26 September 2010 The Emirates Green Building Council, Qatar Green Building Council and Jordan Green Building Council have been discussing methods to strengthen their cooperation in the region with the main objective to promote implementing the principles of Green Buildings and achieve the highest level of Sustainable-Built Environment in the Middle East. We are pleased to announce that the …
Three regional councils promoting sustainable urban structural environment have agreed to form the Middle East Green Building Councils Network.
GREEN PARTNERSHIP: The Tampa Bay Rays join the U.S. Green Building Council and the Pasco Education Foundation to launch one of the nation’s first efforts to transform an existing school — Marlowe Elementary — into a LEED certified building . (Times photo, Brendan Fitterer) BIG MONEY: Hernando schools spend close to $2 million extra to meet state class size requirements . MAJOR CHANGES: Pinellas …
Nearly a year into her new job at the 750-bed University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Md., Denise Choiniere — a registered nurse — is busy ordering new recycling bins for areas under renovation and keeping up the hospital’s
The Tampa Bay Rays and the U.S. Green Building Council’s Gulf Coast Chapter have partnered with the Pasco County Education Foundation on an environmental education project. Kids at an elementary school will be welcoming the Rays with chants of ‘Go Green.’
Researching his latest book, “The World’s Greenest Buildings,” sustainability consultant Jerry Yudelson, author of a dozen green building books, is turning to the design community to research the “best in class” performance of successful green buildings worldwide. Project participants can immediately access an online survey.
Last week, the world’s green building industry came together to highlight the important role that buildings play in mitigating climate change.
Earlier this month many were sad to see the Green Bay Catholic Diocese’s old Chancery go, but now much of the building is getting a second life.
The sixth annual Solar & Green Building Tour will visit seven sites this year, including the green gut rehab of the home at 3404 Talon Court. It’s rated LEED Platinum.
SAN ANGELO – The Texas AgriLife Extension Service office in Tom Green County will conduct a series of four seminars for new small-acreage landowners during October and November. All the seminars will be from 6-9 p.m. at the Tom Green 4-H Building located at 3168 U.S. Highway 67 North. “The group we are targeting is mainly landowners who have purchased rural property for retirement, an …
