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Sponsored story: The grid of the future is taking shape. It will be networked and distributed, and building-integrated photovoltaic products will help to pave the way.
by Rob Watson
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It's sort of cute how people in the world of finance consider themselves. Compared to the diamond-hard certainty of chemistry, biology and physics, the so-called "reality" of economics is about as substantial as tissue paper.<br />
by Rob Watson
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I'm in West Virginia spending a week with 100 super bright-green teens at the Student Climate and Conservation Congress (SC3) for my annual renewal of hope -- and I'm getting what I came for.
by Rob Watson
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I am gearing up for moderating the VERGE conference in Shanghai next week, so integration is on my mind
by Rob Watson
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In the environment, as in business, timing is critical. This is perhaps no more true than in the issue of anthropogenic climate change, and GreenBiz articles this week discuss the alarming news on carbon emissions and their impacts on cities.
by Rob Watson
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Japan's move to reconsider, if not scrap, its nuclear energy program has led to an at-times-encouraging discussion about not just why to replace nuclear, but what to replace it with. Hint: Energy efficiency is going to be critical.
by Rob Watson
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Green airports are in the news this week as the Indira Gandhi International Airport attains a LEED-Gold rating from the Indian Green Building Council and San Franciso International Airport opens a revamped terminal as a showcase for sustainable air travel.
by Rob Watson
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<font><font size='2'>One silver lining in the dark clouds of our current economic conditions is how people are turning to simple, low-cost measures that can save tons of energy and money. Sometimes being forced to get lean makes you realize how fat you really are. Our obese existing building stock is being forced to get on the treadmill and the patient we save may end up being our own economy.<br />
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by Rob Watson
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A mosque proposed near Ground Zero in New York has prompted great anger and may never be built. Sometimes you need to stand up to "mad" and other times you need to respect the sentiments behind the anger. This seems like one of those times to stand up to "mad" because if we don't, we become that which we abhor.
by Rob Watson
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GE, four VC firms, the GSA, Wales and the city of Las Vegas might not seem to have a lot in common, but all are involved in efforts to advance green building and green building operations.
by Rob Watson
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I had a great day Wednesday . . . just learning. This welcome input-heavy respite came courtesy of the two-day GreenBuildingsNY conference.
by Rob Watson
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Strategies to make buildings greener will abound at the upcoming GreenBuildingsNY conference -- a gathering that's designed to help owners, managers, architects and contractor stay competitive in these challenging times.
by Rob Watson
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From corporate real estate to organizational leadership to the potential for intelligent organization of larger-scale energy and water systems, recent articles illustrate the integration of green building into daily practice.<br />
by Rob Watson
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Even in the era of green lighting, a picture of Edison's screw-base A lamp is a near universally recognized symbol of someone having a bright idea -- although it is less than half as efficient as a compact fluorescent or LED.
by Rob Watson
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Helping one another is really the way things get done green-wise, and the only way we will solve our "you-bet-your-species" proposition of unmanageable climate change. We need to foster "coopetition" where people work together to hit a target.
by Rob Watson
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Yogi Berra warned that "It's tough to make predictions, particularly about the future," but this week Leanne Tobias offers her top 10 predictions for the green market in 2010. Myself, I'm particularly fond of predictions ...
by Rob Watson
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This is my last post for 2009 and I wanted to thank all of our readers for visiting the GreenerBuildings.com site and for your kind words, encouragement and constructive criticism. I really enjoy hearing from you and always learn something
by Rob Watson
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I'm reading Gavin Menzies' fascinating book "1421" and was thinking about the challenges of early explorers: How do you get somewhere without a compass or a map? And if you could have only one, which would you prefer?
by Rob Watson
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I'm reading Gavin Menzies' fascinating book "1421" and was thinking about the challenges of early explorers: How do you get somewhere without a compass or a map? And if you could have only one, which would you prefer?
by Rob Watson
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Originally, I thought I was going to continue building on my Chicago post-occupancy study rant on energy modeling for this week’s column, but then I realized that: 1) I need a break from being a pissant; and 2) I've got a lot to be thankful for.<br />
by Rob Watson
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The good news: The ultimate environmental footprint of green buildings will become much clearer in the future. The bad news: In the short run, it'll be much more complicated -- especially if professionals keep falling prisoner to tools meant to help them.
by Rob Watson
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The Greenbuild buzz built up from the kick-off celebration continued through Thursday's sessions, the day satisfied on an emotional, intellectual, physical and spiritual level: A "health-based" outcome if I ever experienced one.
by Rob Watson
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<font><font size='2'>I was in Jerusalem attending the Israeli Presidential Conference 2009: Facing Tomorrow. It was very exciting to see the path-breaking new technologies coming out here in energy, water and information management. </font></font>
by Rob Watson
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I came across a Tweet for a blog about an owner of some LEED buildings that aren't performing as expected. My interest was more than a little piqued since said owner is my alma mater Dartmouth College. What's striking about the (albeit pained) tenor of the post is that LEED is to blame!<br />
by Rob Watson
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As a season, autumn is the time of nature's preparation to renew or reinvent itself. It's also my favorite season. I love the colors, the smells, the intermingling of summer's warm, soft air with winter's steely crispness. There is something anticipatory about the fall.
by Rob Watson