Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 05/09/2008
The American Institute of Architects has released a study of three green building rating systems (Green Globes, SBTool 07, and LEED NC 2.2) and assess their effectiveness in supporting the goals... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 05/09/2008
The "Walk the Walk" campaign calls on architects, their clients, and the public to work together to create a greener footprint on the planet. The purpose of the program is to help inform the marketpla... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 05/09/2008
Consumer Reports has listed washing machines in the order of energy efficiency. Overall score for washers is based on washing ability, efficiency, capacity and noise. Front-load washers, on average, h... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 05/08/2008
U.S. consumers scored worse than those in any other country, developing or developed, on housing, transportation and goods. They are by far the least likely to use public transportation, to walk... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 05/08/2008
Members of the Plumbing Manufacturers Institute discovered at their spring meeting that this whole green building thing might be more complicated than advertised.
First, manufacturers have... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 05/08/2008
HGTV has a list of 20 Ways Your Home Can Save the Planet. Some interesting tips include choosing green garage gear, looking for eco-friendly dishes and cookware and selecting organic mattresses... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 05/07/2008
To earn a Design Award, projects must demonstrate creative, innovative, and environmentally sensitive design solutions. Who are the big architecture names in Wisconsin? The American Institute... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 05/07/2008
New research from Frost & Sullivan, "LEED and Beyond: Evolving Trends in Green & Intelligent Buildings in North America," finds that the market earned revenues of more than $12 billion in 2007... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 05/07/2008
On 5/7/08, the Green Building Initiative (GBI) released its proposed green building standard—known as the "GBI Proposed American National Standard 01-2008P: Green Building Assessment Protocol... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 05/07/2008
But the report, which looked at builders' policies, programs, and performance, also found that none of the firms qualified as fully green. KB Home ranks first among the largest public builders... |