The International Code Council Goes Green

The International Code Council, a member association that creates safety and fire prevention codes for residential and commercial buildings, plans to develop a certification program to ensure that code officials understand the green attributes of International Codes.
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Recycling Water Under Drought Conditions

The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center in Buford, Georgia aims to educate its visitors on environmental issues, particularly the importance of water conservation in the face of wide-spread drought in the southeast. Through its use of dazzling interactive exhibits, the facility makes learning fun.
A large fountain wall greets visitors as they enter the building. [...]

Stanford University Unveils Green Building

A growing trend among colleges and universities is sustainability, many times due to pressures from students and faculty. From environmentally-minded programs, to constructing campus buildings to green standards, campus-wide initiatives are becoming very popular across the United States.

Adobe: A Green Artform

Adobe brick construction is the oldest and ultimate in indigenous, eco-friendly building materials. Predominantly found in the southwest, it creates long-lasting, beautiful, energy efficient homes with rounded curves and a soothing, earthy feeling.

Green$ense 2008

What could make more sense than attending the Green$ense 2008 event where building professionals will benefit from learning how to be competitive in the rapidly-advancing green building market?
The day-long conference will feature keynote speakers Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO and founding chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council, and John Knott, President and CEO of the [...]

All About Earthtubes

The concept of earthtubes is to provide sustainable, passive (non-mechanized) heating and cooling via the energy and near-constant temperature of the subterranean earth around a building.

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