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Monday, December 04, 2006

Sometimes a green building and sustainability consultant gets to eat the food he recommends to others. People ask me, “Who are your target clients?”

LEED vs. Green Globes, Part Two

Saturday, December 02, 2006

As much as LEED dominates the commercial and institutional green building certification arena, the opposite is true for the residential green home certification market.

LEED vs. Green Globes, Part One

Friday, December 01, 2006

Recent conversations and developments seem to make it clear that, in comparison with the dominant LEED standard, the Green Globes rating system is going to be primarily a niche player in the energy and environmental attribute ratings of commercial and institutional projects.

Environmental Sustainability, Green Buildings and LEED Join Forces at Greenbuild 2006

Friday, November 24, 2006

The recently concluded Greenbuild 2006 conference in Denver showcased the growing confluence of sustainability and environmental concerns, green buildings and the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED rating systems.

Living buildings go beyond LEED

Friday, November 24, 2006

The Living Buildings challenge, articulated by the Cascadia Green Building Council, goes well beyond the LEED green building standard, toward broader environmental sustainability goals. The USGBC has adopted this challenge for a “Living Buildings Design Challenge,” with the winners to be announced at the 2007 Greenbuild conference.

A Sudden Cessation of Stupidity

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Founded in 1937 by inventor Edwin Land, Polaroid Corporation embodied American ingenuity for many decades. Land is famously reported to have said, �Every creative act results from a sudden cessation of stupidity.� I love this phrase and have certainly seen it at work in my own life on many occasions. In terms of the green building movement, it seems particularly apt.

Rocky Mountain High, Colorado

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Greenbuild 2006 was a “watershed” event, not only in terms of attendance, but in the rapid acceptance of green building into the mainstream of design, construction and development practice. Yet, much needs to be done to realize the potential of the green building movement.

USGBC Announces Major Initiatives at Greenbuild Show

Monday, November 20, 2006

The U.S. Green Building Council announced several major initiatives at the Greenbuild show held in Denver last week.

Greenbuild Show Draws 13,000 to Denver

Monday, November 20, 2006

The U.S. Green Building Council’s annual “Greenbuild” conference and expo drew more than 13,000 green building professionals to Denver last week.

94 percent of Americans want to work in healthy, energy-efficient buildings

Friday, November 10, 2006

A recent poll by the Mortgage Lenders Network USA showed strong preferences among workers for eco-friendly buildings.

Thunder along the Potomac

Thursday, November 09, 2006

Tuesday’s election results bode well for renewable energy and green building advocates.

“Houston, we have a problem”

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

I was in Houston giving a presentation to the USGBC chapter. The group generally laments the lack of interest in green building by the development community there. The reality is a bit different.

The Eyes of Texas

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

I visited today with Overland Partners, San Antonio, and learned more about their “values” approach to designing green buildings.

Stern Medicine

Monday, November 06, 2006

UK report on climate change underscores the necessity for a green building revolution.

Green Real Estate Rocks!

Thursday, November 02, 2006

Take-away from the NAIOP national real estate conference, Development ‘06, in San Francisco: LEED Silver projects are being built by serious developers at a cost premium of 0.5%, essentially in the “noise level.”

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