Green building

The Company: The Eco-Hut Academy in Corona, CA, is an educational institution whose mission is to promote sustainable living through inspirational environmental education. The Institute provides practical, education by hands-on workshops on renewable energy, green building, su...

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www.inprocorp.com With a commitment to green building and green architecture, InPro introduces an extended line of EnviroGT™ products ideal for ... espanol.video.yahoo.com

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By AuctorVerno, LLC Soler recently discussed with buildingctgreen.com staff how he engaged stakeholders and developed a sustainable plan for this quite suburban town in Southwestern Connecticut. The project has recieved national recognition and has become a model green building project that aims to be...

By AuctorVerno, LLC U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) President and CEO Rick Fedrizzi will be speaking in Connecticut on April 27 at Yale. Mr. Fedrizzi was able to give buildingctgreen.com some time before his arrival, so we asked and he answered. Rick touches on LEED 3.0, gives his opinion on Connecticut as a gre...

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Brooklyn, NY – New York City Department of Housing Preservation (HPD) and Development First Deputy Commissioner Douglas Apple joined Habitat-NYC Executive Director Josh Lockwood today at the ribbon-cutting for the Atlantic Avenue Residences located in the Ocean Hill section of Br...

Tim Montgomery is the owner and principal architect of TMA Architects, LLC. He is a LEED Accredited Professional, vice-chair of the U.S. Green Building Council's Saint Louis Regional Chapter, and has more than 30 years of experience in green/sustainable design. Tim has won awards for sust...

Debbie Sek is a green painting expert and an advocate for the use of environmentally safe painting and finishing techniques. She is co-founder of T Paul Sek Eco-Friendly Painting in Santa Cruz, CA, and is a Certified Green Building Professional through Build It Green.

By askthefm In my searches I found several things for architectural solutions to technology.  It seems I am not alone in wondering how to keep cool and do it in a sustainable and less expensive way.  Here is one architect’s working vision via Green Building Elements (http://greenbuildingelements.co...

Cameron Habel is founder of Oakland, CA–based Cameron C. Habel Construction, Inc., an award-winning remodeling company. Certified by Build It Green in 2004 as a Green Building Professional, he advises clients and associates on green practices and systems that focus on energy efficienc...

 India Green buildings are steadily increasing their footprints in India. “At present, there are 18 buildings that have been officially recognised as green buildings, largely in the private sector. The number of green building projects in India is expected to ...

 NC Metro wants the facility to meet environmental standards that would enable it to receive a Silver rating under the US Green Building Council's program for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. The new facility will replace the Southeastern bus ...

 NC The 44000-square-foot facility is intended for small to large technology companies looking for affiliation with the university. It's qualified for LEED Gold Certification from the US Green Building Council, said the release.

 Canada The commercial insurance market is still evolving with respect to green building exposures, according to Marsh. “As underwriters become more adept at assessing and quantifying risks associated with green building, we may see a growth of ...

 MA Steve Mouzon is an architect, the founder of the New Urban Guild in Miami, and a proponent of sustainable, green building. Among his many projects, he's been the author of several books of house plans to be used in Florida and the Caribbean that are ...

 IL The Pinnacle XXIII warehouse in Romeoville (above) is expected to receive a gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the US Green Building Council for its energy-efficient design. Members of the transportation logistics ...

 AZ It teaches students how to design, manage and build homes with a sustainable design incorporating "green" building practices. Essentially, a sustainable home has a building envelope with the optimum amount of installation put in properly, ...

 NC The Durham company's president, Bill Beasley, received the award at the NAHD's annual National Green Building Conference in Dallas, Texas. “We are honored that our 'Green Makeover Home,' a custom remodeling project in Durham's prestigious Hope Valley ...

Complexions Spa for Beauty & Wellness is the first spa to be awarded a GOLD LEED Certification for New Construction by the US Green Building Council. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, which is a rating system created by the ...

 VA The public meeting took place at the Claude Moore Education Complex in Roanoke, considered the greenest building in Western Virginia because it has a gold rating in the US Green Building Council's LEED program. This stands for Leadership in Energy and ...

 VA He said he would use green building principles and make the facility energy-efficient and convert it to meet the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Also, the town needs the asset to maintain a good bond rating, Jones said.

The 17th National Conference on Building Commissioning is returning to the Pacific Northwest. Held at the Seattle Sheraton June 3—5, 2009, NCBC unites energy efficiency and green building design experts with construction and operation industry professionals to talk about the lates...

 NC National Grid expects the site to earn a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) gold rating from the US Green Building Council. The facility will house senior management for the company's electricity and gas groups and other ...

 IL But there is much more to this building than these diagrams imply: This is a green building—it is expected to achieve a LEED Gold rating. But it is also trying to tell a story—a story that will communicate its industrial-era history. ...

 New Zealand The project is a joint initiative between the Green Building Council, housing research group Beacon Pathway and building consultancy company Branz. Homes will be rated out of 10 for overall performance on factors such as insulation and dampness, ...

