Face It: the 2030 Challenge moving forward
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I mentioned this in passing the other day, but it deserves to be given more attention.
Beyond LEED
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An interesting conversation about what lies beyond LEED has been happening over the last few days on the Big Green email list. Some excerpts of the exchange follow. (I've done some editing, and added links.
BuildingGreen Bulletin, January 2008: Environmental Building News
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Read the current bulletinProduct Certifications and Ratings Systems... it's all so gooey
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The GreenSpec team is regularly contacted by manufacturers and their marketers asking how to get products "certified as green." The question itself reveals one of two things: that they either haven't done any work yet to understand what it is they're actually asking... or that they have. In the first case, good on 'em for looking into it.
Studying for the LEED-AP Test
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7/1/09 Update: The LEED AP exam has significantly changed, and the following information has not been updated to reflect this.
Notes from Sweden #4: CHP and District Heating
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BuildingGreen Bulletin, December 2007: GreenSpec
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Read the current bulletin100 percent energy use reduction for federal government buildings
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architecture2030.org — which will be hosting a 2010 Imperative webcast at the end of January — was righteously stoked when the "Energy Independence and Security Act" was signed into law the other day.
From their email bulletin:
The President signs Energy Bill containing The 2030 Challenge targets After being passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Energy Independence and Security Act became law yesterday with the President's signature.
Happy Holidays from BuildingGreen!
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We wish all of you a happy, life-changing year ahead, and thank you for all the good, important work you do and choices you make. We had our annual holiday party for staff and their guests on Wednesday evening; it's something we look forward to every year. If there was enough room, we'd have you all over. That's part of the reason we've developed this LIVE section of our website — so we can catch up with each other, have lively discussions, and bask in such good company. Here are some photos from our party. (Click the pictures for a larger version.)
Shipping Container Housing
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SG Blocks of Charleston, NC, refabricates sea-truck shipping containers into modular construction units, and has been getting buzz on the likes of Bob Vila's show, the NBC Nightly News, and other newsy outlets. It's not an original notion, but they seem to have had the most success so far in commercializing it.