Crucial State Incentives for Small Wind Turbines Still Need Work
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As the small wind turbine market feels the pain of temporary holds on state incentive programs, turbine certification could bring the stability and improve the market’s reputation.
New Jersey placed a rebate incentive program on hold due to catastrophic mechanical failures of multiple small wind turbines.Photo Credit: World Future Energy Summit
LEED 2012 - 4th Public Comment and Ballot Forum
Although it carries relatively few points, among the most noteworthy changes in LEED 2012 are those in the MR category.
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Editor's note: USGBC has taken your comments and opened the fifth public comment period with the new draft of LEED v4 (note the name change from LEED 2012). Please post your thoughts on our LEED v4 fifth public comment forum!
The LEED 2012 fourth public comment period will be open from May 11 to May 28 (11:59 p.m. ET).
Information on the 4th public comment draft of LEED 2012 is available on the USGBC website.
Breaking the Bonds of Bad Sealant Jobs
Seals at window openings and other penetrations need to be done right the first time. Are your seals failing because of the most common application error—forgetting the bond break?
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This is part of an ongoing series. Read all the Sticky Business posts here.
Biobased PVC? Take Vinyl Industry Claims with a Grain of Salt
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Making plastic from corn, soy, or sugarcane has some advantages--but fixing the petroleum problem barely touches what's wrong with PVC.
What if all of the common plastics in use today were made from renewable materials rather than from fossil fuels? Would they start looking better in the eyes of environmentalists?
The Story of BuildingGreen
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The BuildingGreen office today. This historic building that once housed the drafting and tuning rooms of the Estey Organ Company, has unique slate-shingle siding. Photo: Alex Wilson. Click on image to enlarge.
Reflections on the founding of BuildingGreen and our evolution as a company.
Last week, I reflected on Earth Day and how concern for the environment inspired me in school and then led to my focus on renewable energy starting in the mid-1970s.
Do you have questions for GBCI?
If you had five minutes with the Director of LEED Certification for the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), what would you want to talk with her about? What questions would you ask or what feedback would you give?
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Update: LEEDuser's interview with Sarah Alexander, with your questions, has been posted below.
If you had five minutes with the Director of LEED Certification for the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), what would you want to talk with her about? What questions would you ask or what feedback would you give?
I recently was on the phone with Sarah Alexander, who has that very title at GBCI, and mentioned that our members might have quite a few questions for her. She offered to take anything we could throw at her, with the help of her staff.