In TerraBlog - Posted 1 week ago

by Mira Rubin Karp Last week I had the pleasure of attending Greenbuild 08, a conference and expo dedicated to (quite obviously) green building. The ...

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In Inhabitat - Posted 7 weeks ago

Florida real estate mogul Frank McKinney has been building homes for the super-wealthy for 20 years. Recently he decided to start building them green....

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In Triple Pundit - Posted 11 weeks ago

Every week day across the U.S. millions of children sit in school buildings. The majority of the buildings do not efficiently use energy or water, and...

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In Triple Pundit - Posted 11 weeks ago

Every week day across the U.S. millions of children sit in school buildings. The majority of the buildings do not efficiently use energy or water, and...

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In Triple Pundit - Posted 14 weeks ago

As part of a new effort to reach out to our friends over at GreenBiz.com, this is the first installment of our weekly Friday wrap of interesting thing...

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In Inhabitat - Posted 14 weeks ago

Pittsburgh will soon see the completion of its first skyscraper to be constructed in 20 years. Dubbed Three PNC Plaza, the structure will be situated ...

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In Triple Pundit - Posted 16 weeks ago

Government waste is prevalent throughout our daily lives. From the pointless use of Police ATVs patrolling our completely safe beaches, to the quashi...

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In Triple Pundit - Posted 16 weeks ago

(originally posted at Hudder.com) Huddler users asked Tom Szaky, founder and CEO of TerraCycle, all your trashy questions (ha ha) over the past few we...

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In Off Grid - Posted 17 weeks ago

Laura: did she really need 5000 ft? Welcome to EcoManor, built in Atlanta by Ted Turner's daughter. At 5,000 square feet its about as eco as a Hummer,...

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In Treehugger - Posted 17 weeks ago

Three projects previously profiled on TreeHugger have won design awards from the Ontario Association of Architects, perhaps indicating that green idea...

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