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As More Companies Shoot for LEED Certification, More Ask What it Really Meansnew
An environmentally friendly casino has to be a contradiction in terms. Giant buildings that welcome and encourage the extravagant, wasteful behavior of thousands of guests at the same time hardly seem like a recipe for saving Mother Earth. But on the Strip, even sustainability can be made into a virtue, provided the example is sufficiently large.
Las Vegas Weekly |
T.R. Witcher |
09-24-2009 |
Housing & Development
It Ain't Easy Going Green: The Headaches & Hardships of Eco-Friendly Buildingnew
While in many ways Connecticut has been very progressive, the current hodgepodge of local rules and laws are frustrating to people who are committed to building and living sustainably.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
07-14-2009 |
Culture
Who Makes the Rules for Vermont's Earth-Friendly Homes?new
As more Vermonters seek sustainable homes, who makes the rules, and certifies the results?
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
06-26-2009 |
Housing & Development
Tags: Vermont, green building
Wall St. Demands Earth-Friendly Buildings, but Main St. Doesn'tnew
Demand for sustainable living remains low, and even during the height of the housing boom, homebuilders didn’t really go for the green. So why do executives and taxpayers demand environmentally sensitive buildings, and then go home to their wasteful old houses?
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
07-30-2008 |
Housing & Development
San Jose's Solar Power Playnew
Mayor Chuck Reed puts some political muscle behind his vision with a push to make green building mandatory.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Erin Sherbert |
04-17-2008 |
Environment
Bob Berkebile is the Godfather of Green Buildingnew
In the past 25 years, Berkebile has moved from notoriety as the man in the middle of a deadly skywalk collapse to international respect as a key figure in making his industry more Earth-friendly.
The Pitch |
Carolyn Szczepanski |
04-15-2008 |
Housing & Development
Nonprofit Hopes its Big Green Building Generates More than Warm Fuzziesnew
Urban Green Partnership's planned eight-story, 80,000-square-foot structure would be one of the most sustainable and self-sufficient multiuse buildings ever constructed in a city.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Will Dean |
09-11-2007 |
Housing & Development
Will Solar be Silicon Valley's Next Big Thing?new
Adobe boasts one of the best-known eco-friendly buildings in Silicon Valley, but it may have a lot more competition as clean-tech investment becomes the area's hot topic.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Erin Sherbert |
08-17-2007 |
Environment
