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Archive for November, 2008
Eco Timber Offers Comprehensive Online Green Flooring Guide
Can your hardwood floors contribute to global warming? Which hardwoods are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council? Are some types of bamboo greener than others? Eco Timber’s Eco-Friendly Flooring Guide is a valuable source for information on sustainable hardwood flooring and a must read for any green builder. The Richmond, California based company has promoted [...]
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BuildingGreen Bulletin: Changing Behavior — December EBN
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GreenBuild Recap Part II: New LEED AP Program Announced
One of the most significant announcements coming out of GreenBuild was the unveiling of the revamped LEED Accredited Professional (AP) program. Or should I say, programs?
There will now be four levels of LEED accreditation:
(1) LEED Green Associate
(2) LEED Accredited Professional
(3) LEED AP Fellow; and
(4) Legacy LEED AP
Additionally, a timeline for [...]
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Other’s efforts to bring clarity to product certifications
I promised participants at my GreenBuild session (Nutrition Labels for Products: Taking control of deciding what is green for you) a list of the efforts to bring clarity – through summaries, comparison tables, databases, whatnot – to the plethora o…
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Private sector leads reconstruction
A movement is afoot in New Orleans to build residences that will stand up to both natural disasters and climate change.
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How To Build A Carbon Neutral Home
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Is it possible to build a carbon neutral home? Apparently so says the Australian Home Lifestyle TV show. Watch this segment about green building construction.
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Address Climate Change With These Tips
Building Design and Construction recently published a white paper on the effects of green building on climate change. Included in the paper were 22 specific action items that building designers can put into action today to address climate change.
Here are a few of them:
1. Write out your firm’s position and actions on climate change and [...]
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An Alternative to Throw-Away Furniture
Since the Arts and Crafts Movement of the late 1800’s, there has been an uneasy relationship between good design and mass-production. In recent years, another concern has crept into the dialogue: sustainability. And for most buyers, inexpensive, easily-obtained — and disposable — furniture seems to carry the day.
But Seattle-based furniture design company Meyer Wells is [...]
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Homebuilder’s Day speakers’ critique—”Not so much a system as a bad habit”
Greenbuild 2008 included the first ever Green Homebuilder’s Day, a conference within the much larger overall conference. Homebuilder’s Day welcomed old hands and newcomers to the field of green building, and the sessions were full. BuildingGreen orga…
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