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We're Seeing Green

Posted 05.18.2013 | Arts

In case you missed the memo, climate change is happening. Luckily those of us who wish to wise up and cut down on our energy consumption can do so in ...

A Tale of Two Cities: Energy Efficient Buildings in New York and Hong Kong

Barbara A. Finamore | Posted 05.16.2013 | Green
Barbara A. Finamore

Hong Kong has surpassed New York City in several ways, including number of high-rises, population density, and modern, highly-efficient mass transit. Yet there is one area in which Hong Kong is lagging far behind -- cutting the energy use and carbon emissions from buildings.

LOOK: The 21 Greenest Colleges

Posted 04.22.2013 | College

With a nod to Earth Day, the Princeton Review has released its guide to 322 of the greenest colleges in the United States, with help from the Center f...

Green Buildings On The Rise In Persian Gulf States

AP | MICHAEL CASEY | Posted 12.23.2012 | Green

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — With massive steel Sidra trees sprouting from the base of the building and a 9-meter (yard) high sculpture of a spider in the lob...

U.S. Green Building Council Constructs a Greener Future

Cornelius B. Murphy, Jr., Ph.D. | Posted 11.14.2012 | College
Cornelius B. Murphy, Jr., Ph.D.

Studies show that greener buildings mean lower operating costs, and better sales and occupancy rates. It only makes sense to do business this way.

Empire State Building Is Even More Green Than It Thought It'd Be

Reuters | Posted 07.08.2012 | New York

By Nick Zieminski NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) - An upgrade of New York's Empire State Building has reduced the skyscraper's energy use b...

Fine Gardening Lessons for All of Us

Rick Fedrizzi | Posted 06.16.2012 | Green
Rick Fedrizzi

Gardens are far more than a backdrop. They truly are symbols of life's resilience, of hope and possibility, of well-being and connection to something larger, and infinitely more important, than our simple selves.

Top 10 Energy Star Cities

Posted 04.12.2012 | Green

This week, the EPA released its annual list of the 25 American cities with the highest number of Energy Star certified buildings. According to the...

Green Plowshares in the Pacific Northwest

William S. Becker | Posted 05.19.2012 | Green
William S. Becker

Three governors and the Premier of British Columbia announced an action plan to make the Pacific Northwest's homes more energy efficient, its vehicles less dependent on oil, and its communities less vulnerable to the threat of global climate change.

Which States 'LEED' The Way?

Posted 01.25.2012 | Green

Does your state "LEED" the way with green buildings? The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, has released the...

Help This New England Church Become More Efficient

Susanna Murley | Posted 03.07.2012 | Green
Susanna Murley

Recently, a Planet Forward member emailed me to ask how her church should become more energy efficient, especially considering their tight budget.

PHOTOS: Amazing Sky Garden Apartments Unveiled

Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

From Inhabitat: If you've ever wanted to live inside of a pixelated dream world, check out Moshe Safdie's massive residential complex design for Qinh...

PHOTOS: Incredible Bamboo School Built To Resist Tropical Storms

Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

From Inhabitat: When you think about how much sense it makes to build structures out of bamboo - especially in places where the flexible, rapidly ren...

Green News Report: November 23, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: 29 coal m...

Green News Report: November 18, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: BP made '...

Green Schools for Every Child in This Generation

Rick Fedrizzi | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Rick Fedrizzi

Imagine a future where children wake up excited to go to school. Imagine that when they get to school, they are met with clean fresh air, classrooms ...

Greensburg, Kansas: From Green-town to Clean-town

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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Michael DeJong

After a tornado destroyed 95% of the town, Greensburg, Kansas reinvented itself by striving to become the greenest community imaginable.

DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
DK Matai

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Recycled Architecture (PHOTOS, VIDEO): Buildings Made From Found Objects

Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

We at HuffPost Green love finding a creative use for recycled materials, as we highlighted in our junk art and turning trash into crafts slideshows. N...

Empire State Building To Get Energy Saving Windows

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

NEW YORK (Associated Press) -- A California company has been hired to retrofit New York City's Empire State building with 6,500 energy saving windows....

Green Rebuilding In Haiti: USGBC Pledges Help

Mother Nature Network | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

The U.S. Green Building Council, home of the LEED green building rating systems, has announced its commitment to help rebuild Haiti after the country ...

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

Emma Stewart, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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.

Mayor Bloomberg and Speaker Quinn Put NYC at Forefront of Fight Against Climate Change

Peter Lehner | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Peter Lehner

While world leaders gather in Copenhagen to address climate change on a global scale, here at home, New York tackled the number one contributor to its own carbon footprint -- its buildings.

The Greenest Building

Paula Wallace | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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.

Harlem Housing Units To Become First Green Block In America

nydailynews.com | By Alana Casanova | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

From solar panels on the roof to efficient boilers in the basement, a block of Harlem buildings are slated to be retrofitted with new energy-saving ap...