]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/green-buildings Blog Articles Tagged with 'green-buildings' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/140247?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Seventy-three percent of respondents to green real estate consultant Charles Lockwood and Deloitte's survey conducted in 2007 reported that they achieved cost reductions as a result of green retrofits. Sixteen organizations that underwent a LEED-cert... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/140247?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/139782?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings A coalition of environmental organizations and travel businesses is forming a global sustainability standard for tourism. More travelers are desiring sustainable vacations and more destinations are seeking to lessen the impacts of rising visitor num... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/139782?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:38:44 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/137652?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings This article was written by Alex Steffen in March 2008. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective.Here's a debate where none is needed: the argument about whether green building, compact communities, or transit-supp... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/137652?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:22:21 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-strides/137578?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Curious about solar energy and other green building technologies? If you live in New England, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, or Delaware, you'll have a chance to tour green homes and other buildings this Saturday, October 4th, from 10am to 4pm... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-strides/137578?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:31:44 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/joel-makower-two-steps-forward/137041?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings I'm delighted to announce that my new book my first in 14 years is just hitting the bookstores. Strategies for the Green Economy is the product of the past few years of speaking, writing, publishing, and working with a handful of both large a... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/joel-makower-two-steps-forward/137041?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:50:44 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/136769?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings This article was written by Alex Steffen in January 2008. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective.Today's cars are costly, dangerous and an ecological nightmare. What if the solution to the problems they create, t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/136769?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:09:40 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-strides/136551?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Anyone who lives in or visits New York City is sure to appreciate the varied forms of memorable architecture throughout the city. In recent years, much of the construction going on there has been focusing on high performance, sustainable design. The... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-strides/136551?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:43:41 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/135459?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings As the world continues to be shaken up by horror stories on Wall Street, it might be worth taking a few steps back to consider your immediate quality of life.SustainLane, a San Francisco based green media company has just announced its brand new U.S.... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/135459?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:35:23 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-green/134588?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings A green building' is designed to be as efficient as possible in its use of energy, resources such as water and building materials, disposal of solid waste and functionally, financially and aesthetically viable to both client and builder.S. Raghupa... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-green/134588?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:30:05 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/134190?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings This article was written by Jeremy Faludi in May 2007. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective. Green buildings do many things to save water, sometimes spending thousands of dollars to do so. But what if they cou... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/134190?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:47:53 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/131609?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings This article was was written by Alex Steffen in May 2006. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective. The single biggest uncertainty on the path to a bright green future can be summed up in one word: China. By most m... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/131609?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:48:30 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/129898?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings My first post to this blog a little over a year ago was about whether Beijing would clear the air for the Olympics. The media frenzy over this topic began in earnest back then in August 2007 at the one year pre-anniversary to the Beijing Olympics. ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/129898?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:22:56 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/128832?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings The world's leading certification system for sustainable architecture is set to undergo its most sweeping changes in 2009. The proposed revisions encourage designs that would reduce a building's impact on global climate change. Leadership in Energy ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/128832?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:52:24 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/128622?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings The world's leading certification system for sustainable architecture is set to undergo its most sweeping changes in 2009. The proposed revisions encourage designs that would reduce a building's impact on global climate change. Leadership in Energy ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/128622?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/130530?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings The world's leading certification system for sustainable architecture is set to undergo its most sweeping changes in 2009. The proposed revisions encourage designs that would reduce a building's impact on global climate change. Leadership in Energy a... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/130530?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/128357?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Passing the LEED ExamLast Thursday I took--and passed--the LEED accreditation exam. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, and is a performance-based rating system for green buildings established by the U.S Green Building Cou... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/128357?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:34:59 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/127496?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings News from the team at large: Worldchanging correspondent Patrick Rollens has signed on as an editor for the relaunch of GreanBean, a Chicago-based resource for green building news. The website first debuted several years ago, directed by Erik Olsen (... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/127496?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:27:04 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/126692?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Milestone Capital Advisors, the private equity fund which was till now focused on the real estate and infrastructure sector, has launched $150 million (Rs 600 crore) has launched India Build Out Fund-I (IBF-I), which will invest in sectors such as ed... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/126692?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:21:06 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/123216?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings I'm getting to be a fan of Canadian land use planning. While Canada has sprawl just as the United States does, my country's neighbors (or should I say neighbours ) to the north are less timid about addressing it than most American regions ar... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/123216?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:02:59 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/123783?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings I'm getting to be a fan of Canadian land use planning. While Canada has sprawl just as the United States does, my country's neighbors (or should I say neighbours ) to the north are less timid about addressing it than most American regions ar... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/123783?rsstype=tag&tag=green-buildings Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:02:59 -0400