Leed Certification

Top 10 Energy Star Cities

Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Energy Star, EPA Energy Star, Epa, Energy Star Cities, Energy Star City Rankings, Green Cities, Video, Energy Star Certified Buildings, Surveyslidepollajax, Green Earth Day, Green-Living, Energy Star Rankings, LEED Certification, Slidepollajax, Green Buildings, Green News

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...

Read Whole Story

A Social Network for Buildings... Honestly?

Karla Zens | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Green Building, Green, LEED Certification, Energy Efficiency, Real Estate, Building, Green Energy, Green News
Karla Zens

Remember having to rely on restaurant recommendations of trusted friends and a handful of professional reviewers in the pre-Yelp and Chowhound world? That's where the building industry is today.

Read Post

If "Corporations Are People, Too [My Friend]," Shouldn't They Behave Ethically?

Peter Smirniotopoulos | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Social Networking, Sustainable Food, Patagonia, Environmentalism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Capitalism, Occupy Movement, Business Ethics, Social Media, Apple, Apple Ipad, Apple Iphone, Corporations Are People, Ethics, Occupy Wall Street, Foxconn, Subaru, Branding, Chipotle, Sustainability, LEED Certification, Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Economic Recovery, China Manufacturing, Business News
Peter Smirniotopoulos

Corporations can take the lead in reforming their policies and practices, and re-positioning their branding accordingly -- thereby elevating the public's perception of their products and services -- as Good Corporate Citizens.

Read Post

Which States 'LEED' The Way?

Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Video, Leed Buildings Top 10 States, Green Construction, Leed, Leed Buildings, LEED Certification Statistics, Leed Top 10, Green-Living, LEED Certified, LEED Certification, Leed Statistics, Green Buildings, Green News

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...

Read Whole Story

Green Building Trends For 2012

Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Green Construction, Video, Green Jobs, Green Technology, Green Building Trends, Green-Living, Green Building, LEED Certification, Green Business, Sustainable Building, Smarter Ideas, Green News

From Earth Advantage Institute: Earth Advantage Institute, a nonprofit green building resource that has certified more than 12,000 homes, announced...

Read Whole Story

Building a More Sustainable Future

Neil Wagner | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Polyethylene, The U.S. Green Building Council, Gypsum, Empire State Building, Gypsum Board, LEED Certification, Climate Change, Drywall, One Bryant Park, U.S. Green Building Council, United States Treasury Building, Global Warming, Rewall, Green News
Neil Wagner

The inspiration for today's comic strip, is an Iowa-based manufacturer using European technology to take the stuff we ate out of yesterday and make the stuff we use to build the stuff we'll live in tomorrow.

Read Post

Are Green Military Buildings Threatened By New Spending Bill?

Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Video, Ndaa Leed Limits, Military, Ndaa Military Buildings Leed, National Defense Authorization Act, Ndaa Provisions Leed, Ndaa, LEED Certified, Ndaa Provisions, LEED Certification, Ndaa Military Buildings, Green News

From EarthTechling's Pete Danko: You can add green building advocates to the list of people who have a gripe with the National Defense Authorizatio...

Read Whole Story

U.S. Treasury Building Goes Green

Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: u.s Government Green Buildings, Video, u.s. Treasury Building Leed, u.s. Government Green Retrofits, LEED Certification, u.s. Government Buildings, u.s. Treasury Leed Certification, U.S Treasury, Green-Technology, Green News

From EarthTechling's Susan DeFreitas: The U.S. Treasury Building dates back to the 19th century and is located right next door to the White House -...

Read Whole Story

Changing The World One Commitment At A Time

Rick Fedrizzi | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Clinton Global Initiative, Green Jobs, The U.S. Green Building Council, Make It Right, Green Building, LEED Certification, Clinton Foundation, Happy Hearts Fund, Petra Nemcova, Project Haiti, U.S. Green Building Council, Rockefeller Foundation, Resiliency, President Clinton, Green News
Rick Fedrizzi

When you walk through the doors of the Clinton Global Initiative, it's like you've landed on another planet where barriers are dissolved, opportunities are seized, and cooperation is prized.

Read Post

PHOTOS: The 'Glass Box House' Could Be Yours For Under $1M

The Huffington Post | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Mile Hi Modern, 1441 S. Clarkson Street, Leed, Denver Real Estate, Modern Denver Homes, Platt Park, LEED Certified, Angelo Marasco, LEED Certification, Nancy Marasco, Denver News

A home in Platt Park known as the Glass Box House is listed on the market for $995,000. Built by LEED-certified architect couple Angelo and wife, ...

Read Whole Story

Village Green: How to Tell if Development Is Good for the Environment

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Suburbs, Environment, Real Estate, Development, Neighborhoods, Leed, Cities, Leed ND, LEED Certification, Leed Neighborhood Developoment, Green News
F. Kaid Benfield

You have probably wondered whether or not a proposal for new development in your community was a good idea. A Citizen's Guide to LEED for Neighborhood Development is a hands-on introduction to just that.

Read Post

When Government and Business Get It Really Right -- Together

Steve Leveen | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Dewey Decimal System, Conscious Capitalism, Perry Branch Library, Dewey-Less Library, White Tank Library, Innovations in Reading Prize, Maricopa County, Libraries, LEED Certification, Books News
Steve Leveen

What Maricopa County librarians heard was that 85 percent of customers arrive at the library with no particular title in mind. They want to browse. Trouble is, the Dewey Decimal System doesn't make browsing that easy.

