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UC Berkeley Day Care Center Gets High Green Rating, 4/29/08

August 8, 2010

UC Berkeley’s Haste Street Child Development Center is celebrating its certification by LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), which has awarded the day care center a Silver rating for its design, construction and operation as a high-performance “green” building. (1:22 min.) Video produced by Roxanne Makasdjian / Media Relations www.berkeley.edu Enjoyed this article?More information […]

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UO-Portland Architecture Lecture Series 2010-04-07

August 7, 2010

Title: Green Building and Urban Design in Portland Location: UO-Portland, White Stag Block 142/144 Description: Alisa Kane and Mark Raggett from the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability present on ‘Green Building and Urban Design in Portland’ Enjoyed this article?More information on Go Green Tips!

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Patagonia Distribution Center Built Green With LEED

August 6, 2010

When we needed to expand our Patagonia distribution center in Reno, Nevada we looked to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, certification standards as our guide to building a green building that balances environmental responsibility, resource efficiency and the comfort and well-being of our workforce. We set high environmental standards for the […]

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Bellevue Medical Center – Dedicated to a Healthier You

August 5, 2010

Bellevue Medical Center is a full-service, 100 licensed bed hospital, with the goal of promoting healing and providing preventive health care services to support long-term health and well-being. With quality and patient safety as the guiding principles of care, the hospital utilizes advanced technology and equipment to provide our patients with the highest level of […]

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re-HOME Sustainable Homes and Natural Building Meetup Group, Mud Plaster Party

August 4, 2010

This is one of the good things about living in Southern AZ. We have access to some really wonderful people doing sustainable building and willing to teach others about it. Marcia Gibbons was our hostess and she taught us how to create a mud plaster on the interior and exterior of walls, amongst other things. […]

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Microhydro

August 3, 2010

Excerpts from a Residential Renewable Energy workshop offered through CU Boulder’s Sustainable Practices Certificate Program. This course was taught by green building expert and author Dan Chiras. For more information about this and other Sustainable Practices courses visit www.cugreenbuilding.com Enjoyed this article?More information on Go Green Tips!

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Sustainable Suite Design Competition: Unveiled

August 2, 2010

The US Green Building Council (USGBC) in conjunction with the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and NEWH is pleased to announce the winner of the first-ever Sustainable Suite Design Competition — a competition for interior designers to showcase the best hospitality design strategies that boast environmental responsibility while enhancing guest experience. Because the hospitality […]

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PAINT – Weaving Unity Into Community Project

August 1, 2010

The PAINT (Producing Art In Neighborhoods Together) program is run and operated by Louisville-based 501(c)3 “Center For Neighborhoods”. This project “Weaving Unity Into Community” focused on working with youth and residents living at the Parkway Place public housing community in Louisville’s Parkhill neighborhood. The artist partner on this project was fiber artist and art therapist […]

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Radiant Heat and Green Insulation – Eco-friendlier Options

July 31, 2010

If you want energy efficiency, uniform warmth and freedom from respiratory ailments, hydronic or radiant floor heating is the green way to go. It gently warms a room or structure from the ground up through a series of hot water tubing in the subfloor. What better way to keep it warm and cozy than blue […]

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The Perfect Sustainable City with Eric Corey Freed – buildaroo.com

July 29, 2010

Eric states talks about current flaws in city design and suggests alternatives for sustainable design. Eric feels that it is flawed for building professionals to build as quick as possible and maximize profits, and city blocks built for profit are no good if they are not filled with life and activity. He mentions how Americans […]

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LEED Design

July 28, 2010

Evanston, IL, recently passed a green building ordinance requiring LEED Silver certification for new commercial construction exceeding 10000 feet. The move makes the Chicago suburb part of a growing number of United States municipalities mandating green building standards for both privately and publicly funded construction. To help you understand the process, Jean Dufresne, Principal at […]

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