The European Union has been working with China to build a new “green great wall” to enhance the lives of many Chinese. Recently the seven-year EU-China Natural Forest Management Project (NFMP) has come to an end, and China is determined to put more efforts into expanding forests. Natural forests make up 70 percent of the forested area in China and are a major source of wood and non-wood forest …
From USA TODAY’s Airport Check-in column: Oakland International’s Terminal 2 has been awarded LEED Silver Certification by the U.S. Green Building …
Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem says it is considering building a second plant to manufacture polyethyelene from renewable resources, depending on the success of the first plant which is due to start up in October this year.
31 March 2010 Bahrain’s Minister of Housing, HE Shaikh Ibrahim bin Khalifa Al Khalifa will patronise the first Green Building Forum, to be held at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) on 5 May 2010.
“The Green Beijing Action Plan (2010-2012)” is underway. Beijing plans to use three years to building the three major systems, including green production, green consumption and green environment. The city will carry out nine projects in areas of energy, construction, transportation, and it will improve 10 essential mechanisms, including the standard of access, price regulation, taxation of …
The leader in online education lands squarely on the green with its 80th green building course, which explores the use of light gauge metal components for framing. (PRWeb Mar 31, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3805224.htm
The leader in online education lands squarely on the green with its 80th green building course, which explores the use of light gauge metal components for framing.
The city Planning Commission approved plans to demolish the DeSoto Building of the former Children’s Hospital in Oakland, and Allegheny County’s plans to install a green roof.
Mayor Jim Schmitt touted eight big projects totaling $100 million with the potential to create a thousand jobs.
The city of Columbia on Tuesday announced the Green Building Incentive Program, paid for with federal stimulus money, that provides financial incentives to those who construct buildings to green building program standards.