Read Post

Building Back Better: Joplin and the Case for Adaptation

Susanna Murley | Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: LEED Certification, Greensburg Kansas, Joplin Tornado, Planet Forward, Adaptation, Reconstruction, Green News
Susanna Murley

As long we've been around, humans have blamed someone else -- gods, fates, earth itself -- for natural disasters. But, now that science suggests we have ourselves to blame, how should we react?

Read Post

Denver, Poised For Greatness

The Huffington Post | Andrea Rael | Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Boston, Grand Rapids, Best of Denver, Cities on the Edge Study, Cities on the Edge of Greatness, Edge Shaving Gel, Sperling, San Francsico, Sperling's Best Places, Leed-Certification, Bestplaces, Denver, Denver News

The first annual Cities on the Edge study, commissioned by Edge Shaving gel and Sperling's BestPlaces, listed Denver as the third top U.S. city poised...

Read Whole Story

The Obvious Solutions Newt Gingrich Is Missing

Andy Mannle | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Energy, Environment, Newt Gingrich, Solar Energy, Scientific American, Oil Drilling, Clean Coal, Planyc, American Solutions, William McDonough, LEED Certification, Green Vision, Green Energy, Green Energy Economy, Safe Nuclear Power, Green News
Andy Mannle

Newt Gingrich is an ideas man. He's all about solutions. But by environmental solutions, he means solving problems the fossil fuel industry has with environmental regulation.

Read Post

Fast Food Chains Going Green? Their Efforts May Surprise You

Gay Browne | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Fast Food, Subway, Starbucks, Environment, McDonald's, LEED Certification, Sustainability, Greenopia, Evos, Pizza Fusion, Green News
Gay Browne

Given that the fast food industry is over a $100 billion dollar enterprise, we encourage that when you have to grab a quick bite to eat, do so at a chain that is making a true effort to minimize its impact on the environment.

Read Post

PHOTOS: U2 Guitarist's Malibu Development Stirs Controversy

Huffington Post/AP | NOAKI SCHWARTZ | Posted 05.26.2011

Read More: Leed, The Edge, Slidepollajax, LEED Certification, U2, Malibu Real Estate, Leaves in the Wind, Malibu Development, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES -- When U2 guitarist The Edge announced plans to build a cluster of mansions overlooking the Pacific Ocean, he promised the homes would lo...

Read Whole Story

Denver's Sustainable Future

James Mejia | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: LEED Certification, Sustainability, B-Cycle, Green Jobs, Electric Cars, Denver Mayor's Race, Denver Mayor, Green Energy, Green Energy Economy, Denver News
James Mejia

Sustainability must be at the heart and conscience of all the city of Denver does -- now and in the future. We can no longer afford the days of wanton consumption.

Read Post

Are Designers Neglecting Climate Change in Favor of Holistic Sustainability?

Ben Uyeda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Design, Sustainable Design, LEED Certified, Sustainability, LEED Certification, Climate Change, Green Business, Architecture, Leed, Green News
Ben Uyeda

Is pursuing holistic considerations of sustainability compromising the speed at which the design community addresses carbon emissions and climate change?

Read Post

Crystal Mountain Resort: Skiing for Grownups

Pam Grout | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green, LEED Certification, Betsie River, Michigan, Spa, Crystal Mountain Resort, Skiing, Travel News
Pam Grout

Crystal Mountain Resort and Spa in Thompsonville, Michigan is a not-20something's ski dream come true. But it offers just enough moguls and just enough runs to get in a good heart-pounding.

Read Post

All About LEED

Kaity Tsui | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Urban Green Council, Leed Projects, LEED Certification, New York News
Kaity Tsui

This month, I thought it would be interesting to discuss New York State's growing green building practices with LEED projects popping up all over the ...

Read Post

Buildings Come to Life And The Challenge of Existing Ones

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Living Building Institute, Jonathan-a-Schein, Greenhouse Gases, Omega Center for Sustainable Living, Rhinebeck, Scheinmedia, LEED Certification, Usgbc, Omega Institute, metrogreenbusiness.com, Living Building Challenge, Carbon Neutral, Green News
Jonathan A. Schein

A living building supplies its own energy needs through geothermal and photovoltaic energy and is carbon neutral.

Read Post

How to Green Your Hotel Stay

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Green Seal, Energy Star, Hotels, Green, Tips, Environment, Waste, LEED Certification, Eco, Travel, Pollution, Green Travel, Vacation, Travel News
Avital Binshtock

Vacations can be wonderful -- but some people check out of their eco-values as soon as they check into a hotel. These three tips should help you keep your hotel stay green.

Read Post

Along For The Ride: Miyako Hybrid Hotel

Andrea R. Vaucher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Massage, Torrance, Ganban, Hybrid, Malaysia, Peninsula Hotel, Spa, Sauna, LEED Certification, Miraval, Thai, Japanese Fusion Cuisine, Japapnese, Travel News
Andrea R. Vaucher

The Miyako Hybrid Hotel is a new property that transports a little bit of Japan to Southern California and, in doing so, provides a very refreshing getaway from the quotidian.

Read Post

Verizon's New Green Store? How Smart?

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bank of America Tower, LEED Certification, Usgbc, Douglas Durst, Verizon, Smart Phone, Green News
Jonathan A. Schein

Verizon might be missing the bigger picture. The devices being sold use a whole lot more energy than what is being saved in an energy-efficient retail outlet.

Read Post