Green Building Continues at Yale’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies

Students and faculty are anxiously awaiting the completion of Kroon Hall, Yale’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (FES) building, which is being constructed to meet a LEED-Platinum rating by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Green Home Tour Planned for Sedona

The mystical red rock area of Sedona, Arizona is calling all who are interesting in solar energy and green building. The ‘Living with the Sun — Sedona & Verde Valley Style’ leg of the American Solar Energy Society’s national tour will take place this Saturday, November 1st.

Bright Green Buildings Are Profitable

The Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) announced today the release of a comprehensive report on “bright” green buildings. “Bright” green buildings combine the best of intelligent and green building design and increase profits, [...]

Solar Pod House Steps Out!

Now this is using the imagination!  A solar and wind powered house that sits on 6 movable hydraulic legs was built by art collective N55 in Copenhagen, Denmark, who worked in conjunction with engineers at MIT in Massachusetts.  It was designed to escape flooding and cost only £30,000 to build.
The walking pod [...]

Northeast Pennsylvania’s First School of Architecture to Focus on Green Building

Marywood University announced this week that its Scranton-Dunmore campus will be adding a 300-student architecture program that will focus on green building. In fact, the university’s former Health & Physical Education building will be renovated to accommodate the School of Architecture and will feature a green roof and a grey water system that will be [...]

Green Roof Tops NYC School: Come See!

The Calhoun School located in New York’s Upper West Side received the city’s first green school roof and will open its Green Roof Learning Center to the public for tours this Thursday, October 23.  Not only does the roof supply a valuable green landscape atop the building, but it helps out with city stormwater management [...]

Habitat for Humanity Building Green Homes

The non-profit organization Habitat for Humanity, is aiming to make affordable housing affordable to live in and maintain as well.  They have built a number of homes utilizing green building strategies which provide homeowners with lower utility bills.  On Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina, construction has just begun on such a home.
The home will incorporate energy-saving [...]

Latest Green Building Products that Emit Less Greenhouse Gas

This great green building movement is inspiring companies across the country to improve on conventional building products so their products have less of an environmental impact.  Here’s a profile of two of them.

Boston Get Ready for Greenbuild 2008

The most significant event in the realm of green building is coming to town next month. Greenbuild, an international conference and expo, will be brought to building and design professionals by the U.S. Green Building Council. The annual event, themed this year as ‘Revolutionary Green: Innovations for Global Sustainability’, is expected [...]

Truckee, California Green Building Tour

The Sierra Green Building Association is hosting a tour of 4 homes and 2 commercial buildings that have incorporated green building technologies. Attendees will see examples of passive solar design, ICF (Insulated Concrete Forms) construction, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) construction, photovoltaics, and solar hot water technology. Gain insight into green [...]

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