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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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Green Buildings are Geostrategic, says NY Times’ Tom Friedman
Sunday, April 15, 2007Today’s NY Times magazine has a critically important article from Thomas Friedman, who argues that green is “geostrategic, geoeconomic, capitalistic and patriotic”. I’ve been telling you for a while now that doing green buildings well is how we in the building industry can help create a livable future.
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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 can stop global warming. Marketers, pay attention!
Saturday, March 24, 2007The McKinsey Consultants report, “A Cost Curve for Greenhouse Gas Reduction” shows that green building measures such as greater building envelope energy efficiency, more efficient lighting, etc., can supply up to 25% of the carbon reductions needed to slow global warming, with a net POSITIVE life-cycle cost. Marketers of green buildings should pay attention!
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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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From Miami Vice to Green Building in the Tropics
Tuesday, March 13, 2007Just back from a green building and development workshop in Miami, seeing South Florida just getting going with green buildings and opportunities for green building consulting.
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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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Thunder from Down Under
Sunday, February 25, 2007The Australia “Green Cities 07” conference highlighted the growing commitment toward green buildings, amid widespread concern over climate change from global warming in that country.
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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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The Investors are Coming! The Investors are Coming!
Wednesday, January 17, 2007Today’s Wall Street Journal (January 17th) carries an article, “Green Builders Draw Funds,” that documents the rising level of interest by private equity investors as well as individuals in putting money into green building products, materials, systems and companies, especially in the last six months.
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Solar Cell Efficiency of 40 percent reached
Sunday, January 14, 2007Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy announced that DOE funding had produced a 40% efficient concentrating photovoltaic solar cell.
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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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