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Find Eco-Friendly Building Materials at Ecolect  -  22 Oct 2007
Appscout,...building or design materials, you can submit them to the site and even submit your own business, if you're a seller of sustainable building goods.

Green building presentation today  -  22 Oct 2007
News-Leader.com,...discuss the Green Globes assessment and rating system, the GBI’s work to create a green building standard, and new advances in sustainable building.

LEEDing the way  -  22 Oct 2007
University of Colorado The Campus Press,The standards focus on a sustainable building's sites, energy and water efficiency, indoor environmental quality and the materials and resources used in

The Glamorous Life of a Solar Decathlete  -  22 Oct 2007
RenewableEnergyAccess.com,The real purpose of the Decathlon is to develop the skills of tomorrow's architects and engineers and show the general public that sustainable building and

The CRE Group, LLC Partners with Carbonfund.org to go CarbonFree  -  22 Oct 2007
SocialFunds.com..."We are fully committed to doing our part, not only to help our clients become more aware of sustainable building efforts, but we are also prepared to make

the hotel show to turn hoteliers green  -  22 Oct 2007
Al-Bawaba,Other key sustainability issues that will be addressed by the Seven Star Conference include: design for the 21st Century – the sustainable building;

The Echo Project, The South's Newest Music Festival  -  22 Oct 2007
The Chattanoogan,The solar stage was in evidence, hybrid cars were on display, the Sequatchie Valley Institute was there demonstrating their sustainable building techniques.

Business Calendar - Week of October 22, 2007  -  22 Oct 2007
Allentown Morning Call,Northampton Community College, information session on ''Sustainable Building Advisor Certificate Program'' at 7 pm, Fowler Family Southside Center,

Chicago's green cred is good, but not platinum  -  Oct 21, 2007
Chicago Tribune,Redefining the habits that have led to global warming may not come so easily, though Kessler, the sustainable building consultant, said her business has

Denver takes green path  -  Oct 20, 2007
Rocky Mountain News,The building employs just about every sustainable building technique and material available, from under-floor air to modular, recycled carpet to

Governor signs Saldaña's green building legislation  -  Oct 18, 2007
California Chronicle,SACRAMENTO – Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a measure that would provide incentives for developers to use sustainable building methods in their

West Coast Green offers nuts-and-bolts of sustainable building  -  Sep 29, 2007
San Francisco Chronicle,The influence of the second coming of West Coast Green, last week's conference in downtown San Francisco devoted to environmentally friendly building

United Technologies Corporation, Hanjin Group to Collaborate With ...  -  Oct 17, 2007
CNNMoney.comThe headquarters will be a model of sustainable building design and will include an extensive public exhibit area for UTC innovations in use in Songdo IBD.

Power Breakfast - Build Smart. Build Green.  -  Oct 19, 2007
Tampa Bay Business Journal,Mark has focused Beck on sustainable building practices, and the firm has several projects under way locally centered on green building.

An urban apartment and a rural farm in one building  -  Oct 8, 2007
Ynetnews,It combines smart sustainable building that provides all the energy needs of the house and protects the environment. The house is heated and cooled with

Green Collar Jobs: Building a Just and Sustainable Economy  -  Oct 11, 2007
Center For American Progress,He oversees the development and deployment of high performance and sustainable building technologies and strategies in Full Spectrum's developments and

Advanced Glazings announces expansion  -  Oct 20, 2007
Cape Breton Post,SYDNEY - A trend toward greater interest in environmentally-sustainable building practices is paying dividends for a Sydney company.

Do You Want a Green DADU?  -  Oct 17, 2007
Seattle Post IntelligencerDadugreen is Bob Scott's fusion of a DADU and sustainable building. The very idea of a smaller house and quality construction is green, and he is committed

Go green, even when it’s white  -  Oct 17, 2007
Craig Daily Press,...or building if you look at the energy efficiency,� said Fox, who presented a “building green� lecture Oct. 11 to promote sustainable building practices.

Lifetime achievements in green building to be recognized at 3rd ...  -  Oct 19, 2007
ECO/Huff Strategy (press release),...(Toronto, Ontario) Celebrate the success of sustainable building and energy efficiency visionaries during the 3rd Annual Toronto Green Building Festival,

Sustainable building tour set for Saturday  -  Oct 2, 2007
Summit Daily News,Hear the terms "Sustainable Building" or "Green Building" and wonder what they mean? Curious about home retrofits for energy efficiency, but don't know

While California Dreams: A Weekly Update on the Goings-on in ...  -  Oct 21, 2007
California Progress Report,He also vetoed AB35 (Ruskin) which would have required the state to set sustainable building standards for the construction and renovation of state

HomeAid's 'Project Playhouse' Comes to National Building Museum in ...  -  Oct 9, 2007
Primenewswire (press release),In 2007, HomeAid expanded its efforts in housing development by embracing sustainable building practices on projects in New Orleans and Colorado.

An Architect's Guide to Good, Sustainable Design Shows How to ...  -  Oct 10, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),How do we judge the success of a sustainable building? We shouldn't just reward good intentions based on the building design, argues Vidar Lerum in High-

Cosgrove: A sustainable building sector  -  Sep 24, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,Cement & Concrete Association of New Zealand (CCANZ) Chairman Andrew Moss; CCANZ chief executive office Patrick McGuire; Rob Gaimster, Project Manager for

What life is like inside an eco-friendly community  -  Oct 4, 2007
Independent,The group agreed that they would use material from the Bream Guide to Sustainable Building Material that had been given an A rating for sustainability.

