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Despite Recession, Green Building Soars in U.S.
Despite overall sluggishness in the U.S. construction sector, the U.S. green building market is accelerating at a substantial rate.
Green Solutions for Construction, Renovation and Demolitions Waste
As the green building trend continues to grow, it is important to realize the needs of contractors working to create sustainable solutions, including their desire for construction waste management and reuse processes.
Richard Cook on Sustainable Architecture (video)
The New Yorker’s Paul Goldberger talks with Richard Cook of Cook + Fox Architects, the designer behind the new Bank of America Tower, the largest LEED Platinum certified building in the world. Cook and Goldberger discuss sustainable architecture, the use of nature in design, and the debates over the LEED standard. Video via The New Yorker Image [...]
Launch of New International Green Building Code Welcomed in Growing Industry
As the average U.S. home size shrinks and buyers look greater efficiency and use of green building products, the likelihood for fraud or misleading claims about the green-ness of those homes rises.
Got Roof? California Utility Leasing Warehouse Roofs for Largest Solar PV Program in US
As part of 500 megawatt solar PV program, SCE awards 200 MW rooftop contract to SunPower.
