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• Daylighting Is Making a Comeback

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 676
  A hundred years ago there were all kinds of sophisticated technologies to manage, direct and control natural light. Cheap electricity made such variable and hard-to-manage sources unnecessary; just throw in a couple of fluorescent fixtures and it didnt matter how far you were from a window. But electricity isnt so ...
  1 week ago

• The Aha! Blooper Reel

  
  Life at HOK — Authority: 134
  Like any cinematic production, our video experiment at Greenbuild ‘09 elicited a fair share of blooper moments . We’ve compiled a few outtakes and humorous quips below. Click here to view the embedded video. Check out a complete selection of Green Aha! moments on  YouTube and  Life at HOK .
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• The Ten Essential Renewable Energy Stories This Week

  
  New articles on eBoom — Authority: 135
  news.JPG Welcome to the end of the work week.  Congratulations, you have successfully navigated through the sticky web of work, yet again.  And, as a reward EnergyBoom has compiled all the best renewable energy and technology stories into one place, so you can ease on into relaxation mode much ...
  2 weeks ago

• Local First Arizona: Shopping Local is Shopping Green

  
  Downtown Phoenix Journal — Authority: 500
  Among the 1,900 booths at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo , one seemed slightly out of place. While most booths were promoting green products and sustainable services, Local First Arizona (LFA) was there promoting local businesses. This had me intrigued, so I asked LFA Director Kimber ...
  2 weeks ago

• Greenbuild 2009: Al Gore, Sheryl Crow & The Importance of Green Building

  
  New articles on eBoom — Authority: 135
  3048768457_e0866be074.jpg If you went to the American Southwest this fall perhaps you got to see Al Gore and Sheryl Crow. But they weren’t the main attractions. Green building took center stage. The former vice-president and the singer/songwriter were on hand this month for the world’s largest ...
  2 weeks ago

• Riding the Phoenix rocket

  
  Downtown Voices Coalition — Authority: 129
  Lloyd Alter writes for TreeHugger, is an Associate Professor at Ryerson University teaching sustainable design, and has written for Azure and Ontario Nature magazines.  He traveled to Phoenix from Toronto to attend Greenbuild 2009.  Click here for his (favorable) observations about Phoenix’s light rail ...
  2 weeks ago

• TreeHugger Reports From Greenbuild 2009

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 733
  Just last week Treehugger joined thousands of designers, builders and architects in Arizona to check out all the latest advances in sustainable building at Greenbuild 2009 . By the time we got to Phoenix, we were 28,000 strong, all standing up and cheering for Al Gore’s speech , a new and different one directed ...
  2 weeks ago

• GEO Power System Preheats and Precools The Air with a Vertical Earth Tube

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 676
  One of the most important components of a tightly sealed house or a super-sealed Passive House is a fresh air system. Often they are heat recovery ventilators, and others have used earth tubes running under the home or in the garden. Japans Geo Power Systems has turned it into a clever system. They call it a ...
  2 weeks ago

• Riding the Phoenix Light Rail System

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 676
  What with its lack of water, dependence on air conditioning and endless sprawl, people like Jim Kunstler dont think Phoenix has much of a future. That doesnt stop the people there from trying to be greener; an example is their great new light rail system, previously coverd by Mike in Video: Phoenixs Brand New Light ...
  2 weeks ago

• Viewpoint: A Desert Shade of Green?

  
  Downtown Voices Coalition — Authority: 129
  [Source: Alec Appelbaum, The Faster Times blog ] – The stubborn fact of urban investment in this century involves density.  We can forget about economic growth outstripping environmental cost if we don’t invest in ways to reward people for living, working and playing close together.  That can mean big ...
  2 weeks ago

• Greenbuild 2009 – The Three P’s in Action

  
  Triple Pundit — Authority: 668
  By Amy BerryI recently returned home from the United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC) 2009 Greenbuild Expo in Phoenix, Arizona. The conference boasted more than 28,000 attendees and more than 1800 exhibitors. Former Vice President Al Gore gave the keynote speech as leaders of the green building world ...
  2 weeks ago

• LEEDing the Way in Downtown Phoenix

  
  Downtown Phoenix Journal — Authority: 500
  Last week’s Greenbuild International Conference and Expo wasn’t all about trade show booths and discussions. On Friday afternoon, conference attendees got out and explored some of the Valley’s green buildings and innovative sites. Of particular interest to DPJ readers was a tour of five urban infill sites in ...
  2 weeks ago

• How Energy Modeling Can Create Model Prisoners & Closing Thoughts on Greenbuild 2009

  
  Greener Buildings — Authority: 500
  The good news: The ultimate environmental footprint of green buildings will become much clearer in the future. The bad news: In the short run, itll be much more complicated -- especially if professionals keep falling prisoner to tools meant to help them.
  2 weeks ago

• How Energy Modeling Can Create Model Prisoners & Closing Thoughts on Greenbuild 2009

  
  GreenBiz.com Green Business News — Authority: 636
  The good news: The ultimate environmental footprint of green buildings will become much clearer in the future. The bad news: In the short run, itll be much more complicated -- especially if professionals keep falling prisoner to tools meant to help them.
  2 weeks ago

• The Local Movement Comes to Forestry

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 676
  In the food world there is the debate between "organic" and "local" and the idea of looking your farmer in the eye. It appears that much the same thing is happening in wood- there is certified FSC lumber, and there is local, sustainably harvested lumber where you look your forester in the eye. There is even a ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Local Movement Comes to Forestry

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 676
  In the food world there is the debate between "organic" and "local" and the idea of looking your farmer in the eye. It appears that much the same thing is happening in wood- there is certified FSC lumber, and there is local, sustainably harvested lumber where you look your forester in the eye. There is even a ...
  2 weeks ago

• UL Environment to Develop Standards for a Range of Green Building Materials

  
  Greener Buildings — Authority: 500
  UL Environment plans to develop sustainability standards for stone, ceramic, clay and glass building materials, as well as glazing materials, windows and their associated hardware and accessories.
  2 weeks ago

• Surprises From Greenbuild (Slideshow)

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 676
  Greenbuild in Phoenix attracted all kinds of people and products, and of course Al Gore always attracts fans and supporters. Quite a few products on the floor didnt have quite enough information or my photography was too lousy to put up an entire post, So we have gathered them together in a slideshow . Read the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Surprises From Greenbuild (Slideshow)

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 676
  Greenbuild in Phoenix attracted all kinds of people and products, and of course Al Gore always attracts fans and supporters. Quite a few products on the floor didnt have quite enough information or my photography was too lousy to put up an entire post, So we have gathered them together in a slideshow . Read the ...
  2 weeks ago

• LEEDing the way in downtown Phoenix

  
  Downtown Voices Coalition — Authority: 129
  [Source: Yuri Artibise, Downtown Phoenix Journal] – Last week’s Greenbuild International Conference and Expo wasn’t all about trade show booths and discussions.  On Friday afternoon, conference attendees got out and explored some of the Valley’s green buildings and innovative sites.  Of particular interest ...
  2 weeks ago

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