GreenBuild Blog

UAE Mandates LEED Buildings, Leads the World!

Friday, November 23, 2007

Little noticed in the U.S. is His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum’s dictate that all new buildings in the United Arab Emirates must meet LEED standards.

The Proof Is In! Green Buildings Get Higher Rents, Have Greater Occupancy, Says Just-Released Study

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

A November 2007 study of more than 200 buildings by University of San Diego professor Norman Miller shows that Energy Star office buildings over 200,000 sq.ft. get about two percent greater occupancy and about $2 per sq.ft. greater rents, along with $0.54 per sq.ft. lower operating costs and 30% higher resale value. Isn’t the debate just about over, whether green buildings are a benefit to developers?

Los Angeles closes in on mandating LEED buildings

Saturday, November 17, 2007

The City of Los Angeles Planning Commission moved one step closer to mandating LEED buildings for the commercial sector by requiring all large buildings to reduce energy use by 15% and offering incentives to large commercial developments pursuing at least LEED Silver certification.

Wal-Mart solar power initiative showcases California store

Friday, November 16, 2007

Earlier this year, Wal-Mart selected three solar power providers to install solar electric systems on 22 stores in California and Hawaii. The first store is in Santa Ana, CA, and the expected output of all systems is 20 million kilowatt-hours per year, enough to power up to 30% of the California stores’ needs.

Paints, Low-VOC: An Excerpt from Jerry Yudelson’s “Green Building A to Z”

Thursday, November 15, 2007

In 2006 I moved into a home that needed repainting. Since my wife is a “miner’s canary,” in terms of her sensitivity to all chemical emissions, we went in search of paint that wouldn’t leave a strong odor.

Al Gore Joins Big Money VC Firm Kleiner Perkins

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

The recent Nobel Peace Prize winner announced he has joined the prestigious Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers as a partner, to help direct the firm’s effort to finance technology solutions to global warming. Green building technologies are likely to be a beneficiary.

Greenbuild 2007 a Huge Success!

Sunday, November 11, 2007

More than 20,000 people turned out for the USGBC’s annual Greenbuild conference and exhibition in Chicago last week. With Bill Clinton as the keynote and a host of exciting announcements, the show surpassed everyone’s expectations. Next year’s show in Boston promises to be even bigger!

Shop Green ‘Til You Drop!

Friday, November 02, 2007

Regency Centers (NYSE:REG), the country’s leading national owner, operator and developer of grocery-anchored and community shopping centers announced a major green building initiative yesterday. Jerry Yudelson served as the consultant to the company’s task force that developed the initiative.

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

Thursday, November 01, 2007

Given a choice, most people prefer the carrot to the stick; at this point in the development of green building methods, techniques and technologies, incentive systems seem a better approach than mandates.

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