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Sunday, November 23, 2008

Is Solar Power a Grave Mistake?

The town of Santa Coloma de Gramenet, near Barcelona, Spain, installed 462 solar panels on top of mausoleums in the town cemetery, after an extensive public relations campaign with the kin of the deceased, proving once again that there is space for solar just about in any town.

Posted by Jerry on 11/23/2008 at 12:30 PM

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Saturday, November 22, 2008

GreenBuild Expo Shows Growth of Green Building

More than 26,000 people attended the first day of the show, according to the U.S. Green Building Council. What was new this year was the presence of a large number of venture capitalists, said Paul Shahriari, CEO of EcoScorecard, one of the larger exhibitors at the show. It’s clear that people with money to invest see green building as a long-term trend to which they need to pay attention, and Shahriari’s Ecoscorecard software tools received considerable attention.

Posted by Jerry on 11/22/2008 at 05:07 AM

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Sunday, November 16, 2008

Green existing buildings using LEED for Existing Buildings to upgrade the value of real estate

According to a story last week, in Toronto, major developers and property managers such as Oxford Properties, Cadillac Fairview and Colliers are pushing for a Canadian version of the USGBC’s LEED-EB program. Oxford Properties’ King Tower in downtown Toronto became the first Canadian multi-tenant building to receive LEED-EB Silver certification, working with HOK‘s Toronto office. The 15-story, 472,000 sq.ft. building replaced all T12 fluorescent lamps with more efficient T8’s and also ran a pipe 83 meters (about 270 feet) below the surface of Lake Ontario to run cold lake water through the building’s heat exchangers, to provide year-round cooling energy.

Posted by Jerry on 11/16/2008 at 08:16 AM

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Saturday, November 15, 2008

Yudelson Illuminates Green Building in Entrepreneur Magazine

In the Entrepreneur magazine article, Yudelson says contractors who want to go green need to educate themselves about the latest trends in the market and get the word out. He suggests these tactics for marketing your green construction business:
* Name it and claim it. Find something you can make your own.
* Hit the green scene. Be visible to people who care about green buildings.
* Green your own business. Green builders need to walk their talk. Consider hybrid cars and biodiesel trucks for transportation. The more sustainable vehicles will reinforce your green brand as you drive them around town.

Posted by Jerry on 11/15/2008 at 06:15 AM

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