New Building Materials Go Green

The year’s newest home-building technologies are related to green building and reducing the amount of energy that is consumed every day, such as  low-energy choices, including light-emitting diodes and manifold plumbing systems.  Whether residential or commercial and remodeling, they are becoming prevalent in new construction [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:52:19

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Green Building Standards Under Construction

The world's leading certification system for sustainable architecture is set to undergo its most sweeping changes in 2009 ... efficiency, water conservation, and indoor air quality has surged in popularity in the past two years ... a maximum of 69 points for various environmental quality improvements. A building that receives 26 [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 22:52:24

Revamped LEED ratings emphasize climate, energy conservation

By Michael Burnham Greenwire: BOSTON — The U.S. Green Building Council is remodeling its LEED rating system for buildings, ... construction materials, optimizing indoor air quality and reducing water consumption. However, a full ... that is 12 percent more efficient than the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 17:54:22

Colorado Chautauqua Aims to Become the “Greenest National Historic Landmark in the U.S.”

When I think of sustainability principles in buildings, shiny and futuristic images come to mind of the new California Academy of Sciences, ... or the Helena in New York City where I used to work, or many of these LEED Platinum buildings of 2008. But green building practices are not only a part of new construction; ... [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 18:59:48

Sidwell Friends School: A green education for Malia and Sasha Obama

By Harriet Blake Green Right Now Barack Obama has been getting an earful from environmental leaders wanting changes for the nation ... are being reborn as models of green construction. The Sidwell Friends Middle School, renovated in 2006 ... s sustainable designs suggested the green remodeling. “He insisted that we look at this green building [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:50:58

48 Langton - Three Brand New Green SoMa Residences

Stunning new GREEN construction featuring three large 2 bedroom residences in a new contemporary boutique building on a quiet & desirable tree lined street. Quintessential luxury behind the doors of this new boutique building, each unit offers a modern design for the urban lifestyle. All three units have an open and spacious living & dining [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 23:04:19

Upcoming Events in the Twin Cities

Green Building? Healthy Living? Foreclosure Classes? It’s all real estate related ... , by the National Building Museum, is billed as “the first to explore the field of green residential ... .  There isn’t much information available, but a four-part home remodeling and construction class called [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 13:00:48

10 Green Berets to Receive Silver Star for Afghan Battle

10 Green Berets to Receive Silver Star for Afghan Battle Posted by: Scott @ 3:39 pm in Afghanistan, Fanatical Islam, MSM Bias, Middle East, Military, ... -walled mud buildings constructed layer upon layer about 1,000 feet farther up the mountain [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 23:39:31

allcountyjobs builds trio of job boards

AllCountyJobs.com, a regional job board network, has launched three new energy-focused job boards that target the wind, solar, ... board software. “Green jobs are the future of our economy,” said Chris Russell, founder and President ... be expected to create approximately 200 short-term construction jobs, 13 long-term operations [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 19:33:23

Build Green Building

Green building is the practice of increasing the efficiency with which buildings use resources energy, water, ... the building’s lifecycle, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal ... placements, stone floors, roof overhangs, reflective barriers and other techniques to control natural [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 14:54:15

Green Building Standards Under Construction

The world's leading certification system for sustainable architecture is set to undergo its most sweeping changes in 2009 ... efficiency, water conservation, and indoor air quality has surged in popularity in the past two years ... a maximum of 69 points for various environmental quality improvements. A building that receives 26 [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 10:00:00

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