Some of the other as-it-happened Greenbuild 2007 coverage around the web
- One of the posts at the gb.07 Journal (written by USGBC staffers Lauren Kuritz and Doug Smeath) is about the ASID / USGBC collaboration, ReGreen, "a collection of tools to help you focus your renovation projects toward sustainability, durability, comfort and style." Peter Yost, Jennifer Atlee (best researcher I know), Alex Wilson, Amie Walter, and Julia Jandrisits of BuildingGreen all spent long hours finishing up the initial draft of the Residential Remodeling Guidelines for this initiative in time for Greenbuild so it could be included on the ReGreen program website for its launch. (The Residential Remodeling Guidelines are in a public comment period through Monday, December 10. After you look them over, please fill out the comment form linked from the ReGreen site. Feel free to praise the photo on page 42, which I took during a remodel in our turn-of-the-century offices in the old Estey Organ Factory.)
- Freelance reporter Brian Libby kept a running Greenbuild journal at betterbricks.com—some of the best real-time "actual news" from the event that I've come across. The posts are in reverse chronological order, and I think it reads better that way.
- "The Ups and Downs of GreenBuild Chicago" by John F. Wasik is an article that appeared mid-event on the Eco Investment Club website. Some might consider it harsh, others realistic. I hope it's seen as constructive criticism in quarters where it might make a difference down the road in overcoming some of the difficulties this year's event faced.
- Another longer, newsy one-off at gbNYC—"The Green Scene: Special Report from USGBC's Greenbuild Chicago 2007," by Paul McGinniss, covers a few doings of interest and bits worth knowing.
- The GreenSource team put together a couple handfuls of entries on a range of subjects. Theo Bowen's contributions are comprehensive and thoughtful. Jenna McKnight's post, "Greenbuild: The Final Score," and Joann Gonchar's "Surprise! The U.S. Spends Next to Nothing on Green Building Research" are also particularly readworthy, but scroll through them all.
- Be sure to check out the video archive of the plenary sessions at greenbuild365.org.