MLGW tries to get more people interested in eco-friendly homes. by Bianca Phillips Not only does Memphis top lists of the fattest cities, its residents are also some of the worst energy hogs in the country. “The average household energy usage in Shelby County is higher than the U.S. average,” MLGW EcoBUILD inspector Kieth Kulow said at a green building seminar at Bridges last week. [ Read more …
When Charles Fox visited Haiti in June just six months after a devastating earthquake he was struck by Haitians belief that they would rise from the rubble a stronger country. Fox, founder of a new local company called Pacific Green Innovations, shares this conviction. He …
Green Monster helps homeowners enter the first – and often intimidating – stage of going green.
RISMEDIA, August 12, 2010Green building. What began as a buzzword a few years ago has transformed todays real estate industry. This month, we talk with Al Medina, director of NARs Green Designation, a groundbreaking educational program that provides vital
Photo By ADAM NORTHAM Citizens pause on the front steps of the Lincoln County-Brookhaven Government Complex Tuesday morning. The entire building will soon be reworked and rewired for the installation of energy-efficient mechanisms expected to save almost 15 percent on annual utility costs.
Right now its a shell of a building. But even at this stage its skeletal frame with widely spaced multi-colored diagonal sheathing is visual eye candy for those of us accustomed to traditional building.
There is some exciting albeit hush-hush initiatives going on with Turtle Clan Environment Testing Inc. these days. The green company is currently in negotiations with a couple of Native American communities on both sides of the border, in eastern Canada and northeast U.S. One project involves constructing relief shelters from agri-board (a straw based building material) and the other involves …
With anything green being the buzz word du jour, its not easy figuring out what the real deal is. This seems particularly true with green jobs where the promise of employment (getting a job, keeping a job) can overwhelm common sense.
Youre invited to attend one or both of the training sessions on the new California Green Building Code being offered locally by Plan It Green.
