With the recent surge in money going towards renewable energy research and implementation, many people are forgetting a key factor in reducing our impact on the environment: energy efficiency.
Utilizing renewable energy in your home or commercial building is great, don’t get me wrong, but before this expensive option is employed, you should first look at [...]

Document early and often
Parties need to understand the importance of documenting throughout the process. This is especially relevant when it comes to MR credits. Because of the volume of information those credits require, it is essential that team members provide the LEED Consultants or PM’s with the documentation to be able to quantify [...]

For those of you in San Francisco interested in learning about energy efficient buildings go to the PGE headquarters on 5th and Howard. It is really one of the best resources to learning about all items related to green building. They have great demonstrations on lighting, windows, HVACs and many more. It [...]

I recently learned a few things that I was a little shaky on.
This article talks alot about one of those things.
That is the power of WHITE - and yes I mean the color.
For the majority of people out there we understand the ability of light colors. They reflect while dark colors absorb. [...]

I figured it was time to poke some fun at ourselves and our industry. So here a couple jokes to get you through the day.

• How many daylighting consultants does it take to change a light bulb?

  None—the sun will be back up in exactly 10 hours.

• How many LEED Accredited Professionals does it take to change a light bulb?

  Four—one to tell you how to earn LEED points by changing it, one to change it, one to document the change, and one to deliver the check to the U.S. Green Building Council for certifying the change.

• How many product manufacturers does it take to change a light bulb?
  

Back in 1979, President Jimmy Carter did the unthinkable: He installed solar panels on top of the White House. The panels were used to heat water for the staff eating era and more importantly usher in a new era in American innovation and independence from foreign fossil fuels.
Carter said. America was to harness “the power [...]

The California Air Resources Board cam out with this press release after a unanimous decision to cut greenhouse gas emissions was approved.

Science News release an article shortly afterward that goes further in depth and can be found here
And if Carbon Emissions is your real target then please read the StopWaste.org website which has [...]

What do you think the tipping point will be? Most trends start in the west and head east.
GREEN BUILDING is spreading everywhere and quickly: San Francisco, Oakland, New York, Miami, colleges like Duke and Harvard, towns such as Greenbergs Kansas, Boulder Colorado, and even resorts like Aspen are just a few examples. These areas are [...]

Rob Watson, sometimes referred to as the “father of LEED,” addresses LEED and impacts of green building in a recently released report: the Green Building Impact Report, 2008. The report explores LEED’s impact in the United States and highlights several environmental benefits resulting from both LEED homes and commercial buildings. Some of these [...]

Couple describes building Green House!
Below are tid bits from the article -
“In addition, the house uses five Sunearth solar collectors to store the sun’s energy, a geothermal water furnace to provide cooling in summer and a backup heat source in winter, solar glass on the south and east sides of the house with overhangs [...]