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BuildingGreen Bulletin: Farming on Green Buildings — February EBN

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Over 18 years and more than 160 issues of Environmental Building News, I've written quite a few articles — I hesitate to think about how many — but out of all of those, I think I had more fun and learned more in writing my most recent than ever before.

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Last week I described why some environmentalists have shifted their position and now support nuclear power, and I described how we might be able to store nuclear waste more safely and cheaply than in the Yucca Mountain facility. So what's wrong with nuclear power? Why not move full-steam-ahead with this much more climate-friendly power generation option?

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What's so funny about green building? Email me and let me know, or comment below. Here's my latest contribution to the genre of green building jokes:

A LEED-certified building walks into a bar around closing time. It orders a drink, throws it back, and leaves. The next night, it comes in again, asks the bartender for a shot, throws it back, and leaves.

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The Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA), a Washington D.C. bicycle advocacy organization, along with America Bikes, the D.C.

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The reactor at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon, Vermont..

Continuing in the recent thread of examining various power generation technologies, this week I'll weigh in on nuclear power. I do this against my wife's better judgment, and perhaps out of concern that my columns haven't been generating enough controversy.

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The reactor at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon, Vermont..

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Isn't lobbying in Washington something that less-reputable industries do -- tobacco, casinos, and other "heavy hitters"? Doing some research on OpenSecrets.org, I was interested to learn the extent to which the building materials and equipment industry engaged in lobbying in 2008. The industry paid lobbyists a total of $11,676,000, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Here's the breakdown, by company.

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The new home of the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT), also known as Eagle's Perch Campus, offers state-of-the-art learning spaces. NIVT aims to address community needs such as wellness, governance, and land and economic development. NVIT was designed to exceed the ASHRAE energy-efficiency standards by 35% by taking advantage of an efficient envelope, solar control, thermal mass, and natural ventilation.

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The Friends Committee on National Legislation Headquarters is a small office building serving one of Washington, D.C.'s largest peace lobby organizations. The project--the renovation of and addition to a Civil War-era building on the National Register of Historic Places--was designed to promote Quaker ideals, including a mission to "seek an Earth restored." Read the full 12-page case study

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BuildingGreen Bulletin: Farming on Green Buildings — February EBN

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Growing Greener

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Thoughts on Nuclear Power – Part 2

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A LEED-certified building walks into a bar...

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2,000 Bikes at the Inauguration

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Thoughts on Nuclear Power

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Thoughts on Nuclear Power

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Building materials industry lobbying in 2008

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State-of-the-art learning facility in Merritt, British Columbia

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Renovation of a Civil War-era building on the National Register of Historic Places

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