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The 120-room Travelodge in Uxbridge, London, was crafted from 86 steel containers in the first hotel construction project of its kind in Europe.
Green roofs vary so much in design and performance that they should be constructed to achieve specific goals, says a study by The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at...
This book is at the core of training in the basics of green building and construction standards that is being offered by the National Center for Construction Education and Research.
Pulpwatch.org provides an interactive map of pulp and paper mills, rating them on their environmental and social performance.
The Aon Corporation is offering a green insurance option for commercial property policyholders, and Allstate Insurance Company is expanding a market test of a paperless billing and pay process...
With guidance from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), five national laboratories are banding together to help speed development of marketable zero-net energy commercial buildings.
San Francisco's green building standards were signed into law on August 4, 2008.
San Jose moves a step closer to its vision for a green community with the transformation of a tired former industrial property into an eco-friendly business park that was crafted according to LEED...
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has assembled a lineup of heavy hitters for the roster of independent certification bodies that will handle LEED commercial building certifications starting...
This study looks at why some organizations green an old structure instead of building a new one.
California homeowners and businesses may soon be able to look to their cities and counties for help in financing energy efficiency upgrades to their property, under a bill signed into law this...
Wells Fargo & Company has been awarded LEED Silver pre-certification for construction of new banking stores that will slash energy use by 20 percent and water consumption by 40 percent, the...
The green building code, unanimously approved yesterday, sets eco-friendly standards for all new construction statewide as part of a rules package that policymakers said was the first of its kind...
The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) will offer an introductory course on green building and construction standards in its professional development series.
A leading tax services provider urges building owners, architects and facilities managers to consider greening existing commercial buildings and new commercial structures to take advantage of the...
The California Building Standards Commission adopted the nation's first statewide green building code for new construction.
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company is offering a green insurance option to homeowners in 26 states starting this summer.
The new location of Turtle Creek Casino was built with a green roof and recycled parking lot, and its old location will be mostly recycled and reused.
The American Home Furnishings Alliance plans to honor home furnishing or bedding manufacturers, designers or retailers that commit to sustainable design, growth and practices.
A variation of the National Standard Office Lease, industry association REALpac's new Green Office Lease aims to promote sustainability principles for landlords and tenants to achieve energy,...
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