New homes, condos should be more green
Even though Toronto has set green building standards, more effort needed to build homes that produce as much energy as they consume
April 2010
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Newest Lake County building has green palette
Sod is planted close to the building, but much of the area surrounding Lake County’s new permitting facility in Libertyville is less manicured by design.
Distinctly Green: Cardboard building kits fun for kids, safe for environment
Martina McConnon was looking for toys that were creative and that could be recycled. She found them in her native Germany and, in 2008, she founded Creative Toy Shop and began selling them in the U.S. The toys are cardboard building kits from which children can build anything from a dinosaur to a spaceship. Creative Toy Shop also sells eco-friendly paint for decorating the cardboard structures.
Leading US renewable energy scientist to speak at Green Building Forum
10 April 2010 A leading US renewable energy scientist will speak at the Green Building Forum in Bahrain next month as part of campaign to encourage technology transfer in the Middle East in the area of photovoltaic and nano-development.
Film to show ways of building green
OurCommonWealth will present ‘Building Green,’ part of its Imagine Frederick film series at 7 p m Tuesday at the Maryland Ensemble Theater, 31 W Patrick St
Arbitrary definition of ‘green‘ building a worry
A while ago, I lamented the definition of what “green” building practices actually are. At the time, I was concerned that I would be considered more of a curmudgeon than I already am. Well, it
The Twins’ Target Field Scores as a Green Building All-Star
MINNEAPOLIS, MN Target Field , the Minnesota Twins ‘ new $545 million ballpark, has earned LEED-Silver certification, becoming the second Major League Baseball stadium to pass muster under the standards set by the U.S. Green Building Council.
S.F., L.A. Top Green Commercial Building Lists
SAN FRANCISCO — In a listing of top U.S. cities for green commercial development and commercial energy saving initiatives, San Francisco ranked highest as having the best green office market conditions, according to the first-ever Green Building Opportunity Index.
In a second study of the efficiency of some of the nation’s greenest commercial buildings, produced by the EPA, San Francisco ranked third, dropping one spot from last year’s report.
Read More New Green Building Code Introduced
WASHINGTON – The nation’s leading organizations in building-code development and energy and lighting engineering announced the launch of the first nationwide standard set of green building codes, the International Green Construction Code Public Version 1.0.
The green building code system, which conforms to existing International Code Council codes, was designed to give professionals in the construction industry a standard method of developing high-performance green commercial buildings.
IGCC Public Version 1.
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