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California CEQA-el Promises more Green Buildings, says Consultant
Wednesday, May 23, 2007Newly elected California Attorney General Jerry Brown (yes, the former Governor) is pushing to have large development project environmental impact reports require a “carbon mitigation” plan, before they are certified as complete under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This should dramatically accelerate consideration of energy efficiency and other carbon mitigation strategies in new developments.
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Green Building Follows the Money Trail, Consultant Says
Saturday, May 12, 2007The New York Times of April 29th shows conclusively that the big money players in commercial real estate are beginning to put green buildings in their portfolio, with 68 percent already invested or planning to do so.
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Isn’t it Time for a Slow (Green) Building Revolution?
Thursday, April 19, 2007Think of the sustainable design revolution similar to the slow food movement which began in Italy as a way to combat the American fast food invasion, the use of hundreds of chemicals in processed foods, and the lack of harmony and community in the basic cultural process of eating.
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Home, Sweet Green Home
Thursday, March 29, 2007The NAHB Green Home Building conference in St. Louis this week shows that green homes are ready to hit the mainsteam.
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Green Buildings Hotter than Chili Sauce in New Mexico!
Monday, March 19, 2007New Mexico state tax credit for green buildings will accelerate the industry there, as well as green building consulting and marketing opportunities.
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My Green Crystal Ball: $30 billion in ‘07
Thursday, March 08, 2007Yudelson’s crystal ball estimates the 2007 green building market at $30 billion.
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Beach Blanket Babylon
Wednesday, March 07, 2007The town of Babylon, New York, on Long Island, became the tenth municipality in the U.S. to require LEED certifciation for new commercial buildings.
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Green Building Market Put at $50 Billion
Friday, March 02, 2007LOHAS Market Report for 2006, covering more than 2,000 US Consumers, puts the market for green buildings at $50 billion.
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North to Alaska!
Thursday, February 01, 2007The green building movement is taking hold even in the frozen far north, as my recent visit to Alaksa showed.
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A green (building) letter day
Wednesday, January 10, 2007Three important articles on green building caught my eye today, involving private equity investments, green building renovations and the City of Palm Desert (California) imposing tougher energy conservation rules on new housing that state law.
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I’m releasing my 2007 green building predictions! What are yours?
Sunday, January 07, 2007Today, I’m releasing my 2007 predictions for major developments in the green building industry this coming year. As a consultant to many leading companies in this industry, I have a great vantage point to see what’s been happening and what’s likely to occur in the coming year. I wanted to release these predictions to encourage others to share their expectations for the growth of green buildings. What are yours?
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California Launches $2.2 billion Solar Electric Program
Thursday, January 04, 2007Effective the first day of 2007, the California investor-owned utilities will buy down the cost of residential and commercial solar power systems in the first phase of a $2.2 billion program to install solar on one million rooftops over the next 10 years.
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If it’s not a green building, is it obsolete?
Tuesday, December 26, 2006This week’s Barron’s financial weekly has a great story making the business case for green buildings. Basically, if it’s not green it’s obsolete the day it opens.
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Banned In Boston
Thursday, December 21, 2006Boston will effectively ban any large-scale construction (over 50,000 square feet, basically more than a two-story office building) that is not at a minimum LEED-Certified.
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Are green homes endangered by market conditions?
Monday, December 11, 2006Industry insiders report that major homebuilders are pushing suppliers to lower costs by 10%, in a bid to keep some profits from home sales.
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