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First LEED Platinum Home in Texas New
By: Heather Ferrier - Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Source: iGreenBuild.com
Project Name: Heather's Home
Project Location: 3900 Lakeshore Drive, Lake Weatherford, Texas 76087
Project Date of ( projected ) completion: April 17, 2006
Square Footage: 2,038

KKE’s Design for Santa Barbara Palms Wins Gold Award
By: Heather West - Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Source: KKE Architects
MINNEAPOLIS -- KKE Architects, Inc. won a Gold Award in the 2008 NAHB 50+ Housing Council for its design of Santa Barbara Palms, an affordable, energy-efficient, multi-housing property for seniors being built in the Las Vegas area. Held May 20th in New Orleans, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Best of 50+ Housing Awards are considered the premier design and marketing competition for the seniors housing industry.

08 Builders Show Green Building Video Clip from WSJ

Featured Video: Builders Go Green
By: The Wall Street Journal - Saturday, February 23, 2008
Source: The Wall Street Journal
June Fletcher looks at some of the green products being showcased at the International Builders Show in Orlando. (February 19, 2008).

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The Business Case for Green Buildings 2008
By: Jerry Yudelson - Friday, December 14, 2007
Source: Yudelson Associates

As we round the bend and head for home in 2007, I want to recap how the business case for green buildings has unfolded this year and to forecast how it is likely to develop in 2008. To sum up 2007 in a nutshell: the business community has totally bought into green buildings. That’s it, end of discussion.

New Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
By: McKinsey & Company - Monday, December 10, 2007
Source: AIA 2005 convention
Estimating that buildings and appliances could account for 20% of the 4.5 gigatons of abatement per year by 2030—greater than the potential savings from like efforts in industry, carbon sinks (e.g., increased forest land), and transportation and second only to power production—

HONEYWELL Technology & ARNOT OGDEN Medical Center Turn Wood Chips Into Energy Savings
By: Aaron Parker - Monday, December 10, 2007
Source: Honeywell
The new boiler alone is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 9.5 million pounds per year. According to figures from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, this is equivalent to removing 970 cars from the road.

California's Solar Industry Seems Poised For Stellar Growth
By: Kevin Fleming - Monday, December 10, 2007
Source: Renewable Energy Access.com
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) will release a request for proposals (RFP) on Jan. 4, 2008, to meet 23% of its retail electricity sales with renewable energy by 2011 and beyond.

Sustainable design for school and university building.

Whitmore Lake Trojans Build Geothermal School
By: Mary K. Jones - Friday, November 30, 2007
Source: Creative Communications Consultants, Inc.
The sign in the Whitmore Lake High School gymnasium says “The Home of the Trojans.” Just like the Trojans of Homer’s Iliad, these Trojans of Michigan have constructed an edifice to be envied. The new 150,000-square-foot high school, which opened in August 2006, is one of the first high schools in Michigan to achieve LEED® certification (Silver).

Solar power and renewable energy services from Advanced Solar Products

Solar Eco-Housing for Low-Income Seniors in Berkeley
By: John Reed - Monday, November 26, 2007
Source: Elevator PR

Nationally, affordable housing is going sustainable. It just makes sense! If you can't afford a standard house then you can't afford high energy bills.

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