I recently attended the West Coast Green conference in San Francisco and came out enthused and confused.
I was enthused about the progress the green buildingindustry is making. That over 14,000 people from all over the country came to learn about the new innovations in green building is huge for an industry, which in many ways, is [...]

This article was written and submitted by Chris Birk
D.C.’s Green Building Dilemma
By Chris Birk of www.suretybonds.com/edu
When it passed in 2006, Washington, D.C.’s Green Building Act was heralded as an innovative way to incorporate green efficiencies into private and public building projects.
But not everyone was thrilled, especially surety companies — the industry that issues [...]

As debate heats up around the proposals for clean energy legislation in Congress, one of the main points of contention is the amount of money it will cost.  More specifically, everyone wants to know how the average American household will be impacted by the respective energy bills in the House (Waxman-Markey’s American Clean Energy and [...]

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 [...]

I am not sure how many of you read the recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle about a net zero modular multi-tenant townhouse being built by a bay area company. I am very glad that this article made the front page especially on a day when Michelle Obama visited San Francisco. It [...]

So I never like to give away trade secrets but it isn’t like this puppy should be locked away in some vault - it really isn’t all that secretive. And besides our proprietary information involves a much much more conclusive approach to sustainability (just kidding we use this calculator all the time!)

You wouldn’t believe [...]

Green retrofits are on the same pace as new construction was five years ago. The general thought was that it was too expensive to go green, but after five years of research and experience with new construction, green building construction prices have proven to be a very comparable. Benefits are wide spread with [...]

One of the biggest problems with an energy audit is that the suggestions rarely get implemented. If it is a financial concern there are ways around the issue. First, incentives exist to help mitigate costs. A simple web search can find websites dedicated to these issues and it is always possible [...]

The Huffington Post has this great article that speaks volumes to energy efficiency and a great way to battle the United States current economic situation.
Please click here to read the plan that Architecture 2030 has helped devise and hopefully they’ve masterminded a way out of this crisis we’re in.

Even during tough economic times the green building movement continues to grow, according to a report by the National Association of Home Builders. 40% of contractors find “building green” is easier to market during these tough times, and 60% of builders believe home owners will pay more for green homes. The RNS article, [...]