Archive for 'Conservation'
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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President Signs Economic Recovery Bill with Billions for Green Building, Energy Efficiency
Posted on 04. Mar, 2009 by admin.
President Signs Economic Recovery Bill with Billions for Green Building, Energy Efficiency Following weeks of negotiations in Congress and the Administration, and in the face of continuing job losses nationwide, President Obama signed into law on Tuesday a $787 billion economic recovery plan designed to put millions of Americans back to work. Emphasizing investment in [...]
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LEED-A-Palooza led the way in environmental design education last Thursday in the Administrative Building. Eco-friendly construction techniques and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification process were the focus of the conference which was co-sponsored by Clayco Corporation, the company building the new residence hall on Oak Street, and the United States Green [...]
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