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no more playing hooky

Will a greener White House complex mean a more productive president? 0
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago
A study released this week says employees in greener buildings are more productive, just as news spreads that the White House complex is seeking LEED certification. What does this bode for Obama? And will he have to sneak smokes under the portico?
China’s rearview mirror

China is leaving the U.S. in the dust as it surges ahead on clean energy 14
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Even as China overtakes the U.S. in the dubious category of “world’s leading greenhouse gas producer,” it is also well ahead of the U.S. in developing the technologies and policies to solve the problem -- and selling those solutions to us at massive profits that could have been ours.
Exhibit G

Slideshow: A tour of green-leaning museums 0
Posted 3 months ago
Whether their specialty is Monet or municipal planning, museums across the country are helping visitors see the green light. Take our tour -- admission is free!
Heating the JP Green House with a hairdryer

The amazing promise and many challenges of passivhaus construction 4
Posted 3 months, 1 week ago
Imagine a building so energy-efficient that it actually gets dinged by LEED and Energy Star -- you've just imagined passivhaus, and we're putting it into action at the JP Green House.
Ambition and trouble collide

Vancouver’s Olympic village aims for green, runs into problems 4
Posted 3 months, 3 weeks ago
The athletes’ village is the centerpiece of efforts to green the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Now being constructed on an 80-acre rehabbed brownfield near downtown, the village is intended to be a whole new kind of sustainable neighborhood. The development has impressive green features, but some serious problems too.
Radiant Cities: LEEDwashing

Are developers making mis-LEED-ing claims? 8
Posted 4 months, 1 week ago
It seems more and more buildings boast LEED credentials these days -- but are they legit? Find out where and why the best known green-building certification term in the land is being excessively bandied about.
Size does matter

Starbucks brews global green-building plan, renovates Seattle shop 3
Posted 4 months, 1 week ago
Stroll into the newly renovated Starbucks coffeehouse in Seattle's University Village and the décor may feel more familiar than you'd expect. It's part of an effort to create a shared sense of community while reducing impact on the planet -- all by sourcing materials locally.
Building green is not rocket science 0
Posted 5 months, 1 week ago
Greenbuild ends on a note of cautious optimism 2
Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago
This year’s Greenbuild is buzzing 0
Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago
In a word, no 0
Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago
JCPenney joins the ranks of green retailers 0
Posted 1 year ago
Constructing a green space for green biz 0
Posted 1 year, 1 month ago
Living and learning at Arizona State University’s School of Sustainability 2
Posted 1 year, 1 month ago
Vegas may serve as hopeful proving ground 1
Posted 1 year, 1 month ago
Hitting the Vegas strip to see the world’s largest LEED certified building 0
Posted 1 year, 1 month ago