Category: Article | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 06/05/2007
U.S. Concrete said Monday that it has launched a company-wide commitment to reduce potential carbon dioxide emission by hundreds of thousands of tons a year.
The Houston-based, ready-mix concrete... |
Category: Article | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 06/04/2007
A local organization is hoping to develop an Eco-Depot that will serve as a clearinghouse for reusing leftover construction, demolition and manufacturing materials. The Sustainable Communities... |
Category: Article | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 06/04/2007
A new generation of paperless, moisture and mould-resistant drywall is winning green accolades and high marks for the added flexibility it gives to construction scheduling.
Locally, Kitchener-based... |
Category: Product Review | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 06/04/2007
Justin at Materialicious shows us Gigacrete, which has no portland cement but a "proprietary non-toxic binder" made from "a different cementitious binder consisting of commonly found nontoxic... |
Category: Photos | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 06/04/2007
Green Building products were on display at the annual Pacific Coast Builders Conference, which took place last week in San Francisco. Take a look here |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 06/04/2007
CB Richard Ellis Group Inc., the world´s largest commercial real estate services company, will become carbon neutral by 2010. The company will assist clients with energy efficiency programs covering... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 06/04/2007
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (President and CEO: Setsuhiro Shimomura) announced its achievement of a world record photoelectric conversion efficiency rate of 18.0% in a 150mm square practical... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 06/01/2007
ICC has released it's White Paper, giving an overview of the current green building climate, tracking the efforts of various organizations in this area and providing a general background for those int... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 06/01/2007
The American Wind Energy Association is sharply criticizing a new bill it claims will essentially outlaw new wind power development and phase out existing wind farms. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va.,... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 06/01/2007
U.S. Green Building Council and International Code Council Formally Commit to Joint Educational, Business, and Policy Initiatives to Further Green Building Practices
The U.S. Green Building... |