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Why U.S. Buildings Are Leaking a Mixture of Money and Carbon (& What Congress Can Do About It)

Emma Stewart, Ph.D. | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Carbon Emissions, Energy Independence and Security Act, Green Building, Green Living, Green Buildings, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Green News
Emma Stewart, Ph.D.

Congress is on the right track in setting higher standards for buildings' energy performance. With the right policy mechanisms, we can have far fewer leaks, and a lot more money in our pockets.

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The Greenest Building

Paula Wallace | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green

Read More: SCAD, Green Architecture, Green Designers, Green Building, Green Living, Savannah College of Art and Design, Green Design, Green Buildings, Green News
Paula Wallace

There's a lot of talk about sustainability these days, and that's a good thing. It's good to grab the low-hanging fruit, like hybrid cars, community gardens, and low-flow plumbing. But real sustainability is systemic and seismic.

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Green Government Is Not a Partisan Issue

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 09.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Sustainability, Leed, Green Energy, New York State, Green Buildings, Governor David Patterson, Green News
Jonathan A. Schein

Politics today is polarized, especially in the federal government. However, what is becoming quite clear is that going green is no longer a fringe or even partisan issue.

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One Stop Shopping for Greening Your Home: Green Depot Has It All

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 09.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Barney's, Economic Downturn, Whole Foods, Building-Projects, Green Jobs, Going Green, Adrien Grenier, Greenwashing Companies, Green, Green Business, Green Energy, Global Economic Crisis, Local Produce, Hgtv, Green Technology, Greenwashing, Asthma, New Business, National Jewish Health, Sarah Beatty, Green Recovery, Green Buildings, Green Construction, Environmental Health, Green Building, Environmentalism, Green Rebuilding, Women in Business, Green Living, Toxic Chemicals, Consumer Trends, Green-Depot, Green News, Toxicity, Green-Trends, Green Cleaning Products, Home Construction, Buying Power, Green Cleaning, Allergies, Green News
Marissa Bronfman

Find out how Sarah Beatty, a determined new green business woman, has earned Green Depot's moniker as America's leading one-stop shop for building solutions.

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Empire State Building Goes Green For $120 Million, Other Famous Buildings Following Suit

AP | CHRIS KAHN | Posted 08.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Green Restoration, Greening Empire State Building, Green Energy, Green Buildings, Empire State Building, New York News

NEW YORK — When owners of the Empire State Building decided to blanket its towering facade this year with thousands of insulating windows, they ...

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From Tallest to Most Efficient

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 07.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Business News, Sustainability, Sears Tower, Leed, Green Buildings, Chicago, Green News
Jonathan A. Schein

The owners of the Sears Tower have announced plans to upgrade the building for sustainability, which will make it the tallest building in the western hemisphere to undergo such an overhaul to date.

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MIT Developing Concrete That Lasts for 16,000 Years

inhabitat.com | Posted 07.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Mit, Carbon Emissions, Civil Engineers, Green, Environment, Green Building, Green Living, Green Buildings, Concrete, Green News

The use of this new ultra high density concrete will have enormous environmental implications, given its ability to deliver lighter, stronger structur...

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How Governments Should Fund Retrofits

Ron Dembo | Posted 07.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Zerofootprint Retrofit Government, Green Living, Green Buildings, Global Warming, Green News
Ron Dembo

It is clear that if we are to tackle global warming at all we will have to find a way to retrofit entire cities.

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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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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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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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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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The Man from Greensboro and His Super Green Hotel

Bill Chameides | Posted 12.26.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Proximity Hotel, Co2 Emissions, Energy Efficiency, The U.S. Green Building Council, Dennis Quaintance, Green Buildings, LEED Certified Buildings, Green Living, Green News
Bill Chameides

Been to any LEED Platinum hotels lately? Probably not, unless you've been to the Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina -- it's the first and only one of its kind.

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Greening Hollywood: Democratizing Sustainability

Paige Donner | Posted 12.20.2008 | Green

Read More: Michael Besancon, Whole Foods, Democratizing Sustainability, Wal-Mart, Patagonia, Business, Fortune Magazine, Barack Obama, Greening Hollywood, Charles Zimmerman, Ucla, Rick Ridgeway, Environment, Sustainability, Green Economy, Solar Roofs, Green Buildings, Government Regulation, Green Roofs, Sustainable Packaging, Green News
Paige Donner

I'll 'fess up. "Democratizing sustainability," is not a phrase I coined nor one I've even used before.

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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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Chicago--The City With the Most Green Seal Certified Hotels in the U.S.

Stefanie Michaels | Posted 11.17.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Green Seal Certification, Adventure Girl, Hilton Chicago, Hyatt Regency, Peninsula Hotel, Environmental Energy and Design, LEED Certification, Green Hotels Chicago, InterContinental Chicago, Green Buildings, U.S. Green Building Council, Drake Hotel Chicago, Chicago News
Stefanie Michaels

These hotels are making a tremendous contribution toward the city's recently launched Chicago Climate Action Plan.

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The Twilight of the Utility Bill?

Carl Pope | Posted 10.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Building, Renewable Energy, Energy, Green Buildings, Carbon Footprint, Jerry Brown, Green News
Carl Pope

The 2030 dream of buildings that are energy self-sufficient and emit zero carbon came a big step closer in the past few weeks.

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Memo to Obama or McCain: Pick Amory Lovins As Energy Czar

Chris McGowan | Posted 06.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy Czar, Green Business, Green Living, Energy Policy, Oil Addiction, Energy Efficiency, Natural Capitalism, Barack Obama, Amory Lovins, Greenhouse Gases, Rocky Mountain Institute, Secretary of Energy, Green Buildings, Global Warming, John McCain, Oil Dependence, Hypercar, Green News
Chris McGowan

Energy guru Amory Lovins has the know-how to strengthen our economy and also spread vital energy-efficiency technologies to other countries. And that just might save the planet.

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Goldman Sachs Leads Charge Among Banks For Building "Green" Offices

Fortune | Marc Gunther | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Sustainable Buildings, Green Buildings, Business News

Waterless urinals! Plants on the roof! Recycled carpets! Since the first U.S. building was formally certified as good for the planet in 2000, "green" ...

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