 PA A lunch-and-learn event on sustainable residential projects, sponsored by the Green Building Alliance, will be held at1:30 pm Monday at the Engineer's Society of Western Pennsylvania, 337 Fourth Ave., Downtown. Speakers include Liana Zimmerman of KSBA ...

 NC Alamance Community College is offering another round of classes to teach about renewable energy, green building and other environmentally friendly practices. The college is also making long-term plans to provide training in those areas. n A class in ...

Marc Ojanen and Shen-I Chiou are the founders of Ojanen_Chiou Architects, LLP, located in San Francisco. They are LEED Accredited Professionals with green building experience in residential, commercial, and educational projects. The firm's current work includes the renovation of a...

A video tutorial of the US Green Building Council's LEED-Online website, which allows LEED project teams to submit their documentation to the ... vimeo.com

By Copeland(noreply@blogger.com) It will be in the mid-90s this weekend and, as there is no new construction to see in the zero energy house kit, we will be instead heading to the river. (That's what we call the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia. It's weird, I know. At least I'm not calling it "The Rivah" as some do...)

 NY with many manufacturers looking at how to create and sell more sustainable goods. And their buildings will reflect their green sensibility. "In 10 years, there will be no such thing as a green building," Beatty says. "It will be automatic."

By rss@youtube.com (BookVideosTV) Want to build responsibly, reduce waste, and help preserve the environment? Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies is your friendly, step-by-step guide to every facet of this Earth-friendly method of construction. Building a home?even a green home?uses plenty of resources and...

The Green Roundtable (GRT) is an independent non-profit organization whose mission is to mainstream green building and sustainable development using the tools of education, policy and technical assistance. Ultimately GRT's goal is to become obsolete - when all infrastructure, bui...

Christine and Robert Boles are architects, Certified Green Building Professionals, and partners in San Francisco–based Beausoleil Architects. The company's work is primarily custom residential and small commercial. Beausoleil Architects is committed to working with clients to c...

By jwasserman@sacbee.com (Jim Wasserman) Tuesday, SMUD announced that a new 1,940-square-foot Mormon Street House near Folsom's historic downtown received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum designation from the U.S. Green Building Council in Washington, D.C. The Davis-based Davis Energy Group i...

By askthefm Excerpt: ” There are scores of different terms for something that many of us refer to as sustainability. These terms include corporate responsibility, sustainable development, corporate citizenship, environmental sustainability, corporate sustainability and green business. Fo...

By WorldChanging Team But the big-picture goal of the contest isn't limited to sustainable development in Dallas alone, says Ian Bryan, media relations director at Urban Re:Vision. "The reason we're doing it is to create a model [for sustainable development] that's so well thought out that any city could rep...

By WorldChanging Team Posted by WorldChanging Team in Green Building at 12:10 PM) WorldChanging TeamWill Anderson was studying for an MA in energy and sustainable design when he began his ambitious self-build, zero-carbon home in Clapham, south London, in...

By Vanilla Hustler(alexander@bustler.net) The 2008 COTE Top Ten Green Projects program celebrates projects that are the result of a thoroughly integrated approach to architecture, natural systems and technology. They make a positive contribution to their communities, improve comfort for building occupants and reduce envir...

By PJ North Carolina may not have quite the degree of green momentum that we see on the West Coast, but we're making great strides. And this is a place that green building can have a major impact on the health and wallets of home owners. Our hot humid summers mean that green building practices can sav...

By Sarah Rich Posted by Sarah Rich in Green Building at 11:06 AM) Sarah Rich The model of sustainable design for urban residential buildings increasingly emphasizes not only energy efficiency and intelligent use of materials, but also social interaction...

Great event for those who want to help the environment: An Ecological Footprint area, hosted by Sustainable Works a non-profit environmental education organization – will allow attendees to chart their official ecological footprint.

By Sue Doerfler Five years ago, you had to buy a custom home if you wanted eco-friendly features. Now, green building is coming to the masses. Large home-building companies and developers are beginning to tout such items as low-water-use landscaping, recycled building products and low energy bills to l...

When the Mayor described the plan as, "The broadest scale attack on the causes of global warming and environmental degradation that any city has ever undertaken," a sign emblazoned with the phrase flashed on the screen, like an "Applause" signal at live sitcom recordings.

By Mike Millikin Requiring all new construction and major renovation of City facilities to obtain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification, exceeding the basic standard for energy performance by at least 14% and all major renovations must exceed the basic standard...

By Joel Barkin Already several states require state-funded projects to be built according to standards that are set by the U.S. Green Building Council. The Council uses a ratings system, known as the LEED system, to give credits for implementing green building measures, such as using solar energy or red...

Philip Proefrock over at Green Options discusses Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF's) and appears to like them, saying "they offer green benefits". I like Philip's posts but think there is room for another opinion. ICFs are a way of building a well insulated concrete wall out of easy to use, le...

The GSG and Rating System was designed to meet the specific sustainability needs of New York City schools in a cost-effective manner. It is based on the LEED -- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design -- Green Building Rating System, which was developed by the U.S. Green Building Coun...