The newly published Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities (IAMU) Office and Training Headquarters is a great example of a municipal building that was built using green principles and is continually monitored for energy use and IEQ. They were ab…
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In addition to clarifying the LEED 25% guideline, Rob Watson also had some interesting points regarding regulations that required LEED certification.*
First, Watson made a great point about governments requiring municipal projects to achieve LEED certification: "As far as municipalities requiring their own buildings to go LEED, that’s an owner decision and no problem. Municipally-funded [...]
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A flurry of legislation requires buildings to report energy usage.
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Last week, at the C40 Large Cities Climate Summit in Seoul, Autodesk, Inc., a world leader in 2D and 3D design and engineering software, announced that it will collaborate with the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) and the Microsoft Corporation, to provide visualization technology for Project Two Degrees. Project Two Degrees is an Internet-based application that provides cities with [...]
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VisionDivision has a very innovative entry in the Design for the Children competition to design a sustainable and culturally responsible pediatric clinic in the hostile environment of the desert of East Africa. Here is what inspired their design:
Says VisionDivision; “When we saw this competition, we felt urged to create a proposal:
Insufficient water is one of [...]
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I have been spending a lot of time recently thinking about two posts I made regarding the LEED 25 percent premise and why this will be problematic for green building mandates. Why did I reconsider these posts? Rob Watson told me I was wrong.
Watson knows LEED better than you and I. He was one [...]
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As readers may know, I am a die hard Kansas Jayhawk basketball fan. Our main rival is the Missouri Tigers. So if I discuss something that originates from Missouri, you better believe that the Missourians have come up with something extraordinary.
U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver has established a plan for an innovative "Green Impact Zone" [...]
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Paul Hawken gave the commencement address for the University of Portland earlier this month, and it’s making the rounds. Deservedly. Its message is as good for the building industry — for anybody living, for that matter — as it was for th…
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The first step toward implementation of a nationwide cap and trade program has occurred. On Thursday, May 21, 2009, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed a comprehensive clean energy bill that includes a strict limit on global warming pollution:
The 33 to 25 vote was a major victory for House Democrats, who had softened and [...]
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