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• VSP Buildings Earn Energy Star from EPA

  
  The Rancho Cordova Post — Authority: 143
  VSP Vision Care has earned a prestigious Energy Star from the Environmental Protection Agency for reducing their energy use by 27 percent.VSP’s headquarters, located in Rancho Cordova, have been LEED Platinum certified and have increased their energy efficiency ranking 2 percent over last year. The headquarters ...
  6 hours ago

• Two more CityCenter structures earn high green ratings

  
  Nevada's Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology - Nevada's Business Starts Here — Authority: 138
  Two more facilities at CityCenter have achieved LEED Gold Certification , MGM Mirage announced today. Mandarin Oriental and Veer Towers have both reached the high environmental standard, bringing the total of LEED Gold certified facilities to six. Others include Crystals retail district, Vdara, ARIA’s hotel ...
  7 hours ago

• ECU seeks LEED certification for its new dining hall building

  
  Green Diary — Authority: 444
  The East Carolina University hopes to do some good to the environment with its new dining hall under construction. The Croatan Building being constructed on the eastern side of the main campus near Brewster and the Rivers buildings is to be the first structure on the campus that will conform to strict green building ...
  18 hours ago

• EarthTalk: Living Buildings Explained

  
  Global Warming is Real — Authority: 470
  EarthTalk ® is a weekly environmental column made available to our readers from the editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Leaders in the emerging Living Building movement define a living building as "a structure that generates all of its own energy with renewable non-toxic resources, captures and treats ...
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• Eco Development at Dockside Green

  
  Green Building : Jetson Green — Authority: 505
  Dockside Green is an award-winning development located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.  Within the 1.3 million square-foot, mixed-use community, all of the buildings, except the restaurant and pub facilities, have committed to obtaining LEED Platinum certification under the applicable Canadian LEED rating ...
  2 days ago

• World’s Tallest Green Building?

  
  Green Options — Authority: 149
  Taiwan’s Taipei 101 was the tallest building in the world from 2004-2007. Now, it is looking to become the world’s tallest GREEN building. The building’s owner, Taipei Financial Center Corp (TFC), is putting in $1.9 million to give this 101-story building a green makeover. Read more of this story »
  2 days ago

• Bausch & Lomb, Franklin Street Attain Energy Efficiency in Buildings

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 635
  Bausch & Lomb’s world headquarters in Rochester, N.Y., has achieved Energy Star status from the EPA.That means the building uses at least 40 percent less energy than a similar building, while releasing 35 percent less carbon into the atmosphere, according to a press release.As part of the application process, ...
  2 days ago

• IES Unique Virtual Environment Energy Modeling Software offers an Easy to Use Interface: buildaroo.com

  
  Revit3D.com - BIMBoom Revitlution — Authority: 483
  IES makes my favorite BIM software. Its amazing what they can do with a Revit model for sustainability calculations. Heres a little more information. Let me know if youd ever like a demo or pricing.  This is truly inspiring software for anyone looking to get into green building design and analysis.  It is even ...
  3 days ago

• The "Glenn Retreat" Project is Under Construction

  
  Image Design, LLC — Authority: 104
  Here is a sneak peak of the new " Glenn Retreat" project which is projected to be a LEED for Homes "Platinum" project. This Passive Solar designed Farm House Style cottage will be built by Doug Wierenga of Lake Home Builders . The perspective above is a southeast 3d perspective created with Google ...
  3 days ago

• Striking ‘Green Gold’ in Las Vegas with LEED Certified CityCenter

  
  TerraCurve.com: Go beyond green. | Responsible travel news, places, people and events. — Authority: 126
  The city’s all-new City Center has finally earned Six LEED Gold Certifications from the U.S. Green Building Council. Opening this December, the development has long-touted its commitment to environmental consciousness through its efforts in energy, materials and waster management; creating a veritable 18 million ...
  4 days ago

• Green Portable Schooling

  
  New articles on eBoom — Authority: 134
  crissy_field_10_2.jpg When determining how to prioritize action using, by definition, limited resources, one criteria should be whether something is "win-win-win," offering benefits across multiple arenas for the same investment dollars. If one of those wins is paying for itself, then the ...
  4 days ago

• Reaching for Sustainability in the Next Real Estate Cycle

  
  Solve Climate: Daily Climate News and Opinion — Authority: 625
  Economists predict the real estate market will begin to rebound sometime in 2010 as the economy turns. However, real estate experts say the next round will look markedly different from the last one, with the industry adopting practices aimed at creating a sustainable marketplace. Unlike the last housing cycle when ...
  5 days ago

• Abby’s Blog: Moving in and new furniture

  
  Green Life Smart Life — Authority: 130
  We moved into our new house yesterday – I was so excited to play in my new room and use my new desk from Circle Furniture .  My brother Max got bunk beds for his room, they are red and he loves them.  Mommy and Daddy are still busy unpacking and cleaning but we are all super happy to be in our new home.  ...
  5 days ago

• Environmentally Responsible Windows Feature Recycled Materials and with SmartSun Glass Offer Energy Efficiency

  
  Green Life Smart Life — Authority: 130
  The Andersen 100 Series WIndowf features environmentally responsible and third-party-certified construction, economical price, and energy-saving performance. Recycled content is an important component in the construction of 100 Series products.  The overall amount of recycled content is certified by Scientific ...
  6 days ago

• Help Build a Stronger Case for Tiny Houses

  
  Tiny House Design — Authority: 425
  The other day I posted a story about Michael Mehta’s small house on Gabriola Island in British Columbia . Michael is currently working on a short article focused on small-scale, sustainable housing for a newspaper article and is hoping to leverage some of the tiny house community’s knowledge and experience. ...
  6 days ago

• Growing Green: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Cleantech Innovation in San Diego

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 703
  cleantech , innovation , renewable energy Robert Noble wrote: [ Editors note: Architect Robert Noble wrote this article with Glenn Croston ] The San Diego area is the home of numerous cleantech businesses that are developing innovative green cars (Aptera, V-Vehicle Co.), developing alternative fuels ...
  1 week ago

• LEED Platinum Ross Street House

  
  Green Building : Jetson Green — Authority: 505
  This is the Ross Street House in Madison, Wisconsin.  Its located just a mile from the University of Wisconsin campus and the first LEED Platinum home in the entire state!  I first noticed the home in an article on Cadalyst , where author Kenneth Wong discussed the use of ArchiCad software to model the home and ...
  1 week ago

• Pizza Fusion is Atlanta’s First LEED Certified Restaurant

  
  Atlanta Real Estate Forum — Authority: 484
  Pizza Fusion, located in the Aramore building on Peachtree, isn’t your typical pizza restaurant. They are not only concerned with serving exceptional quality pizza, but also with being socially, economically and environmentally friendly, which is why they are the first LEED certified restaurant in Atlanta.As you may ...
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• A Look at Green Roofs: DaVinci Roofscapes

  
  Green Life Smart Life — Authority: 130
  DaVinci Roofscapes is famous for their slate and shake tile.  DaVinci Roofscapes began in 1999; they are located in Kansas City, KS.  DaVinci prides itself on being the lead provider of authentic looking and durable synthetic slate and shake tile roofing.  They are maintenance free and backed by a 50 year limited ...
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• Sustainability Lessons Learned Hitchhiking the Real Estate Cosmos

  
  Triple Pundit — Authority: 664
  By Martin MelaverRecently, I’ve been reading with my son The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. We’re at that point in the story when our travelers arrive on the planet of Magrathea. Magrathea, you may recall, made a name for itself millions of years ago by specializing in building designer planets for the ...
  1 week ago

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