luxury cars are standard issue for most developers, but not for the owners of locally based Casa Verde LLC. Three of four owners sport beards. They build only Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, certified projects. But don't let the hippie image mask the company's mission: Make green by building green.

The Nature Conservancy has agreed to buy a blighted industrial property on the eastern edge of downtown to develop a new Indiana headquarters. The $4.5 million project--which will revitalize or replace the former home of Nemec Heating & Supply Co. at 614 E. Ohio St.--should provide another boost to an area that has been bulking up on development, mainly residential.