San Rafael meeting to highlight green building ordinance
Building designers, contractors and Realtors take note: property in San Rafael is about to go green.
May 2010
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Wind Farm Approved at Cape Cod
WASHINGTON – A $900 million, 130-turbine wind farm planned for a site just off the coast of Cape Cod in the Nantucket Sound received final approval from the federal government, opening the door to building the nation’s first offshore wind farm and marking the end of a nine-year struggle to approve the project.
The Cape Wind project has undergone a comprehensive review by 17 federal and state agencies over the past eight years, and opposition from legislators, residents of Cape and islands, and other critics.
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Green Construction and Design Highlights
• Douglas Fir beams salvaged from the demolished Tacoma Municipal Dock were used for ceilings and walls. Benches were made from reclaimed granite sidewalk curbs.
Read More How green is your business?
When Fuchs Mizrachi School decided to construct a new campus in Beachwood, they wanted it to be green encompassing environmentally friendly building materials, efficient energy sources, and respect for the natural habitat.
Innovation Only the First Step to Building a Green Business
“Everything’s up for reinvention,” according to keynote speaker Kevin Surace, CEO of Serious Materials . Surace spoke to more than 250 building operations executives at the Sustainable Operations Summit in San Antonio, Texas.
Abu Dhabis new building codes outlined at summit
ABU DHABI – The Department of Municipal Affairs (DMA) on Monday outlined the new building codes that will be introduced in the emirate during a keynote address at the Green Building Summit in Abu Dhabi.
Learning Opportunity
About a year ago, I toured a green school that had just reopened after a major renovation. 
A historic preservation project, the building had been restored to its original beauty and a variety of high-performance systems and technologies were incorporated.
Read More Green building codes move forward
After almost a decade of leading the way in green building standards, the Town of Telluride is taking another step forward in updating its standards.
Q&A: Integrated Solar
Marty Low is CEO of SRS Energy, a Philadelphia-based developer of integrated solar roofing products that provide renewable energy while 
serving the structure functionally and aesthetically.
The company’s Sole Power tile is designed to blend with several styles of the US Tile Co.’s clay roofing tiles, eliminating the need for obtrusive solar arrays.
Read More New green-roof housing development soaks up the sun
A new addition to the Melrose Commons community has just opened, and any green geek would be pleased with the buildings sustainability efforts. The new housing development has 12 stories and at its highest roof features solar panels that save power and energy, converting the suns rays to…