My latest article on The Guardian Sustainable Business discusses the steps Detroit’s citizens are taking to redefine their city, from urban farming to a clean tech sector.

On the green building and construction front, the Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC) is taking a very aggressive and strategic approach.

Rising almost 44 feet in height, the best part of Kotoku-in Temple in Kamakura, Japan is actually climbing into this magnificent icon.

A few nights in Prizren are a must when you travel to Kosovo to visit its people’s exuberance as well as tackle the nearby hiking opportunities.

The Julia Morgan Ballroom was the venue for the Green Biz Forum, but the stars were what opened in the Merchants Exchange Building’s lobby.

My latest article on Guardian Sustainable Business offers cement and concrete as sustainable green building alternatives.

Few buildings today would be able to withstand any deluge after a catastrophic volcanic eruption and subsequent burial for thousands of years. Pompeii offers a lesson.

Loved and hated by many, Brasília, the fifty-one year old brainchild of Juscelino Kubitschek, Oscar Niemeyer, and Lucio Costa, is slowly undergoing a green building makeover.

Sparked by Emily Pilloton, Project H works with the local school district to drive economic development while teaching trades to local students. Its latest project opened last weekend.

The RenCen reminds us that Detroit has far to go before the city recovers from years of mismanagement, loss of residents to the suburbs, and the decline of its manufacturing sector.