Tag: green building
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5 Inexpensive Ways to Start Your Eco Friendly Home
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A Renewed Commitment to Buildings and their Social Benefits
Maggie Comstock Policy Analyst U.S. Green Building Council As the dust settles from Rio+20, I finally have a moment to reflect upon the outcomes of the historic Earth Summit Conference. The non-committal nature of the Rio text was a surprise to no one…
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Two Billion or Bust: LEED Square Footage Tips the Scales
Brendan Owens, LEED AP, P.E. Vice President, LEED Technical Development U.S. Green Building Council Ever been to New York, NY? Picture the island of Manhattan in your mind (or Google’s). Now multiply that by three. Or, picture the entire District of…
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Meet The Non-Profit Behind Detroit’s Unlikely Revival
Midtown Detroit, Inc., is the non-profit that has brought greenways, community gardens, rehabilitated housing, and now, even a Whole Foods to Detroit’s Midtown. Thank you for your interest in this story. To read the rest of it, please visit EarthTechl…
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Cali To Improve Nonresidential Building Efficiencies By 30%
The California Energy Commission has approved a new set of standards for nonresidential buildings that are 30 percent more efficient than their predecessors. Thank you for your interest in this story. To read the rest of it, please visit EarthTechling…