Green Building & Environmental Trends

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• Explosive Green Growth

  Image: Infobarrel Environment News Service published the findings from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) green study this week and the findings show that America is experiencing explosive green growth.The AIA study shows that 138 cities…

• Redefining Green Building

  We are all well aware there is an ongoing identity crisis in the green building world. What does it mean to be green? Does it require certification? How will it perform? Blah blah blah. Well…

• The State Of The Green Building Movement

  Image: Socketsite Recently here at GBET we have been discussing green building and the economy and more specifically green building and ROI. As an advisory board member of Build2Sustain I am very hopeful that green building…

• More Support For Green Buildings

  Image: www.oceania.rlb.com This week The National Business Review, a New Zealand publication, ran an interesting piece regarding sustainable buildings and their impact on a company's bottom line. The article which focuses on Green Star rated buildings…

• Green Building Certification: What Are You Afraid Of?

  Back in September a Palm Coast ordinance providing for the fast tracking of building permits, relief from permitting fees and  free certification inspection of green buildings by city inspectors hit a roadblock and was tabled.…

• Green ROI: Making the Business Case for Green Building With Affordable Housing

  According to an article in the Baltimore Sun the outlook for green buildings in our current economy is perhaps not as dreary as many fear. Enterprise a Columbia, Maryland based affordable-housing financier has revealed they…

• Sustainable Buildings and The Economy

  We all know that the economy is in bad shape and that the prospective for new construction starts is dim. So what exactly does this mean for the future of green building here in the…

• LEED: Gremlins, Energy Modeling, and The Future

  Today Rob Watson, the father of LEED, replied to my post When LEED Falls Short regarding Dartmouth College's poorly performing LEED certified buildings on his site. Rob had some interesting comments regarding my post such…

• Contractors Are You Ready?

  President Obama'sExecutive Order 13514 set out standards for the federal government's transition to becoming green. While the order focused on emissions reductions and the greening of data centers it also includes the following requirements for green…

• When LEED Falls Short

  As a LEED AP it always pains me to see individuals or organizations who become disenfranchised with LEED certification because of building performance issues. What is even worse is when one of these organizations is a well…