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Blue is the New Green

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Read Jerry’s interview in Skanska’s Green Urban Development Report No. 3, November 2011, an entire issue devoted to Water Sustainability.

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Ten Green Building MegaTrends for 2012

Monday, December 12, 2011

Green building will continue its rebound globally in 2012 in spite of ongoing economic difficulties in most developed economies.  What we’re seeing is that more people are building green each year, and there is nothing on the horizon that will stop this MegaTrend or its constituent elements.

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Yudelson 411

Sunday, December 11, 2011

For the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, Barbara Travers interviews Jerry Yudelson before his speech at the 15th Annual Commercial Real Estate Insights Breakfast.

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Marketing Sustainable Design Services - Three Keys to the Future

Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Many architects are asking me how to change their marketing approaches to sustainable design services, since green building experience and expertise no longer confers specific competitive advantage. What do firms need to do to maintain their focus on sustainability, but gain more marketing advantage from this form of branding? There are three key steps to take right now.

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Singapore Leads the Way in Greening Existing Buildings

Monday, November 28, 2011

In October 2009, Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority (BCA) opened of the Zero Energy Building (ZEB) located on BCA’s Waddell Road campus.

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Western Australia’s Greenest Building Sets High Design Standards

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Located in Perth’s central business district, 2 Victoria Avenue is a 7,185-square-meter (77,000-sq.ft.), four-story Class-A office building, designed to be a benchmark for new sustainable office developments. 

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First LEED Gold Green Building in the Czech Republic

Friday, September 23, 2011

What once served as a dumping ground for hazardous waste is now the site of one of the greenest buildings in the Czech Republic.  CSOB, a commercial bank, member of KBC Group, decided to consolidate its headquarters offices in southwest Prague, and developed the first LEED Gold certified building in the country.

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San Francisco Bay Area Ohlone College Leads the Way in Green Building

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Ohlone College President Douglas Treadway insisted that the Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology building prioritize sustainability principles throughout the design, construction, and operation phases.  The state-of-the-art research and teaching facility, housing laboratories, classrooms, offices, a library, and an exercise center, was completed in January 2008 and awarded a LEED for New Construction Platinum certification.

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Sustainable Building Visit: Marketable 2000 Sq. Ft. Tucson Home is “Super Energy Efficient”

Monday, September 05, 2011

Michael Ginsburg’s ENERGY STAR rated beautiful, 4 BR, 2 BA ranch style home includes radiant heating AND cooling in the concrete floor slab and 3.4-kW of solar photovoltaics on the roof, and uses 80% less energy than a conventional home.

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Jerry Profiled in Australian Ecolibrium Magazine

Wednesday, August 03, 2011

Jerry Yudelson profiled in the “Up close” column of Ecolibrium magazine, in the May, 2011 edition.

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Pyramid of New Water Sources

Saturday, March 19, 2011

A conceptual breakthrough for thinking about how to meet our future water needs. Check out the Pyramid of New Water Sources, Jerry Yudelson’s new tool to show future water supply sources, a pyramid with ten steps of increasing cost and complexity.

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My Top Ten Green Building Trends for 2011

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

It’s that time of the year again for predictions! As a green building and sustainability consultant, I get a front row seat and a good view into the industry. Here, modestly offered, are my ten top trends, plus two emerging trends. Number 1: worldwide, green building’s rapid growth is the most prominent trend. Let me hear from you. What are your picks for the Top Green Building Trends of 2011?

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Yudelson Associates Certified as a Green Business

Friday, December 17, 2010

After going through an extensive review process of our office’s energy use, water use, recycling, waste generation and carbon footprint offsets, we’re pleased to tell you that we’re the first small consulting business to become a Certified Green Business in the City of Tucson. Trying to walk our talk!

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Jerry’s New Article on Water Conservation as Climate Action!

Tuesday, December 07, 2010

See Jerry’s new article on “Conserving Urban Water Resources to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions” in the UN Environment Programme’s “Climate Action” magazine, published for the climate summit going on right now in Cancun, Mexico.

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Green Building Consultant to Speak in Regina, Saskatchewan on October 15th

Monday, September 27, 2010

Build Saskatchewan Green! Jerry Yudelson will keynote on October 15th the annual conference of the Saskatchewan Green Building Council at the University of Regina. It’s at 8:30 am, so set your alarm clock! For U.S. participants, it’s a straight shot north from Denver.

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