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Never Mind Google Streetview... We Need Google "Heat" View

Gavin D. J. Harper | Posted 07.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Google, Google Advertising, Google Search, Google Streetview, Green Technology, Green Building, Green, Sustainability, Green Living, Google Maps, Building, Green Energy, Green Buildings, Green News
Gavin D. J. Harper

Google, you've developed a fantastic and sophisticated engine for processing imagery; can we please borrow it to save the world?

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Cow Dung Bricks: Indonesia's Greener Building Solution

Springwise | Richard Friedman | May 22, 2009 8:59 PM | Posted 06.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Cow Dung Bricks, Indonesia, Cows, Green Building, Animals, Green Design, Green News

The Indonesian organization was set up earlier this year to tackle the problem of excessive waste in farming areas. From this, the ecological and econ...

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House Approves $6.4 Billion For Green Schools

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 06.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Building, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, House of Representatives, Green Schools, Green News

WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed a multiyear school construction bill with the ambitious goals of producing hundreds of thousands of jo...

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Anyone Listening? -- My Green Home Building Experience

Tom Schey | Posted 05.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Building, LEED Certification, Green Construction, Leed, Green Living, Green News
Tom Schey

We will come out of this economic mess, but the environment does not need to be on hold. At least for the time being, we should incentivize the heck out of people's buying decisions.

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The Empire State Building: How Gray Towers Become Green

Frances Beinecke | Posted 05.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Building, Bill Clinton, Energy Efficiency, Mayor Bloomberg, Clean Tech, Global Warming, Empire State Building, Green News
Frances Beinecke

An old landmark is getting a makeover that will not only reduce energy use by 38 percent but will pay for itself in energy savings in just three years.

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Pittsburgh Suddenly On Cutting Edge Of Green Buildings

nytimes.com | CHRISTINE H. O’TOOLE | Posted 05.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Building, Green Infrastructure, Pittsburgh, Leed, Pittsburgh-Pennsylvania, Green News

Though the southwestern Pennsylvania metropolitan area is only the 22nd largest in the United States in terms of population, the city employed energy-...

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Greening Buildings to Create Jobs

Gavin Newsom | Posted 04.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Green Jobs, Solar, Gavin Newsom, Academy of Sciences, Economy, President Obama, Environment, Green Building, Green, San Francisco, Jobs, Mayor Newsom, California, Green News
Gavin Newsom

New construction typically represents less than one percent of San Francisco's built environment in any given year. Greening existing buildings is more challenging than new construction.

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Michelle On The Mall

A. Siegel | Posted 04.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Building, Youthbuild, Michelle Obama, Green Design, Green News
A. Siegel

One of my favorite events, every two years, on the Mall is the Solar Decathlon (coming again this fall). 20 or so university teams from around the wo...

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Zero Carbon Design and Architecture, But How Low is Zero?

Phillip Jones | Posted 04.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Building, Environment, Environmentalism, Zero-Emission, Green Buildings, Green News
Phillip Jones

The downturn in the global economy gives us the opportunity to take note of what can be done to develop a more sustainable design system.

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EPA's New Green Building Report is Really Good, but Stops Short of What it Should Have Been

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 03.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Building, Green Buildings, Nrdc, Epa Report, Epa, Chicago-Illinois, Green News
F. Kaid Benfield

Let's not kid ourselves: "green building" isn't green when the buildings are in the wrong places; "smart growth" isn't smart if it doesn't include sustainable building practices.

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Clinton's President's Day Green Roundtable

Paige Donner | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Paul Hawken, Rep. Laura Richardson, Mariel Hemmingway, Tesla Motors, Jet Hangar 25, Energy Efficient Retrofits, Shangri-La Industries, Miles Cars, Green Building, President Clinton, Rep. Maxine Waters, Eric Garcetti, Marla Dickerson, John Picard, Rep. Brad Sherman, Dave Golonski, Miles Electric Vehicles, Rep. Xavier Becerra, Richard Katz, Bob Foster, Green Ports, Politics News
Paige Donner

Green was definitely the color of the Clinton President's Day Round Table. This was a meeting unlike any other.

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Healthier, Wealthier and Wiser: The Case for Creating Green Schools Now

Matt Petersen | Posted 03.08.2009 | Green

Read More: New Orleans, Los Angeles Unified School District, Green, The Oscars, Music, Infrastructure, Salma Hayek, Edward Norton, Hurricane Katrina, HuffPost Inauguration Ball, Leonardo Dicaprio, Huffington Post, Green Buildings, Celebrities, Gavin Rossdale, California, Toxic, Green Building, Environmentalism, Green Rebuilding, Green Living, Los Angeles, Parties, Rebuilding New Orleans, Sheryl Crow, Toxic Chemicals, Oscar Parties, Education, Health, Environment, Oscars, Schools, Children's Health, Hollywood, Green News
Matt Petersen

As the Congress deliberates the largest stimulus package in history, there is no single better investment that we can make than to help maximize the potential learning and productivity of our children.

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The Lunatics are Running the Asylum

John W. Whitehead | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, Energy, Lead, Department of Veterans Affairs, Congress, Veterans Affairs, Obama Stimulus, Money, Alternative Energy, Economy, Public Health, Green Building, Renewable Energy, Fbi, Smithsonian, Tax Breaks, Green Energy, Energy Policy, Stimulus, Goldman Sachs, U.S. Coast Guard, Obama Stimulus Plan, Mississippi River, Stimulus Package, Colleges, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Economic Stimulus, Department of Energy, Hollywood, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

If Congress have lost sight of what this economic crisis is about and whom the stimulus plan is supposed to be helping, perhaps the following sobering statistics will serve as a reminder.

