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Green Building Consultant pens book on sustainability for developers

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

So begins a laudatory review of “Green Building: A to Z” in the Phoenix Business Journal. For more on this review…

Corporate Real Estate Chiefs Join the Green Building Revolution!

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

According to a survey by CoreNet Global, the corporate real estate organization, most companies are willing to pay for sustainable real estate solutions. Seventy-seven percent say they are willing to pay a premium for sustainability and 22 percent expect to pay the same.

Green Building: From Trend to Revolution!

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Recent statistics from the U.S. Green Building Council indicate clearly that the green building trend is accelerating! That’s why I call it now a “green building revolution.”

Portland Architecture blog reviews Green Building A to Z

Saturday, October 20, 2007

Brian Libby’s well read blog, Portland Architecture, praises Green Building A to Z, with these words: Jerry seems to crank out books like other people finish the Monday crossword. His fifth and latest makes an ideal reference material for any architect, builder or green building enthusiast’s bookshelf.

Campus Sustainability Rocks!

Friday, October 19, 2007

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), of which I’m proud to be a founding board member, now has 320 campus members. More than 400 campus presidents have signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. Green buildings will be a key part of meeting the climate commitment on all campuses, so design and construction firms should be pushing LEED Silver and Gold certification for every project.

Ecoefficiency and Ecoeffectiveness: An Excerpt from Jerry Yudelson’s “Green Building A to Z”

Monday, October 15, 2007

Architect and sustainable design expert William McDonough exhorts green building designers not to be content with just ?doing less-bad? designs that put off the day of reckoning for excessive energy and water use, but to design buildings and cities that are ?positively good.?

Commissioning: An Excerpt from Jerry Yudelson’s “Green Building A to Z”

Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Building commissioning is a high-value-added activity that is unknown outside the building industry. Think of a ship; when construction is finished, it’s time for sea trials.