In California, environmental groups including the Sierra Club and Global Green are joining together to oppose the new California Green Building Code that is expected to be adopted tomorrow. They haven't switched sides, they're protesting because they believe the new code isn't stringent enough a
Posted bySteveon01.11.2010inGreen Building
The Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH), a group managed by the US Department of Housing & Urban Development, has compiled a list of their top 10 technologies for a green home remodel. Some of these technologies are easy weekend projects, others are more suited to a major
Posted bySteveon10.6.2009inGreen Building
A new type of architecture is gaining in popularity, thanks to visionaries such as architect Vincent Callebaut that blend design and technology to create a new definition for the term “green building”. Callebaut’s latest project uses green technologies and systems that are more than just exa
Posted bySteveon02.4.2008inGreen Building
Scientists at the University of Manchester have conducted a study looking at the effect global warming will have on our major cities, and say a modest increase in the number of urban parks and street trees could offset decades of predicted temperature rises. The study has calculated that a mere 1
Posted bySteveon10.14.2007inGreen Building, Society
On-site sewage treatment systems are becoming increasingly common with new development projects, and Victoria's Dockside Green project is setting the bar high with the goal of treating all of it's waste on-site, with no sewer connection at all. The system won't shun the sewage system completely ho
Posted bySteveon10.31.2006inGreen Building
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