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Michigan Business Review - MLive.comGreen building: Here to stayMichigan Business Review - MLive.com - Ann Arbor,MI,USAThe United States Green Building Council, which administers LEED certification, says LEED buildings use 30 to 50 percent less energy and up to 40 percent ...
Raleigh's Convention Center Goes for LEEDBy Evelyn(Evelyn) It makes a lot of sense for municipalities and universities to pursue LEED certification because they will likely own and operate the building for decades - plenty of time for the energy savings to offset the upfront costs of LEED ...Springleaf Adventures - http://springleafstrategies.blogspot.com/

GREEN- Wind jammer: Should homeowner suit stymie Virginia's first ..."In West Virginia," explains Webb, "they've seen about 4000 of these dead bats at a 44-turbine project there, and they've recently determined it's not the blades, but the vortex their spinning creates that causes a pressure change ...Readthehook.com - Current Articles - http://www.readthehook.com

Are Green Buildings Really Losing Their Appeal?GreenerBuildings - USAFor the hard-headed naysayers in the real estate sector who might be pawing through the news for tidbits to confirm that green buildings are 'just a fad', ...See all stories on this topic

Portland's Green Building ProgramPowerPoint Presentation, 63134kb Category: Commercial Projects in Portland.PortlandOnline - http://www.portlandonline.com/index.cfm?c=25777

Federalism--Green Building Law Quagmire?By Shari Shapiro(Shari Shapiro) I wrote on the blog earlier this summer about a suit filed by HVAC indsutry associations challenging Albuquerque's green building code claiming that the energy requirements for the HVAC equipment was preempted (ie already regulated) by ...Green Building Law - http://greenlaw.blogspot.com/

Agencies Partner To Offer Green Development GrantsThe Chattanoogan - Chattanooga,TN,USA“Local officials are interested in meeting their stormwater management goals through green development practices,” said Environment and Conservation Deputy ...

VERSAR, INC. Joins US Green Building CouncilMarketWatch - USAannounced today that it has become a member of the US Green Building Council ("USGBC"), www.usgbc.org, the leader in green building and development. ...See all stories on this topic

Is It Time to Green Financial Services?By greenskeptic(greenskeptic) Green building has caught on in a major way over the past decade. Now, 14 percent of US municipalities over 50000 in population have programs promoting green development, according to Shari Shapiro, a lawyer with Obermayer, ...the green skeptic - http://greenskeptic.blogspot.com/

US Renewables Group Partners with Citi, Credit Suisse on $140MM ...Send2Press (press release) - Torrance,CA,USAThe financing was led by the renewable energy private equity group within Citi Alternative Investments, Sustainable Development Investments (SDI), ...

Skeptics turn the heat on LEED ‘green’ ratingsTwin Cities Finance and Commerce - Minneapolis,MN,USAAs a result, some buildings aren’t performing as advertised when it comes to the most important part of green building: saving energy. ...

California's Green Building StandardBy Womble Carlyle Construction Law Team(Womble Carlyle Construction Law Team) California's Green Building Standard, adopted by the California Building Standards Commission on July 18, 2008, appears to remain the only state-wide green building standard in existence --- which is somewhat surprising, ...