us green building council: Green building to the rescue - 07/01/08 10:43 PM
A lot of exhaustive debate is going on around the country about how to start resolving our worsening energy crisis. Well, that's good. In reality, though, this same topic has been discussed in U.S. Congress, college campuses, energy conventions, just about everywhere really, for a couple of decades now and nothing … (6 comments)
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us green building council: CityCenter resort finally gets a name - 05/22/08 10:32 PM
MGM Mirage's CityCenter is currently regarded as the biggest privately-financed real estate project in the U.S. It consists of many components large and small, okay mostly large, and they each have been given names long ago. Except one. And it happens to be the main attraction of the entire development sitting … (2 comments)
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us green building council: The Palazzo Las Vegas is LEED - 04/14/08 06:57 PM
The Palazzo resort, a recently-opened Las Vegas Sands creation on the Strip, is much more than a deluxe all-suite hotel tower, large casino, upscale shops and several gourmet dining spots under one roof. A few know that it is also in the forefront of eco-friendly design not only in town but … (4 comments)
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us green building council: Green building product awards, part II - 07/06/07 11:31 PM
Nearly a month ago I wrote a blog about a few products the BuildingGreen, Inc. gave awards for at a U.S. Green Building Council's conference last winter. This is a follow-up to that post, highlighting three more inventions that earned recognition during the convention and merit a discussion here.
Delta Faucet Co. has manufactured … (5 comments)
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us green building council: High Performance Redevelopment Conference - 05/23/07 04:55 PM
Hi everyone,
I wanted to post a heads up to those in the New Jersey metro area. On Froday June 9th there will be a very in depth conference on sustainable living and green building sponsored by the NJ league of municipalities and the US Green Building Council NJ Chapter. … (2 comments)
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us green building council: Nevada green building setback - 05/03/07 02:47 PM
Just two years ago Nevada elevated itself to the national forefront of green housing legislation. It enacted a much-admired law that offered businesses 30 to 50 percent tax reduction for up to 10 years for constructing environmentally sound buildings. Now the law has been suspended. And we are asking, why? The … (3 comments)
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us green building council: U.S. Green Building Council's new program - 05/02/07 12:46 PM
The new initiative is called Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Neighborhoods, or LEED-ND. It's actually the first time the Council is working on a program with outside participants, who in this case are the Congress for the New Urbanism and the National Resources Defense. There is something else new. … (6 comments)
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us green building council: Housing sector key in energy conservation. - 04/25/07 04:46 PM
UNEP, United Nations Environment Program, sponsors the Sustainable Building and Construction Initiative, or SBCI, that recently issued an eye-opening report about global warming and what role the building industry plays in it. The sector alone accounts for 30-40% of global energy use, a significant amount. It should also be mentioned that the … (10 comments)
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us green building council: Vegas high-rise condos seek LEED certification. - 04/07/07 05:08 PM
LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. It's a Green Building Rating System designed by the U.S. Green Building Council, a nationally recognized benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. Okay, that very official-sounding part is out of the way now. For more specifics from the Council, click … (1 comments)
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us green building council: Tivoli NY Might Have The Greenest House In The Eastern USA - 11/21/06 10:13 PM
A few years ago I listed a 50+ acre parcel. Selling this was challenging because most of the road frontage was wetland. If you could get beyond the wetland you would discover a beautiful parcel with many possibilities. Along came an organization called Common Fire. One of the founders, Jeff Golden, made … (1 comments)
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