Green Buildings

Green Building News - USGBC to Accredit LEED Certifiers - Two Cheers!

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 06.06.2008 | Green


John Tepper Marlin

Last week it went unnoticed in the Mainstream Media, but it was very big green news. The U.S. Green Building Council announced that starting next year it will abandon certifying green buildings to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards.

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

Chris McGowan | Posted 06.05.2008 | Green


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.

Keeping Students Awake ... and More Productive ...

A. Siegel | Posted 04.20.2008 | Living


A. Siegel

Energy savings are not even the tip of the iceberg in real benefits, in measurable impact from "going green".

Take Your Medicine. Now Develop!

Richard Thomas | Posted 12.06.2007 | Business


Richard Thomas

Despite the benefits of development, the truth is that very few projects are approved and most are rejected for unfounded non-economic reasons.

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

Fortune | Marc Gunther | Posted 09.12.2007 | Business


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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