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Global Coalition Launches to Standardize Green Building Materials

By Joe Bebon, Editor Oct 30, 2025 Design and Construction

Updated: Oct 30, 2025

Some of the world’s leading green building organizations have joined forces to harmonize how sustainable building products and materials are assessed. The Building Research Establishment (BRE), the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA), mindful MATERIALS, Living Future, the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced a new international partnership to create […]

Former Surgeons General, Execs Issue Policy Prescription for Healthy Buildings

By Joe Bebon, Editor Sep 29, 2023 Design and Construction

Updated: Sep 29, 2023

Organized by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), a group of renowned public health leaders issued an open letter to the nation’s policymakers titled “Buildings as a Prescription for Health.” The letter, signed by six former Surgeons General and six executives from top public health organizations, urges members of Congress, mayors, governors, and school superintendents to […]