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Green Building & Design (gb&d) is the magazine for today's leading sustainability professional. http://gbdmagazine.com/

For the past 10 years we’ve focused on one thing only:
telling the most important stories in green building. Green Building & Design (gb&d) is the magazine for today’s leading green professional. We connect and inspire green building professionals by partnering with those at the forefront of sustainable design, development, planning, and policy. As a trusted source for the world's top architects,

builders, and developers, gb&d showcases projects, products, and trends with sustainability and social responsibility as their top priority.

06/19/2026

Vestre studies how people use and experience physical space during social interactions, and the result is beautiful outdoor public furniture that brings people together. Read more about how the Norwegian family-run company is manufacturing a place to belong at https://gbdmagazine.com/vestre-manufacturing/

06/18/2026

The future of data centers isn’t a building that’s perfect on day one. It’s a building that’s still working on day 3,000 because everything inside that building is going to change. Legrand builds infrastructure that can reinvent itself with the building. Cable trays you bend by hand onsite, with no cutting or waste. Modular power distribution that reconfigures as the load shifts. Ninety-nine percent recycled content in the wire mesh. gb&d talks to experts across the built environment about how to build better data centers for the future at https://gbdmagazine.com/data-centers-modular/

06/16/2026

Bathrooms used to be an afterthought in commercial design but not anymore. Since the pandemic, the bathroom has moved to the top of the to-do list for many architects and designers. And most patrons report a messy bathroom is one they don’t want to go back to, instead expecting cleanliness, hygiene, and touchless fixtures.

Integrated sink systems where people can wash, rinse, and dry their hands all in one place are the future of elevated commercial restroom design, according to Excel Dryer. They recently helped upgrade restrooms at the high-end outlet stores, where they installed D13 integrated sink systems featuring the XLERATORsync hand dryer from Excel Dryer. Learn more at https://gbdmagazine.com/clean-restroom-design/

06/15/2026

Advances in LED technology have shifted the industry conversation from energy efficiency toward human health and well-being. Milwaukee-based Visa Lighting's recently launched Anna Collection reflects the broader trend toward softer, more adaptable architectural lighting. Learn more at https://gbdmagazine.com/design-driven-lighting/

06/11/2026

High-performance doors with radio frequency shielding are a vital part of both overall security and everyday functioning in data centers, according to Ambico Limited. Explore how the speed and scale of the data center boom is an opportunity for cutting-edge solutions at https://gbdmagazine.com/data-center-boom/

06/10/2026

Here’s something nobody talks about. Today’s average office still buys cases of plastic water bottles to stack in break rooms for employees. This reliance on plastic and offering poor quality water to people is no longer acceptable. A single filtered water system from Zip Water North America eliminates more than 100,000 plastic bottles over its lifetime. One system. Under one counter. Learn more about the impact and your options at https://gbdmagazine.com/smart-taps/

06/09/2026

JCJ Architecture brought new life to the Bullard-Havens Technical High School in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Photo by Craig Moreau, courtesy of JCJ Architecture. We talk to JCJ Architecture about what EPA rollbacks mean for the AEC community at https://gbdmagazine.com/epa-rollbacks-aec/

06/08/2026

Outdoor furniture designs are getting more interesting, with colorful styles and long-lasting materials. Scandinavian furniture-maker Vestre developed JUNE, seen here, as a modern take on the traditional park bench designed for adaptability and longevity with long-lasting, low-emission materials. Check out five sustainable outdoor designs we love at https://gbdmagazine.com/sustainable-outdoor-designs/

06/05/2026

More than 80 experts across fields work in labs at the USG Corporate Innovation Center in Illinois, developing and testing the building industry solutions of tomorrow. gb&d goes behind the scenes of their people, processes, and breakthroughs at https://gbdmagazine.com/usg-corporate-innovation-center/. Photo by Lyndon French Photography

06/04/2026

Reducing, reusing, and recycling has to begin with design. When Autex Acoustics is designing a product, they think about the end of life. “What do we want to do with it at the end of life? We want it to be fully recyclable.” We talk to the leaders in circular acoustic design about how they innovate at https://gbdmagazine.com/closing-the-loop-acoustic-design/.

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