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newscaster
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The Marriot Courtyard Hotels get a makeover
Marriott, one of the largest hotel chains in the US, has started down the path to being green.  Every small step this huge...
 
Karl Ramjohn
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[environmental-sustainability] EarthTalk: Living Buildings Explained
EarthTalk® is a weekly environmental column made available to our readers from the editors of E/The Environmental...
 
Tom S
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EarthTalk: Living Buildings Explained
EarthTalk® is a weekly environmental column made available to our readers from the editors of E/The Environmental...
 
Bethesda Bungalows | Green Building
A Whole Lotta Inspections by Everyday Green
What a day! This past Tuesday marked a major milestone for The Incredibly Green Home, as we had a team of four green building pros from Everyday Green perfom multiple inspections. In one 4-hour period, we went through LEED, NAHB, EnergyStar and Indoor...
 
Shannon B
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Nate Kredich With USGBC Discusses Progress of LEED for Home with Kemp Harr from Floor Daily
Nate Kredich, the U.S. Green Building Council’s VP in charge of LEED for Homes, and Kemp Harr from Floor Daily.net...
 
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Certificazione Ambientale LEED e Progettazione Integrata per Edifici Ecologicamente Sostenibili
Dal resoconto di quello che sta succedendo al pianeta negli ultimi anni, è chiaro che è la terra ad appartenere all’uomo e non viceversa. Analizzando il rapporto tra i consumi e le risorse, gli Stati Uniti consumano 5 volte le risorse a disposizione...
 
dev41
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Off the Grid Urban Block for Dallas
Several months ago, we profiled all three finalists in the Re:Vision Dallas competition. The purpose of the competition was to...
3 days ago Jetson Green | Topics: Development, Green..., News
 
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A not so traditional Secret Garden
A secret garden on the rooftop of Minneapolis Target Center, home of NBA Minnesota Timberwolves is making the view from up...
 
Langit
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Port Townsend Modern Green Residence by Lawrence Architecture
Lawrence Architecture designed this modern green residence the a 10 acre heavily-wooded site on the Olympic Peninsula near Port...
 
The Author
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SolarWall Increases PV Efficiency While Passively Heating Building Interior
Conserval's SolarWall does double duty when it comes to harnessing power and heat from the sun.
 
Archithings
Archithings posted a blog entry
Albuquerque’s Green Urban Townhomes Focuses on Your Roof Top Garden Lifestyle
Downtown Albuquerque’s largest urban green development Elements Urban Townhomes has created outdoor living space utilizing...
 
AndreaUrsiniCasalena
AndreaUrsiniCasalena posted a blog entry
Materiali e Prodotti Ecocompatibili: Certificazione e Analisi della Qualità Ambientale dei Materiali da Costruzione
E’ fondamentale analizzare la eco-compatibilità dei materiali e delle tecnologie utilizzate nel progetto riferendole...
 
cooler choice
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Backing for green buildings
There is strong public support for green improvement like district heat, vacuum waste disposal and water harvesting, according...
 
CleanTechies
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Middle East Turning To Alternative Energy
It all sounds very grandiose and really too good to be true, but a number of  Persian Gulf states, including Abu Dhabi, Dubai,...
 
<em>jsmithsca</em>
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EarthTalk®: Living Buidings
EarthTalk®From the Editors of E/The Environmental MagazineDear EarthTalk I recently heard the term “living building.”...
 
dev41
dev41 posted a blog entry
Caulkers Cash, Smaller Homes, Green Building Benefits, + Energy Monitors
Smaller homes are in the ascendant. How to choose energy-efficient windows. Hohm vs. PowerMeter: a side-by-side rundown. A...
 
Archithings
Archithings posted a blog entry
LEED Rated PrecisionCraft Log Home
For Mark and Crystal Ryan, building their dream mountain house was synonymous with building what is commonly referred to as a...
 
newscaster
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Environmentally Responsible Windows Feature Recycled Materials and with SmartSun Glass Offer Energy Efficiency
The Andersen 100 Series WIndowf features environmentally responsible and third-party-certified construction, economical price,...
 
kleeson
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Green Neighborhoods Initiative
The City of South Euclid intends to renovate five to seven houses through its $800,000 Green Neighborhoods Initiative, and will...
 
