Seattle Green Festival

Bring the whole family along to this weekend’s Green Festival in Seattle and enjoy live music and performances, organic food, and local beer and wines.

Green Roof Goes Up To Educate The Public

Residents of Corvallis, Oregon have long been dealing with problems associated with storm water runoff. This past Saturday, volunteers from the Corvallis Green Building Task Group began constructing a green roof in Starker Arts Park that will serve to educate the public on storm water management.
The park building’s green roof native plantings will soak [...]

New Glass Lets Light Shine In, But Not the Heat

Buildings that have 40% of their exteriors covered in glass don’t have to tolerate overheating any longer.  It took five years and over $1 million in engineering costs, but Apogee’s building glass subsidiary Viracon, of Minnesota, has created a sustainable architectural glass called CrystalGray.

ICFs (Insulated Concrete Forms)

Insulated Concrete Forms, or ICFs, are used as a means of energy efficient construction. A typical ICF consists of highly insulative foam combined with a reinforced concrete wall. Through the combined effects of continuous R-Value, reduced air infiltration and thermal mass qualities moderating indoor temperatures, ICFs provide a superior form of wall assembly.

Studies Confirm Better Performance of Green Certified Buildings

The intent of the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED certification system and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program is to improve the performance of buildings. That’s exactly what two new studies confirm.

Historic Preservation in Tampa

One of the greenest things to do is to preserve an old house or building instead of tearing it down and rebuilding from scratch. The Tampa Bay chapter of the American Institute of Architects’ Architectural Heritage Committee will be addressing that very issue by hosting a conference, called Renew Tampa, next week. It [...]

The Green Side of Honda

Honda is reducing the environmental impact of its facilities through its Green Factory and Green Building initiatives. These measures are intended to increase energy efficiency, reduce waste and emissions, and increase recycling efforts.

Furniture Retailer LEEDs the Way with Green Store

One of Florida’s fastest growing retailers, City Furniture, is planning to build the first LEED-certified retail store in the United States.  A Cutler Bay location has been selected for the new store that will use recycled materials in construction, more natural lighting, reclaimed rainwater, and possibly solar power.  One of the main reasons for building green [...]

Al Gore’s New Climate Initiative

Care about the environment? Concerned about global climate change? Want to know what you can do to make a difference? Well, Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection has just launched a new campaign, called the “We Can Solve the Climate Crisis”, designed to engage the American public in the issue of global [...]

Eco-Village in The Walton’s Home Town

Scenic Schulyer, Virginia was the setting for the famed television series “The Waltons” and is now home to an eco-village on former soapstone quarry land. That small town charm welcomes visitors, and residents alike, at the foot of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. The environmentally-sensitive development of “The Quarries” is situated on 580 [...]

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