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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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Strategic Implications of Sustainable Development
Tuesday, July 01, 2008Amory Lovins’ interview in the McKinsey Quarterly online journal contains a gem of an insight for understanding the business case for green buildings and sustainable development, particularly for the shopping center and office park developer.
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Environmental Defense Fund’s new guide to green innovations
Wednesday, June 25, 2008The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) recently released their 2008 Innovations Review, which catalogs a number of inspiring examples of businesses that are going green. From radical energy efficiency to wifi buses for company commuters, this report showcases the leading edge of green business.
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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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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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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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How do green building teams get high-performance results?
Tuesday, January 22, 2008I’ve been doing a lot of research lately on how project teams are delivering high-performance projects, those that save 30% or more energy against the ASHRAE 2004 standard, with lots of daylighting and other green features.
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Water-free Urinals: An Excerpt from Jerry Yudelson’s “Green Building A to Z”
Tuesday, January 15, 2008Urinals waste more than 150 billion gallons of fresh water per year, equivalent to the water use of 1,500,000 homes, at an average use of 300 gallons per day per home.
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Thermal Energy Storage: An Excerpt from Jerry Yudelson’s “Green Building A to Z”
Tuesday, January 01, 2008Thermal energy storage is a simple concept: make ice or chilled water when power is cheap, then avoid buying electricity to operate mechanical cooling systems when it is expensive.
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New Energy Bill Promotes Green Buildings and Energy Efficiency in Federal Buildings
Thursday, December 20, 2007The 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, signed yesterday by President Bush, requires the federal government to adopt a green building rating system for all public buildings. Odds are that the LEED system will emerge as the clear winner, although the bill doesn’t specify LEED by name.
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