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• Global Green Sustainable Design Awards Toasts Cooper Union, PG&E, Sebastian Copeland and More

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 722
  Global Green Award Winners: Dr. George Campbell Jr., Mindy Lubber, Peter Darbee, Matt Petersen, Bonnie Reiss, and Sebastian Copeland "Mr. Obama -- Tear down this carbon!" news presenter Miles OBrien demanded in his speech at the Global Green Sustainable Design Awards last night in New York City, before an audience of ...
  7 hours ago

• Rebuilding a Green New Orleans: An Interview with Matt Peterson, President of Global Green USA

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 722
  "This wasnt just folks with a bunch of good ideas and a Hollywood star" Global Green USA, a charity founded in 1993 by Mikhail Gorbachev , may be best known for its initiatives with celebrities like Leonardo di Caprio . But far from the glare of Hollywood, the group ... Read the full story on TreeHugger
  10 hours ago

• The Best of Fast Company: BPs Bid to Move Beyond Petroleum, Growing Algae in Abandoned Mines, and a Green Makeover for the Humvee

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 722
  This week at Fast Company, we looked at BPs move into next-generation biofuels, a plan to grow algae quickly and efficiently in abandoned mines, EnerDels hybrid makeover of the Humvee, and the worlds tallest green building.BP has long used the tagline "Beyond Petroleum." Now that the oil company is betting big on ...
  12 hours ago

• LinkedIn For Green Building News

  
  Norsteel — Authority: 118
  Last week we discussed the merits of utilizing LinkedIn as a valuable resource for workplace safety information, tips, and news. This week, we would like to continue along the LinkedIn theme and mention that it is also a valuable source of information for those in the green construction industry. To begin with ...
  4 days ago

• India, EU lead the week’s agribusiness investments

  
  Cleantech Group - Latest clean technology news — Authority: 572
  Agriculture’s funding streak continues with five deals, including a $365M acquisition. Details of this, plus 31 deals we spotted in the past seven days.
  5 days ago

• The present and future of green building

  
  YoChicago — Authority: 144
  During the media tour of the Winthrop Club in Evanston, the topic of green construction and LEED certification came up over and over again. I talked to Winthrop Properties principals Bob Horner and Ibrahim Shihadeh and FitzGerald Associates principal Michael DeRouin throughout my visit about their decision to ...
  1 week ago

• CalStar gives sneak peek of low-carbon brick factory

  
  Cleantech Group - Latest clean technology news — Authority: 572
  Californian startup is one of 11 new companies the Cleantech Group spotted in the past week looking to raise money. Details in the Pitch o’ the week.
  2 weeks ago

• Study Connects Project Delivery Methods/Sustainability Goals

  
  Facility Blog — Authority: 132
  The first comprehensive study to explore the impact of project delivery methods and procurement procedures on achieving sustainable design and construction goals was released earlier this month. by HeidiTFM
  2 weeks ago

• JCB Tough Phone and Samsung M110 Solid - Two Robust, Splash, Dust and Shock Proof Phones By Susan Hargreaves

  
  e-Guru.org — Authority: 148
  It has been a long time since mobile phones catered for an individual industry with the last so called ‘work’ phone by Siemens being discontinued over 5 years ago, but two new devices are bucking the trend for smaller, lighter, more advanced and feature packed mobile phone demand - introducing the JCB Tough Phone ...
  2 weeks ago

• Beer vat flooring and more from the Green Bungalow Expo

  
  YoChicago — Authority: 144
  Over the weekend I ventured over to the Merchandise Mart to explore the 2009 Historic Chicago Bungalow and Green Home Expo , and I wasn’t alone. More than 8,000 people attended the event, according to its coordinators. In this video, I interview a few vendors I found interesting: DNR Construction , Plain and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Solar picks up steam in humdrum week of deals

  
  Cleantech Group - Latest clean technology news — Authority: 572
  Billionaire George Soros pledges $1 billion to clean energy tech in a quieter than average venture capital and private equity week. Details of this and 19 cleantech deals in the past seven days.
  3 weeks ago

• What is the Green Stuff Construction Workers Spray on Newly Developed Areas?

  
  Green Gardenista — Authority: 408
  What Is That Green Stuff? Through several phases of new construction, it becomes necessary for the development crews to apply what is known as “ Green Tac ” or “ Hydroseed ” to the mounds and hills that they create. During construction, all the soil movement necessary in creating level roadways ...
  3 weeks ago

• Obama Seeks Green Certification For White House

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 622
  seansies photostream (creative commons) The White House has been looking quite green since Obama took office with the addition of an organic garden and playground made from recycled materials. Now the President plans to go further by seeking LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. I really ...
  8 weeks ago

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