Builders, Code Council to Develop "Green" Manual  -  Oct 12, 2007
Realty Times,This year’s Builders Show was a bully pulpit for sustainable building, with just about every product manufacturer introducing or reintroducing products that

Green Building Expo opens tomorrow in Scottsdale  -  Oct 4, 2007
AZ Central.com,Beverly Westgaard, one of the volunteers who helped start the Expo, said there has been a growing recognition of the importance of sustainable building.

Not easy building 'green  -  Oct 1, 2007
Dubuque Telegraph Herald,The developer said he doesn't begrudge the city for not providing incentives for sustainable building, but he looks with a curious eye on the tax

Priming the Demand for Green Building  -  Oct 2, 2007
WorldChangingAbove all, it makes engaging the end user paramount to the future of the sustainable building industry. I'ma real estate journalist; a large part of my job

How green is your galley?  -  Oct 13, 2007
Seattle Times,Silva, a Sustainable Building adviser and co-founder of home store Greener Lifestyles in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, has seminars on the topic at the

How To Find 'Green' Contractors  -  Oct 12, 2007
Realty Times,...about their interest in and experiences with sustainable building, areas of expertise (solar, indoor air quality, conservation techniques, etc.

High Performance Schools Program Receives Nod and Commitment of ...  -  Oct 16, 2007
RenewableEnergyAccess.com,Todd Renz, president of the Connecticut Green Building Council, stated, “This is an exciting time for those of us involved in promoting sustainable building

United Nations Under-Secretary to Speak at Greenbuild 2007  -  Oct 12, 2007
Interior Design (subscription),...at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, the US Green Building Council's (USGBC) sustainable building conference in Chicago, November 7-9.

Cooper Lamp sheds light on Chicago's 'green' standards  -  Oct 9, 2007
Medill Reports,...by putting in 160 solar panels, cutting electricity consumption by half; using chemical-free paints, and natural, sustainable building materials.

Two awards for heritage HQ  -  Oct 4, 2007
Scotsman,...decision to move Scottish Natural Heritage staff from Edinburgh to Inverness has been voted best corporate workplace and most sustainable building.

Accelerated Building Concepts Corporation Announces Acquisition of ...  -  Oct 15, 2007
Earthtimes,MELBOURNE, Fla., Oct. 15 -- Accelerated Building Concepts Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: ABCC) a provider in the design, manufacturing, and construction

Site for your eyes  -  Oct 19, 2007
Rocky Mountain News,..."This process has been part of our original request for proposals, a sustainable building and an environmentally sensitive building.

BCA: Cement industry making good progress towards sustainable ...  -  Oct 15, 2007
Politics.co.uk,Concrete is one of the most sustainable building materials, when taking account its ocal nature, the energy consumed during its manufacture and its energy

Architects plan to go carbon neutral  -  Sep 26, 2007
ic Wales,...its work on sustainable buildings, including the Optic Technium development in North Wales – winner of the 2005 Sustainable Building of the Year Award.

SSOE Hires National Design Leader  -  Oct 12, 2007
Associated Construction Publications,..."The addition of Ayers Morison adds both distinguished architecture skills and experience with sustainable building design to our growing portfolio of green

Joe Crowley Student Union grand opening November 15  -  Oct 19, 2007
UNR NevadaNews,The new union is an environmentally sustainable building with several ‘green’ aspects. Green features include: day lighting system to reduce artificial

BAS and EGB and the State of the Industry  -  Oct 1, 2007
AutomatedBuildings.com (press release)...just a part of the solution; they are the solution and the direction we as an industry should embrace for converting to a sustainable building stock.

The Midas Touch: The South Group's Elleven Earns LEED Gold ...  -  Oct 3, 2007
Live-PR.com (Pressemitteilung),..."This award speaks to the scale and success of our sustainable building efforts downtown and is the culmination of many years of working with the city,"

Lithia Motors' vision: 10 stories tall  -  Oct 13, 2007
Mail Tribune,He said the plan is to use environmentally sustainable building products and furnishings. The multiblock site has been occupied predominantly by Lithia car

Canada's Building Green: The Race is on for Platinum  -  Oct 12, 2007
Realty Times,Originally established in December 2002 as an offshoot of the sustainable building initiative of the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada, CaGBC has grown

Dealership to be 'green' facility  -  Oct 11, 2007
Milford Times,...a leading sustainable building consultancy group; Young & Young Architects, an architectural design firm focused on environmental design; ME Engineering

Low-cost, hurricane-proof housing made with ecomaterials  -  Oct 10, 2007
Cuba Headlines,According to the BSHF web site, the Cuban project "has developed and transferred a range of innovative and environmentally sustainable building materials

Exhibits, Speakers, Light Bulb Exchange to Highlight U.Va.'s ...  -  Oct 10, 2007
University of Virginia,The Virginia Sustainable Building Network and Virginia Division of Mines Minerals & Energy will match the number of compact fluorescent light bulbs

Newmarket International Breaks Ground on First Commercial LEED ...  -  Oct 11, 2007
Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung),...is working closely with the management team at Newmarket International, Inc. to design an environmentally sustainable building both inside and out.

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