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Greening Your Religion: Eco-Convents, Eco-Synagogues And Stewardship

nytimes.com | JOSEPH HUFF | Posted 03.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Eco-Synagogue, Religion, Church, Eco-Convent, Green Building, Green Religion, Green Church, New York, Green News

BKSK is no stranger to this field; the firm has also designed a new green building at the Queens Botanical Garden and is drawing up plans for what wil...

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Tattletale House Knows When You're Not Green (And So Do Neighbors)

New York Times | Steven Kurutz | Posted 02.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy Efficiency, Green Insulation, Solar, Green Architecture, Green Building, Green Buildings, Leds, Portland Oregon, Green News

Most homeowners have a general sense of whether or not they are being energy efficient, a hunch confirmed or disproved when the monthly bills arrive. ...

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A Message to Congress: Energy Smart Programs Will Save the Economy

Brian Keane | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment and Government, Energy Efficiency, Congress, Alternative Energy, Green News, Clean Energy, Green Living, Green Energy, Barack Obama, Tom Friedman, Obama Energy Policy, Clean Coal, Obama Green, Tennessee Coal Ash, Nuclear Energy, Green Building, Obama Administration Environmental Policy, Obama Job Creation, TVA Kingston, Obama Green Infrastructure, Obama Environment, Japan Earthquake, Job Creation, Retrofitting Buildings, Green News
Brian Keane

Despite Friday's piece in the Times, there seems to be a growing consensus around Washington that the road to our nation's economic salvation will be ...

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GREEN: Comcast Center: The Tallest Green Building In The U.S.

Huffington Post | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Building, Comcast Center, Comcast, HuffPost Inauguration Ball, Green Architecture, Huffpost Ball, Green News

The Comcast Center in Philadelphia is not only the city's tallest structure, at 975 feet, but also the tallest sustainable building in the country. A...

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Greening Hollywood: Jet Hangar 25 World's First Platinum LEED Certified

Paige Donner | Posted 01.12.2009 | Green

Read More: AV Jet, Energy, Platinum LEED, Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy, John Picard, Private Jet, Green Building, Hangar 25, Burbank Airport, Syngrass, Shangri-La, Van Nuys Airport, Maguire Aviation, Usgbc, Solar Panels, Investment Tax Credit, Greening the White House, ITC's, Federal Tax Credit Incentives, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Green News
Paige Donner

Green building costs less in lifecycle. "Investments can no longer be about a 2-3 year return. We must factor in lifecycle," said Picard.

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Renewable Businesses Bring The Green To Portland

The Wall Street Journal | Maura Webber Sadovi | Posted 01.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Vestas Americas, Wind Energy, Green News, Alternative Energy, Intel, SolarWorld AG, Portland, Green Building, Renewable Energy, Commercial Real Estate, Green Architecture, Nike, First & Main, Portland Oregon, Wind Turbines, Vestas Wind Systems As, Real Estate, Green Policy, Oregon, Green News

Oregon's bid to cash in on its green appeal has given Portland's weakening commercial-real-estate market an early holiday gift. Denmark-based Vestas ...

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Obama, Bring on the Green White House

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 12.27.2008 | Green

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, White House, American Institute of Architects, Obama White House, Environment, Green Building, Obama, Barack Obama, Energy, Energy Efficiency, The U.S. Green Building Council, Green News
Mairi Beautyman

Wouldn't it be nice if President-elect Barack Obama slapped some solar panels and a herbaceous perennial on the roof of the White House?

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Biggest Green Homes In The World: Pretty Counterintuitive

WebEcoist | Posted 12.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Most Expensive Green Homes, Green Architecture, Wealth, Green Building, Biggest Green Homes, Green Living, Real Estate, Green Homes, Green News

The U.K. has the most expensive green home that has ever actually been sold: the Orchid House broke records at �7.2 million, or $14.2 million USD. T...

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Chain Retailers In A Race To Build Green Outlets

New York Times | ANDREW MARTIN | Posted 12.09.2008 | Business

Read More: Mcdonalds, Wal-Mart, Green, Green Building, Chain Retailers, Pizza Fusion, Green Stores, Business News

In new Wal-Mart stores, the baseboards and moldings are made of plastic left over from diaper manufacturing. Chipotle, the burrito chain, has installe...

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Buddhist Temple Built From Beer Bottles

Treehugger | Lloyd Alter | Posted 12.04.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Building, Religion, Buddhist Beer Temple, Green Living, Beer Bottle Temple, Temple Made of Beer Bottles, Buddhist Monks, Green News

Fifty years ago the Heineken Beer company looked at reshaping its beer bottle to be useful as a building block. It never happened, so Buddhist monks f...

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Shouldn't We Be Talkin' Sustainable, Green Mortgages?

Graham Hill | Posted 04.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Building, Green Living, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Green Buildings, Green News
Graham Hill

Mortgages to help buyers take a bit of extra loan money to make energy efficiency improvements to their homes have been around since the Carter Admini...

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What Does Green Mean?

Chicago Reader | Mick Dumke | Posted 11.15.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Manny Flores, Green Iniatives, Chicago City Council, Green Chicago, Mayor Daley, Green Building, Green, Green Development, Green Living, Green Business, Daley Green, Chicago News

Mayor Daley and his top aides--and by extension most aldermen--are big on the idea of making Chicago the greenest city in the country. In fact, some s...

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