No neighborhood is perfect but, until I was 5, the one I grew up in on the east side of Detroit was pretty close. We were within walking distance of a world-class park on Belle Isle, each house was as ...

In March, we attended the USGBC Region 7 Conference at the University of Cincinnati. This year’s theme was “2030: 15 Years to Go.” Many of us are familiar with the 2030 Challenge issued by the ...

As America mulls its urgent energy predicament, we’re being seduced yet again by splashy, pseudo-energy solutions—scores of new nuclear power plants, expensive carbon capture and sequestration ...

In 2012, Pittsburgh was one of four cities nationwide to launch the 2030 Challenge. The challenge is a voluntary, private-public initiative with the goal of reducing the environmental impact of ...