ICC, ASHRAE, USGBC and IES Announce Nation’s First Set of Model Codes and Standards for Green Building in the U.S. (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
First of its kind collaboration designed to boost critical green building practices across the country
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Calif. Introduces Mandatory Green Building Code
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is the first state to introduce mandatory green building standards after a new policy was created to achieve a statewide goal of 33 percent renewable energy use by 2020 and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption, and water use.
First Assembly building to go green (The Hindu)
CHENNAI: The new Assembly building has become the first Assembly building in the world to be designed and constructed as a green building, the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has certified.
Building green often ‘a matter of efficiency’ (The Daily Record)
As CEO of Bridge Private Lending, David Borinsky’s goal is to build affordable housing in metro Baltimore. To accomplish that he sees the adopting of green building practices as crucial. When Borinsky started Bridge in 2006, though, he wasn’t thinking green. But, after reading about zero net energy buildings — those that generate as much energy […]
Green building conference (News 10 Now Syracuse)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It was green thinking at the Oncenter Friday. The eighth annual Green Building Conference is underway and it features experts on home design, sustainability and workplace safety.
ICC, ASHRAE, USGBC and IES Announce Nation’s First Set of Model Codes and Standards for Green Building in the U.S. (American National Standards Institute)
The IGCC represents the merger of two national efforts to develop adoptable and enforceable green building codes.
Green building to come at City Beautiful (New Kerala)
Chandigarh, Mar 12 : The City Beautiful would soon have a green and intelligent building, first-of-its-kind in the region.
Longwood mulls breaks for green builders (Orlando Sentinel)
LONGWOOD — Attention, builders: An environmentally conscious site plan could mean faster permitting and reduced fees from Longwood. This month, the City Commission decided to move toward a green-building program that would reward builders who use water and energy efficiently and take other measures to tread lightly on the earth. An ordinance, scheduled for review by the city’s land planning …
Iowa City Fire Station Receives Green Award (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)
IOWA CITY – Iowa City’s reconstructed Fire Station No. 2 has been recognized for being environmentally friendly. The project has been awarded LEED Gold status by the U.S. Green Building Council, the city announced Friday.
EIA Teams Up with the Green Living Center to Bring Quality Construction Products and Education to the Public (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—-As more people become interested in the health of their indoor environments and the overall cost savings of green building, the Environmental Institute of America Inc. and the The Green Living Center have announced a partnership to meet the growing environmental and educational needs of the public.