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NAHB Green Homes Certification Program Shows Progress
Tuesday, December 16, 2008According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), its green home certification program currently track some 2,500 projects. More than 1,250 people have passed an NAHB exam to become Certified Green Professionals.
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Green Building Growth Continues in 2008
Monday, December 08, 2008Despite all the economic contortions of 2008, green building growth has continued at a rapid pace, as measured by more than 16,000 LEED registered and certified projects.
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First net zero energy commercial green building in the Northeast
Friday, November 28, 2008A small 5,500-sq.ft. commercial office/warehouse for a solar power installation company has declared itself the first net zero energy building in the Northeast, through “banking” enough surplus power from PV panels in the summer to overcome the power consumption during the winter.
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Green Building Construction Skills Lacking, Says WSJ
Thursday, November 27, 2008A recent story in the Wall Street Journal claims that green building is being hindered by lack of skills among architects, general contractors and subcontractors. We’re likely to see this gap grow as green building growth exceeds the ability of building industry professionals to get trained on green construction issues and to learn new skills.
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Yudelson UK Column Predicts How New Obama Presidency Will Handle Green Issues
Monday, November 24, 2008My column in the UK’s Building Magazine predicts how the new Obama administration will begin treating green building issues.
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Daytime Cleaning in Green Building Cuts Carbon Emissions 28 Percent
Sunday, November 23, 2008Can something as simple as daytime cleaning cut carbon emissions nearly 30 percent from every building? Sometimes we get so entrenched in habits that the commonplace looks rational, when it’s not! Read on…
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GreenBuild Expo Shows Growth of Green Building
Saturday, November 22, 2008More than 26,000 people attended the U.S. Green Building Council’s seventh GreenBuild International Conference and Expo in Boston last week, setting new records in spite of the economic turmoil of 2007. This attendance shows that green building will continue to grow and take market share no matter what the economic circumstances.
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Green existing buildings using LEED for Existing Buildings to upgrade the value of real estate
Sunday, November 16, 2008Canadian developers are seeing the benefits of using the LEED-EB standard to add value to existing real estate by creating a “green brand” while saving operating costs.
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San Francisco ups the ante; City by the Bay goes green in a big way
Tuesday, August 05, 2008In a move that might be labeled the “green building consultants’ full employment act,” the City of San Francisco will require all new buildings and most major renovations to adhere to green standards by 2009.
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Are green homes obstacles to homebuilders or a path out of the current wilderness?
Thursday, July 17, 2008Reported to me from the Pacific Coast Builders Conference a comment by an experienced homebuilder: “Our conventional business model is obsolete.” Is it possible that building green homes could offer homebuilders a pathway to a more financially and ecologically sustainable future?
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Green Building Grows Up, Raises Mainstream Design and Construction Issues
Thursday, July 10, 2008Much as we would like to think that everything we do in green building is on the sid e of the angels and above normal criticism and everyday concerns, it really isn’t the case. Anyone designing or building a green building needs to take the same degree of care as with conventional buildings…
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LEED 2009 Sets the Stage for Major Upheaval
Wednesday, June 11, 2008LEED 2009, set to become effective January 1, 2009, will make major changes in the current LEED rating systems for New Construction, Existing Buildings, Core and Shell Development and Commercial Interiors. Time now to start learning what it does and how it’s going to change your world.
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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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Greensburg, Kansas follows the Platinum brick road
Thursday, January 31, 2008The small town of Greensburg, Kansas, devastated by a tornado last year, has committed to certifying all city-owned buildings as LEED Platinum in the future.
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