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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
My Top Ten Green Building Trends for 2011
Tuesday, December 28, 2010It’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!
Jerry’s New Article on Water Conservation as Climate Action!
Tuesday, December 07, 2010See 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, 2010Build 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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Ten Steps to Prevent the Next Urban Water Crisis - Part 2
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Cities that have successfully reduced urban water consumption have worked on all fronts at once in a coordinated manner using pricing, regulation, incentives and education-creating a conservation culture, including updating codes and deploying new technology. My previous blog post outlined steps 1 through 5. Here I describe steps 6 through 10. Taken together they represent a comprehensive approach to urban water management. You can also download the entire chapter from this website.
Ten Steps to Prevent the Next Urban Water Crisis - Part 1
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Back in January 2010, when I began writing Dry Run: Preventing the Next Urban Water Crisis, I looked at solutions to past and potential droughts and water shortages. From the research, I developed a 10-step program to prevent urban water crises. The 10-step program is a series of actions for individuals, companies, nonprofits, government and the design and construction community that will lead to permanent energy and water savings.
Graywater Systems Provide New Water Resources
Wednesday, August 11, 2010Why use potable (drinking) water for flushing toilets, when there is another supply that you’ve already paid for? In many large buildings—offices, hotels, schools, etc.—the wastewater from sinks and showers can be significant on a daily basis, perhaps even enough for toilet flushing and irrigation. In contrast to project-specific engineering systems, some packaged graywater systems are “off the shelf” products designed for use in projects of varying sizes and types. Why not use water twice instead of once, especially for demands that have lower quality requirements, such as toilet flushing?
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Water Conservation Begins at Home - Think Twice, Flush Once!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Check out your home water use from each monthly bill. If you’re at or below 150 gallons per day per person, you’re at the US average. But, hey, readers of this blog don’t want to be just “average,” do they? Look at what your opportunities are for home water conservation and resolve to take specific steps this year, both structural and behavioral, to cut your personal water consumption.
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