]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/build-green Blog Articles Tagged with 'build-green' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/153325?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green The National Science Foundation releases a report on the environmental causes and ramifications of jellyfish swarms. New research ranks top alternative energy sources.Tom Philpott wonders whether the Obama administration will be the first to serio... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/153325?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:51:43 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-strides/150390?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green A new study sponsored by the U.S. Green Building Council and other real-estate and architectural groups reveals that the initial cost to build green is less than what you might think. They studied 150 buildings (most of which had gone the extra mile... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-strides/150390?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:39:09 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/150620?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green These sleek solar-powered lofts are part of a stunning adaptive reuse of an old textile warehouse in San Diego. Designed by Jonathan Segal Architecture the 20,000 square foot block receives 50% of its energy from photovoltaic panels and integrates a ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/150620?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:00:40 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-strides/150392?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green This post was contributed by guest writer Kelly Kilpatrick, who writes a blog called Organicasm which covers everything green from hybrid cars to eco-friendly living.The green movement is one that has been growing over the last several years, but has... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-strides/150392?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:21:41 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/147842?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green When Dan Heinfeld, president of LPA Architects in Irvine, set out to build his family's home, he wanted to practice what his firm preached, which is to build green and he wanted to do it at no added cost. To achieve this, he and his team combined m... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/147842?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:00:39 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/116631?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green The walls of Elmer Bear Eagle's house are covered in mold. The black intrusion began in the basement. It crept up the sides. Now it blocks sunlight through the windows. The problem is fairly common throughout the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in sout... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/116631?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:15:33 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/116502?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green The walls of Elmer Bear Eagle's house are covered in mold. The black intrusion began in the basement. It crept up the sides. Now it blocks sunlight through the windows. The problem is fairly common throughout the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in sout... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/116502?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/115898?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Foster+Partners is making their mark in Amsterdam with their newly completed towers housing the headquarters for Ernst & Young. Standing 24 stories tall, the new tower has been dubbed the gateway to the Vivaldi Park area of a new Zuidas distric... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/115898?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:00:10 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-strides/114538?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green GroovyGreen has a post about New York's Governor and State Legislature coming to an agreement on legislation offering incentives to home owners and builders to build green. Grants will be provided to those who include energy efficiency and green bui... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-strides/114538?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:43:06 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/109165?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Once again Mexico's banking sector is demonstrating surprising initiative in the realm of green building. It's still not clear to us why it has become especially trendy for the big national and foreign banks to commit to building green, but we're imp... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/109165?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:49:30 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/108894?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green By Ryan AventI'd like to add one quick addendum to my previous post on cap-and-trade. When we consider the extent to which we need to reduce our emissions in the abstract, it can appear quite daunting. This is especially the case when we look at the... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/108894?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:32:14 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-strides/107705?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Ride Green Build Green is an event organized by bicyclists to raise funds to build an affordable green-built home through Habitat For Humanity. Biking from Seattle to San Francisco, riders will enlighten the general public along the way about the ne... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-strides/107705?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Thu, 29 May 2008 07:49:24 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/building-seattle-green/107659?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Green Building? Well of course! Affordable Housing? Most certainly! Biking from Seattle to San Francisco? Say what!! That's right, Seattle based RIDE GREEN BUILD GREEN is raising awareness and money in support of green affordable housing, and they're... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/building-seattle-green/107659?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Wed, 28 May 2008 21:35:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/96726?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Photo credit: neubieThe Home Depot Foundation is giving Habitat for Humanity International a walloping $30 million for a national green-building program called Partners in Sustainable Building. The program, which aims to make at least 5,000 Habitat h... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/96726?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:49:16 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/91882?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green An organization led by North America's top environmental officials has issued a new report calling for greater international collaboration to build green. The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), formed to address environmental concerns wi... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/91882?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/93648?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green An organization led by North America's top environmental officials has issued a new report calling for greater international collaboration to build green. The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), formed to address environmental concerns w... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/93648?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/90199?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green A North American organization of energy experts issued a report that found that building more green buildings is the best way to cut carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), one of the major contributors to global warming. In fact, green buildings could cut ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/90199?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:19:04 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/78760?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green You're thinking, If only we could get Congress to actually pass some of these policies We won't stop until they do!So far Focus the Nation teams have invited more than 150 members of Congress to participate in dialogs on global warming soluti... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/78760?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:49:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/marketing-green/68185?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green BBMG recently reported that US consumers increasingly say that words like socially responsible (88% say these as words describe them well , 39% as very well ) and environmentally friendly (86% well, 34% very well) describe them.... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/marketing-green/68185?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:30:29 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/62652?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green According to the U.S. Green Building Council if every school being built or renovated in America from this day forward were built to green guidelines the energy savings alone would add up to $20 Billion over the next 10 years. And they've developed a... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/62652?rsstype=tag&tag=build-green Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:17:39 -0400