May 2010

Vinod Khosla, Silicon Valley’s most prominent ‘green’ venture capitalist, announced Monday that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is joining Khosla Ventures as a senior advisor.

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Green Education Services and AIA|DC announced today that they are launching a new program called GreenEdu Academy, a full-day workshop consisting of five educational sessions for industry professionals interested in learning more about topics on green building and USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design .

OCCIDENTAL Harmony Union School District already a step ahead in the green game recently earned the nations first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum certification for a school district from the United States Green Building Council.

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.

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A 35-year-old Green Bay woman who allegedly drove into an apartment complex and then hid in a nearby building will make her initial court appearance today.

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) awarded the Home Builders Association of Delaware’s Green Building Council as its New Program of the Year. The group, consisting of more than 50 builders, was honored at the 12th Annual NAHB National Green Building Conference in Raleigh, N.C.

CHARLES TOWN – Tari and Keith Janssen are no strangers to the concept of green building. Last year, Tari Janssen said she visited the homes that were included on the tri-county Green Homes Tour in an attempt to get ideas for how to make a new house that she and her husband were planning to build more environmentally friendly. “We’ve been following green and sustainable building,” Tari said.

Sunshine will keep the lights on at Calaveras Countys new courthouse. According to preliminary plans approved this week by the State Public Works Board, the $43.6 million project will qualify for silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, developer of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, rating system.