Misc

CONSTRUCTION work has begun on a multi-million dollar government services building in the heart of Dandenong.

The military has gone green with energy- and water-efficiencygoals so aggressive that they’d make any environmentalist go, well,green with envy.

JACKSON â” The Northampton County Board of Commissioners lowered the amount it will spend on a new Department of Social Services Building to meet the money it has in grants and loans to pay for the project â” $7.7 million.

GRANITE FALLS — The ShopGirls, as they call themselves, wanted a name that had some heft. Neither Gertrude, Betsy nor Edna was substantial enough. For the nine Granite Falls High School students, the forest green and hot pink car they designed, engineered and built from scratch needed a bold name.

Lafayette’s Green Goose Homes has only been around for about five weeks, but owner Grant Giese said he’s already about to break ground on his first green home.

The Government will this week commit to its first deliberate direct involvement in state banking since the 1970s when the Chancellor launches a “green investment bank” to channel cash towards environmental projects.

THE words “eco-friendly” and “state-of-the-art technology” may sound contradictory when said in the same breath but certainly not when describing GTower, which comprises offices, a hotel and a club, in the heart of Kuala Lumpur’s central business district.

Theres plenty for voters to consider when it comes to Aprils $16.7 million Green Bay School District referendum.

The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), the leading international trade association for the American hardwood industry, is set to discuss key updates on wood product certification and the green building movement at the upcoming ‘Dubai WoodShow 2010’, the Middle East’s only wood-focused exhibition of its kind.

Few manufacturers have taken such strides toward being green as the makers of plywood. Although it is still created much as it was 60 years ago, some modern plywood can almost be considered natural. Eco-friendly plywood in particular is usually made of layers…