Spotlights

Castle project at Noble and Greenough School designed to LEED Gold standard

The castle project renews the former Nickerson residence, designed by H.H. Richardson and Frederick Law Olmsted, to expand the Noble and Gre...

East Boston Neighborhood Health Center LEED for New Construction 2009, LEED Gold Certification

The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) building is a four-story, 48,000 s/f, medical office located at 20-30 Maverick Sq. The pr...

Award for Innovation in Green Design - Product, System or Technology Category: Arts Court at Shady Hill School engages wetland by collecting and treating stormwater

Shady Hill School is a private campus for primary through middle-school education, situated between Mount Auburn Cemetery and the Charles Ri...

USGBC MA Chapter hosts Annual Earth Day Celebration at Two International Place on April 10th

US Green Building Counsel Mass. Chapter hosted it's Annual Earth Day Celebration at Two International Place on April 10th. Photo's courtesy ...

Award for Innovation in Green Design - Building Category: Hostelling International Boston designed to use 22% less energy than a similar building

The creation of the new Hostelling International Boston (HI-Boston) flagship was rooted in the desire to capture the attention of a more des...

Special Recognition - Mass. Green Building of the Year: Payette completes energy reduction renovation of a 100,000 s/f building at Harvard University

Payette was retained to plan, program and design the comprehensive renovation of a 100,000 s/f research building originally completed in 198...

Special Recognition - Mass. Green Building of the Year: One Boston Place was one of the first to achieve the USGBC LEED Gold EB O&M

One Boston Place was built in 1970, yet it operates as efficiently as many newer buildings. Driven by a core belief that businesses have an ...

Mass. Green Building of the Year Award: Homeowner's Rehab Inc.'s 95 - 97 Pine Street project achieves LEED for Homes Platinum

Homeowner's Rehab Inc. completed a deep energy retrofit to a 12 unit residential property in 2011 that was the first affordable housing reha...

Mass. Chapter of the US Green Building Council Award Winners and Entrants

This past April marked the 6th Annual Award Competition hosted by the Massachusetts Chapter of the US Green Building Council (USGBC MA). The...

Frequently Asked Questions about American Land Title Association's Best Practices

Question: What are the best practices? Answer: ALTA's Title Insurance and Settlement Company Best Practices are a benchmark for the real est...