<em>rescue_green</em>
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2010...San Mateo will require developers to use a minimum amount of environmentally friendly materials. http://bit.ly/1QH4CU #greenbuilding
 
Karl Ramjohn
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[environmental-sustainability] Green Builders' Study Forecasts Job Growth
Building green could add hundreds of billions of dollars to the economy, according to a new report released by the United...
 
EnviroPolitics Editor
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EnviroPolitics Blog: NJ boosts solar energy, green building
Nov 20 2009 - A new program providing rebates for solar panels and related equipment manufactured in New Jersey has been kicked off by the state's Board of Public Utilities (BPU).Also making New Jersey environmental news is a bill scheduled for...
 
EnviroPolitics Editor
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New Jersey boosts solar energy, green building
A new program providing rebates for solar panels and related equipment manufactured in New Jersey has been kicked off by the...
 
newscaster
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A Look at Green Roofs: DaVinci Roofscapes
DaVinci Roofscapes is famous for their slate and shake tile.  DaVinci Roofscapes began in 1999; they are located in Kansas...
 
Mike D
Mike D posted a blog entry
Brighter Planet
Brighter Planet helps people measure, reduce and offset their carbon footprints. They are committed to demonstrating that...
 
Megan Barlow
Megan Barlow posted a blog entry
Detroit – from Industrial Giant to Sustainable Green City?
Detroit – also referred to as “the city in ruins,” is shrinking. Vast areas of land have remained unused and unwanted,...
 
Archithings
Archithings posted a blog entry
Acme Brick to Distribute Green Building Products from VAST Enterprises, LLC
Acme Brick and VAST Enterprises, LLC announced that Acme has agreed to distribute VAST composite masonry products as an...
 
The Author
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Control Your House With Your iPhone! Ok, Just The Thermostat
A new iPhone/iPod Touch app allows homeowners to control their thermostats from anywhere in the world (with an internet...
 
TheWAHM
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Energy Star Program Passes Millionth Home
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a major green home milestone for the Energy Star program by passing the 1...
 
newscaster
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Harmony paint inside the Green Life Smart Life Home.
The Green Life Smart Life home is using Sherwin Williams Harmony paint inside the home; this will help in participating in...
 
dev41
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New Precautionary List Provides Choices to Harmful Building Products
Last week at Greenbuild 2009, Perkins + Will unveiled its new Precautionary List, which tracks 25 of the most common dangerous...
11 days ago Jetson Green | Topics: Green..., Materials, News
 
<em>greenteam5q@...</em>
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Benefits and Importance of Green Home Improvement
Though many of us think that green building and green restoration fundamentally benefit the environment, there's really much...
 
Home Girl
Home Girl posted a blog entry
Signage and Car Parts: Eco Fabulous Berkeley Condo
The first time you drove past this building at 2474 Martin Luther King Junior Way in Berkeley you will, like me, have done a...
11 days ago Home Girl | Topics: Central..., Condos, FSBO, Green...
 
newscaster
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Show Wrap-Up: GreenBuild 2009
Having finally landed in one piece (mostly) on the East Coast after a whirlwind week of traveling to Opportunity Green in Los...
 
Mike D
Mike D posted a blog entry
High-Performance Building Standard
ASHRAE PRESS RELEASEHigh-Performance Building Standard Provides the Foundation for Green Building CodesNovember 12,...
 
CleanTechies
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SolarEdge Is Planning a Revolution — PV Systems To Become More Efficient
GE just invested in them. Now, Guy Sella, founder and CEO of Israeli company SolarEdge, is planning a revolution. Don’t be...
 
Blake
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Beautiful Buildings Made From Whole Trees
According to the Forest Products Laboratory, a whole, unmilled tree can support 50 percent more weight than the largest piece of lumber milled from the same tree. Putting this principle into practice, Whole Tree Architecture is dedicated to building with...
 
dev41
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Gore Galore, Passive House Trend, Sustainable Zoning, + H2O Opportunities
Zoning the sustainable city. Greenbuild's health-based outcome. Al Gore calls for a green building revolution. New report...
 
MAA
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World’s Greenest Homes
This is a video showing one of the world’s greenest homes broadcast by PlanetGreenTV
 
<em>aroundthehousepa</em>
aroundthehousepa posted a blog entry
Protocells: The future of building
Rachel Armstrong describes how new processes of using metabolic materials and new types of materials -- based on living things...
 
newscaster
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Starbucks Continues to Do Good
In my mind, Starbucks has been associated with doing good since the (RED) campaign came out a couple years ago.  Helping other...