GreenBuild Blog
Land planning critical to Green Buildings and Climate Change
Thursday, February 21, 2008The American Society of Landscape Architects issued last week their recommendations for climate change mitigation in site planning and development. Green building developers and architects should be paying more attention.
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The Green Building Revolution Accelerates
Tuesday, February 19, 2008If you?re an architect, engineer, builder or supplier to the green building industry, 2008 needs to be the year you get your business and professional act together. If you?re a building owner or developer, every future project should be a green building. Here?s why.
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Home Builders Go Green, or Do They?
Monday, February 18, 2008The big news out of the U.S. last week was the announcement of the new national green home rating system from the National Association of Home Builders , representing more than 230,000 U.S. homebuilding companies. In making the announcement, NAHB officials termed the program ?voluntary, market-driven, flexible and affordable? and stressed that the certification paperwork would cost less than $500 per home. Is there less there than meets the eye?...
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Flushed Away! Green Homes and Water Conservation
Monday, February 11, 2008Will water conservation programs in green homes cause problems with existing sewer systems? Read on…
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How Real Are “Green Collar” Jobs?
Sunday, February 10, 2008Green collar jobs are all the rage. Everyone is talking about them, from presidential candidates to labor unions to green building advocates. But how real are they?
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Zen: An Excerpt from Jerry Yudelson’s “Green Building A to Z”
Friday, February 01, 2008My wife and I have an ongoing discussion about how ?perfect? things need to be around the home.
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