SAN FRANCISCO — The Greenbuild International Conference and Expo presented by the U.S. Green Building Council, was a booming success in San Francisco, Calif. last week. The Moscone Center was jam-packed with green designers, innovators and spectators from across the globe on Nov. 14-16. The expo hall featured three floors and nearly 1,000 exhibitors.
SAN FRANCISCO — The greenest urban office building in North America is also home to the Living Machine System, which helps the LEED-Platinum building recycle its blackwater/wastewater content.
DURBAN, South Africa — The World Green Building Council recognized New York and San Francisco for international best practice in government policy at the city level for green building initiatives — two of six cities to earn the award.
The Government Leadership Awards for Excellence in City Policy for Green Building were announced at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa, and recognize green buildings as an important means to reduce carbon emissions, according to a statement from the council.
DAVIS, Calif. — The winds that famously chill the streets of downtown San Francisco will help power a skyscraper set to open in the fall that could pave the way for a new world market for energy-generating wind turbines in new buildings.
