]> http://www.greenedia.com/latest LEED Building Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/187748?rsstype=latest&cid=66 The Los Angeles skyline is changing, and its going for gold LEED Gold, that is. Opening next week, the Gensler designed Ritz-Carlton Hotel & Residences and JW Mariott at the L.A. LIVE development mark the first time LA has strived to reach such h... Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:51:36 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/187748?rsstype=latest&cid=66 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/187171?rsstype=latest&cid=66 This has been in the works for a long time, and the announcement finally came yesterday at the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference in Seattle. From the press release:WASHINGTON, D.C. During a sustainability forum at Portland State Unive... Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:22:28 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/187171?rsstype=latest&cid=66 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/186395?rsstype=latest&cid=66 After the Supreme Court ruled last week that corporations and unions should be allowed to spend unlimited amounts of money on political ads, Rep. Alan Grayson [D, FL-8] submitted the Save our Democracy platform to Congress, a package of bills d... Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:51:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/open-congress/186395?rsstype=latest&cid=66 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/185948?rsstype=latest&cid=66 photo: J. NovakSustainability and food processing don't normally go hand in hand. That's why sustainable, local eats are always better for the planet, because they aren't trucked in and minimal energy is used in production. But in the past year the E... Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:10:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/185948?rsstype=latest&cid=66 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/185967?rsstype=latest&cid=66 Designer, builder, entrepreneur, and sustainability expert, John Picard has been committed to the environment since he went off the grid 20 years ago. Founder of the US Green Building Council and a member of Clinton's green team at the White House, h... Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:06:25 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/185967?rsstype=latest&cid=66 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/185988?rsstype=latest&cid=66 In a charming Southern lilt, Interface founder and chairman Ray Anderson addressed a private gathering last night in Los Angeles, hosted at the LEED Platinum rated home of LivingHomes founder, Steve Glenn. Known widely as the grandfather of corporate... Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:12:35 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/185988?rsstype=latest&cid=66 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/185250?rsstype=latest&cid=66 Get ready Boston, someday you might just have this incredible floating city within a city located in your harbor. The BoA, short for Boston Arcology, is a sustainable mega structure designed by Kevin Schopfer, who also designed the amazing New Orlea... Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:41:33 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/185250?rsstype=latest&cid=66 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/185274?rsstype=latest&cid=66 Landcom, a large Australian land development company owned by the New South Wales government, has created and released PRECINX, an environmental-impact modeling tool that forecasts the performance of new projects. Landcom's Director of Sustainabili... Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:30:48 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/185274?rsstype=latest&cid=66 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/185253?rsstype=latest&cid=66 Fabulous prefab design just became more accessible as LivingHomes has announced that homes by award-winning architect Ray Kappe will be available at lower cost on a national scale. The six Kappe designs now available nationwide come chock-full of al... Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:45:04 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/185253?rsstype=latest&cid=66 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/185256?rsstype=latest&cid=66 You may (or may not) recall that last year we ran a virtual home makeover design contest with Comcast Town, where the grand prize was a sweet collection of new home entertainment electronics and a green room makeover by yours truly the editor and... Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:11:49 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/185256?rsstype=latest&cid=66 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/184655?rsstype=latest&cid=66 Toronto-based Morgan Solar, maker of a new type of concentrated solar PV system based on light-guiding optics, has upped its first round financing to $8.2 million from $4.7 million after attracting the dollars of two Canadian venture-capital groups.Y... Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:16:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/184655?rsstype=latest&cid=66 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/184092?rsstype=latest&cid=66 Credit: Flickr via Duchamp.Here's some Energy Star trivia for those family or friendly get-togethers. How old is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star program for commercial buildings? Answer: 10. And what are some of the milestones ... Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:11:04 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/184092?rsstype=latest&cid=66 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/184126?rsstype=latest&cid=66 Is it just us, or are gingerbread houses taking a decidedly modern tack this year? Architect and LEED AP Kristina Hahn Atelier's sugary Cake Study House 09 is certainly no exception. It combines two things we love at Inhabitat the clean lines of ... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:30:35 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/184126?rsstype=latest&cid=66 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/building-seattle-green/184202?rsstype=latest&cid=66 Cnet posts a great article this morning about a LEED certified home in Rhode Island that is designed to be both low in energy and high-tech.... Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:12:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/building-seattle-green/184202?rsstype=latest&cid=66 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/183405?rsstype=latest&cid=66 Just yesterday, one of our favorite mayors, Gavin Newsom in one of our favorite cities, San Francisco, announced that SF's landmark Transamerica Pyramid Building, will now be classified as one of the greenest in the nation! That's right, the famous S... Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:30:23 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/183405?rsstype=latest&cid=66 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/terrablog/182716?rsstype=latest&cid=66 One homeowner's quest to pry a DVR's fangs from her outlets by Erin Craig I discovered a vampire at my house. Not a sexy Edward/Eric/Bill type, alas; mine was downright ugly and acted more like an Alaskan mosquito or a leech. Im... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:55:05 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/terrablog/182716?rsstype=latest&cid=66 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/182228?rsstype=latest&cid=66 The countdown to Black Friday has already begun and for many of us who choose to brave the crowds, our shopping lists include big ticket holiday items such as the latest and greatest HD flat screen TVs.Luckily - right in time for the holiday season -... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:27:34 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/182228?rsstype=latest&cid=66 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/181549?rsstype=latest&cid=66 Although some may assign credit for W's Presidential Center Platinum LEED application to the project architect, Robert A.M. Stern, who is simply a following a trend, I'm giving President George W Bush and wife Laura benefit of the doubt. Their ... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:52:21 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/181549?rsstype=latest&cid=66 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/181473?rsstype=latest&cid=66 Nothing is more frustrating than trying to remove a newly purchased item from its super-strong packaging. You pull and you tug, you rip and you cut, but no matter how hard you try, the packaging just won't budge! Whether it's a brand new DVD, a n... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:03:22 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/181473?rsstype=latest&cid=66 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/181600?rsstype=latest&cid=66 On Sunday, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will embark on a five day trip to the United States for the first official state visit of the Obama administration. The visit will be highlighted with a state dinner with President Obama on November 2... 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