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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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

Square Benny: Green Condo Development in NDG.

An Environmentally friendly construction. Photo Source: McGill Immobilier When we think about green, we imagine trees, open air and nature ... for extra heating. Hence the term “Hybrid”. There, mystery solved. We talked about the quality ... models to get stuck with. Garage, any one? Something important to mention: All condos have an indoor [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 13:00:12

Thanks, But I'll Just Do It Myself

A word about Steamboat Springs & Stagecoach, CO. In the poetic words of husband: "we're gonna die here ... such as an upholstery shop (handy!) and a dance school...we're well rounded in Oak Creek ... . Walmart's faux plants look like green construction paper leaves glued to brown pipe cleaners. E could [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 22:47:00

Jimmy Fallon Taking “Late Night” In A Green Direction

SNL alum Jimmy Fallon is taking over for Conan O’Brien this coming March 2nd — and his new studio digs are going to be as green as ... with recycled metals and using all green lighting. We are starting (construction) from scratch so it is NBC’ ... . This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 02:41:34

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

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

ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS PICKS

Environmental News Picks presents a summary of news regarding the environment, conservation, science, politics, ... will go for a spin in basement ‘forest’ BIOFUELS: Continental Airlines to Make Algae Biofuel Test Flight BIRDS ... CONSTRUCTION: 10 best ideas for greening your home that you’ve never heard of HEALTH: Mouthwash linked [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:26:44

Green Houses Will Reap Sales in New Market

Home builders that embrace green construction strategies will be in the best place to increase sales as the housing market changes, ... to be looking for more than just energy efficiency.  Features like recycled materials, indoor air quality [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 15:02:36

Homestead: Cali Greens at Keys Gate-S.K. Constructio

Occasionally, a new home project comes along that offers a traditional neighborhood feel in the midst of a rapidly growing community and on the edge ... Construction, Keys Gate’s premier builder, Cali Greens’ two-story townhomes include six different floor plans that can be personalized with hundreds of options. Builder incentives available. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:20:03

S+H Construction Announces Renewable Energy Division

Award Winning Design/Build Firm Goes Green CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 18, 2008 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- S+H Construction, Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, one of the greater Boston area's premier residential renovation ... Division. With this new division, S+H can meet the rising tide of residential demand for solar [more...]

Date: 2008-07-18 12:11:27

Infrastructure: Let’s Spend Money on It! By Alan Caruba

Infrastructure: Let’s Spend Money on It! By Alan Caruba The Bear on Jan 20 2009 | Filed under: ... , well beyond construction. These are not the “green jobs” that Obama talks of, but real jobs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:30:21

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

'Green' Film Studio Under Construction in NO

Film studio being built to LEED silver certification on former brownfield site in New Orleans. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 11:01:00

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

GreenMonk news roundup 01/21/2009

Fiat Gets 35% of Chrysler in Exchange for Small Cars | EcoGeek - Clean Technology As Chrysler struggles to survive, ... Stages, the nation’s first “green from the ground up” film studio, has been finalized and construction has begun in New Orleans’ Lower Garden District. All major elements of the construction project [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 08:30:22

It All Depends on What you Consider Green

Pulled from the comments … It all comes down to what someone thinks green means ... read Builder’s Greywater Guide: Installation of Greywater Systems in New Construction & Remodeling [more...]

Date: 2008-08-14 15:45:24

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

LEED Certification in Your Remodeling and Construction Projects

So you’re getting ready to remodel your home and you want to go green as much as possible because you’re trying to be more environmentally ... and development practices. LEED is also a nationally recognized, third party certification system [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 10:15:29

LEED Certification in Your Remodeling and Construction Projects

So you’re getting ready to remodel your home and you want to go green as much as possible because you’re trying to be more environmentally ... and development practices. LEED is also a nationally recognized, third party certification system [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 11:00:17

Green Church Bulletin

There was activity at the Green Church site today, perhaps related to the recent announcement by CB 10 that the city's School Construction Authority ... , was also at the site. His crew told the Kimballs they would be adding water and fire proofing ... next door to the demolished parsonage, are considering legal action based on the damage the demolition [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:27:00

Dangers Of Going Green

Dangers Of Going Green Industrial hygienists found that mold, rot, and corrosion are dangers that must be accounted for when builders construct energy-efficient homes.. ... > [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 08:25:49

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

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

Green Void / LAVA

Architects: LAVA - Chris Bosse, Tobias Wallisser and Alexander Rieck Location: Sydney, Australia Project year: 2008 Project Team: Chris Bosse, ... in naturally evolving systems, feeds directly into a production-line of sail-making-software and digital ... , the work succeeds in its quest for optimum efficiency in material usage, construction weight [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 13:30:19

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

Going Green: Weatherproof Your Home

There's a sexy side to green technology. Have you heard of solar panels that use nanotechnology? ... homes, simply by improving the energy efficiency of our houses and apartments. On average, heating ... of the country. The problem is that many American houses are poorly constructed and insulated, leaking heat [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:49:00

The future’s green

It’s the economy, stupid ... . But what does this mean for our built environment? Certainly, construction of low carbon homes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:43:00

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

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