March 2010

HOUSTON—Texas colleges and universities are increasingly building environmental practices into curriculums, a move officials say is a combination of “good business” and idealism.

Susan BarrKern Valley Sun The Family Life Center in Wofford Heights was a hive of activity Saturday as locals and visitors alike took in the Living Green Expo and various Green Workshops.

New Delhi, March 28 : With Commonwealth Games just six months away, air traffic in the city is going for a face change with the construction of the country’s first ‘green helipad’ at the Commonwealth Games village site in East Delhi.

In keeping with its goal sharing current global trends affecting the construction industry, the 2010 World Building and Construction Exposition (WORLDBEX) will be bringing in international experts Ken Witherell of the US, architects Tai Lee Siang and Timothy Wong of Singapore, and Engineer Sipco de Jonge of the Netherlands to talk about sustainable development, keeping in line with this year’s …

Drexel University Online has added a Graduate Certificate in Sustainability and Green Construction t…

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) – Pre-engineering students at Washington County Technical High School have designed an energy-independent portable classroom that, among other green features, would have a wall of grass.

State Rep. Paul Drucker is working on the approval of his “green schools” bill (House Bill 689), which passed the House of Representatives recently and is now in the State Senate for consideration.

UWCHLAN — Richard J. Hankin prefers the word “sustainable,” not green.

Leech Lake Tribal College has been awarded a 2010 Green Building 101 Technical Assistance Grant of $2,000.

Gurdwara green is slated to be the shade of the new Sikh temple on South George Washington Boulevard. The Guru Nanak Sikh Society has cleared almost all hurdles toward starting construction — including a battle with Sutter County and a hearing at…