As previously blogged in “The Greening of the Multifamily Housing Industry: Which Shade Looks Best” we find ourselves presented with another new green certification program. SERF, or Society of Environmentally Responsible Facilities, and has started with buildings in the Midwest and plans to work its way across the country. Launched in October 2010, the program [...]
Continue Reading
The Texas Green Home Summit will once again offer relevant and practical solutions from leading national and regional experts representing all sectors of the residential housing industry. With almost 100,000 square feet of meeting and exhibit space, the building’s unique architecture, vertical design, and interior finishes create a new niche in the marketplace. And the [...]
Continue Reading
Think the trend of businesses making green office renovations is just a passing fad? Not according to the latest issue of EL Insights, which reports that the U.S. green building market value will balloon from $71.1 billion now to $173 billion by 2015. Commercial green building is expected to grow by 18.1% annually during the [...]
Continue Reading
Urban Re:Vision is an organization that was founded in 2007 to remove the barriers in building a truly sustainable block. With the Central Dallas Community Development Corporation, Urban Re:Vision set up an international competition to build a sustainable multi-use site on a 2.5 acre site across from the Dallas City Hall. The requirements were a [...]
Continue Reading
Honeywell and Windtronics have developed a new rooftop mounted wind turbine for residential use. This small wind turbine can be mounted on the roof or on a pole. The turbine will generate power in as little as 2 mph or up to 42 mph of wind. The company placed the magnets at the tips of [...]
Continue Reading
March 15th, marked the official release of the International Green Construction Code (IGCC). This is the United State’s first drafting of model codes, standards for constructing green and high performance buildings. The IGCC is sponsored by the International Code Council (ICC); the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE); the U.S. Green [...]
Continue Reading
Barnably Gunning Architects have made a life size house made entirely of Lego. It is a two-story, single family home and features the standard amenities, like beds, windows and working bathrooms all made of Lego bricks. Using software called Luxology, they were able to model and visualize the home before being built. The actual construction [...]
Continue Reading
-
Edward Yost: Keller, My partner Rick Carrell mentioned that he...
-
Bill Jensen: Thanks for the update. If we can help through the...
-
realbench: Hopefully the changes will forster economic growth...
-
-
cna training: Great information! I’ve been looking for something...
