Just relaunched, GreenBuild365 is the USGBC's online portal to learning all about green building. Courses cover all aspects of LEED: schools, new construction, remodels, LEED for homes, etc...
Judging from the online poll that they are having, most folks are taking these online courses because they are studying for their LEED AP, while environmental interest is coming in second!?
(fig. 1. graph taken from the USGBC website: www.greenbuild365.org)
However, they have courses covering a wide range of green building issues. In total 81 course offerings covering topics such as architectural concrete, … (0 comments)
leed for homes: City of Tallahassee Green Initiatives, Rebates and Incentive Programs
- 06/29/08 01:41 PM
Here in Tallahassee we are lucky to have one the most generous city rebate & incentive programs for building or remodeling green. e.g. if you are building an energy-efficient home and you are interested in getting it ENERGY STAR certified, the city of Tallahassee will pay you up to $1/square foot of conditioned space, up to $2,000 dollars! This not only covers the cost of the certification, but will put money in your pocket! For more information on these and other rebates & home-improvement grants in Tallahassee, go here, or check out the website for Tallahassee's "Go Green" Program. Included … (0 comments)
The latest Green Building Council event is going to be held out at Mike Rogers' Southern Oaks development. This is the location of Tallahassee's first certified green development. If you are in the market to build a new home and are interested in building green this would be a great location to settle down with like-minded folks. If you would like to know more about this development of others like it, please contact me at: (850) 559-4976, or alexmordas@kw.com.
Directions: Take Mahan Dr. east past Cap. Cr., Left on Edenfield, left on Barfield to Southern Oaks.
Alex … (0 comments)
leed for homes: LEED for homes, Florida
- 05/10/08 08:44 AM
LEED for homes, the green home rating system was officially released in January of this year. However, it had been in pilot project for some time. Now fully up and running a few homes are fully certified here in Florida, and many more are currently in the process. For example, K2 Urban Corp in Tallahassee, FL, has a new development (Evening Rose) designed using the concepts of the New Urbanism movement, and requiring all new homes built to be LEED certified. The distinction for the first LEED certified home in Florida goes to Royal Professional Builders of Port St. Lucie, … (4 comments)
For about 4 months now, I have been actively working as a Green Home Certifying Agent with the Florida Green Building Coalition, and have worked on over 100,000 sq. ft. of green buildings in the Tallahassee area. Now, I am really excited to say, if you want to build a LEED for homes green home in the Tallahassee area, myself and one other field agent are now able to provide the field checking, consulting, and assistance with the LEED for homes standards.
This last week we participated in a class at … (2 comments)
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