The term “green building,” refers to designing and constructing buildings to increase performance and enhance the experience for people who work, live and play in these structures. The term green building is often used interchangeably with sustainable, high performance, or healthy building. Buildings are an important piece of the sustainability puzzle as they consume significant natural resources. By providing both general and technical information about green building practices, CORE is helping accelerate the adoption of green building practices as the industry standard, and beginning to help move the region towards a sustainable future.