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Green Building to Strike a Balance With the Environment

April 10, 2010

Green buildings are eco friendly homes and structures, which is an in thing now. A major revolution has come into being in creating home and structures which focuses on the efficiency of resources such as energy, water, and materials. It eases down the hazardous effect which would have other wise affected the human health […]

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Profiles in Green Building: the Austin Real Estate Market

April 9, 2010

Austin has long been a home for friendly folk- friendly to each other, friendly to animals, and friendly to the environment. What used to be considered as only the concerns of hippies and the bohemian sect, environmentalism is now at the forefront of commercial and residential design, and “green” businesses are popping up nationwide. […]

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US Green Building Council Green Finger Project

April 8, 2010

The US Green Building Council (USGBC) takes on the Green Finger Project! Enjoyed this article?More information on Go Green Tips!

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Green Building Techniques to Save You Money Today!

April 6, 2010

Green building techniques aren’t just for new construction… they’re for every day home practice.  There are literally dozens of things the average homeowner can do to make his or her home a greener, more energy-efficient place in which to live, while at the same time saving money and helping the environment through reduced fossil […]

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Green Building Tour – The University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada

April 6, 2010

Experience ubc’s environmentally friendly green buildings on campus. Enjoyed this article?More information on Go Green Tips!

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Building A Green Home Requires Teamwork

April 5, 2010

Green home building and remodeling requires a different approach than the traditional, established way of building. Traditionally the homeowner, you, approaches an architect who designs the home, based on your descriptions, ideas, dreams and wishes. The finished design is then distributed to several general contractors for bid. The general contractor in […]

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US Green Building Council Conference

April 5, 2010

Green Building conference Enjoyed this article?More information on Go Green Tips!

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Green Building in the Face of the Economic Downturn

April 5, 2010

Jerry Yudelson of Yudelson Associates the leading green building consulting firm (www.greenbuildconsult.com) describes how green building may thrive in the face of the economic downturn.. Enjoyed this article?More information on Go Green Tips!

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Green Building EPA

April 4, 2010

epa’s mission is to protect human health and the natural environment; we accomplish this mission with approximately 26000 employees working in more than 9 million square feet of office buildings and laboratories located across the United States. To ensure that epa’s buildings and practices reflect our mission, the Agency continuously works to reduce the environmental […]

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Benefits of Green Building Design

April 3, 2010

The U.S. Green Building Council’s definition of Green is “a high performing home that’s energy and water efficient, has good indoor air quality, uses environmentally sustainable materials and also uses the building or site in a sustainable manner.” Now that we all understand the definition of green building, let’s take a closer look at […]

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nahb’s Green Building Program: Start here!

April 3, 2010

An introduction to the National Association of Home Builder’s National Green Building Program Enjoyed this article?More information on Go Green Tips!

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