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Calfire planning residential foliage inspections
Tri Valley Herald, CA - 1 hour ago
Only houses in "target areas" received the pamphlet because it would be impossible to inspect every home in the county every year, Price said. ...

Canada Green Building Council plans first-ever national summit
Daily Commercial News, Canada - 2 hours ago
The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) will put the focus on cutting building-source emissions of green house gases at its first-ever national summit ...

Windsor Star
Glengarda's 'amazing' green building opens in Windsor
Windsor Star,  Canada - 37 minutes ago
Featuring an environmentally-friendly "green roof" and a host of other features making it the most energy efficient building of its kind in Ontario, ...

‘Green’ school plans brings praise
Wayne Independent, PA - 6 hours ago
“I commend the School Board for their forward thinking for this green building,” she said, adding that she pressed a prior school board to do the same when ...

Green Building: Are the Big Builders On Board?
CNBC, NJ - 10 hours ago
I can’t say that the home building industry is ignoring the “green” movement. I know this because I get a press release probably once a week from the ...
In Green-Building Study, NVR Lands at the Bottom Washington Post
Bloomfield Hills home builder Pulte gets national 'green' honor MLive.com
NVR named one of the least green homebuilders in country Bizjournals.com
Rocky Mountain News - phillyBurbs.com
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PUBLIC AGENDA: City Council, green building; School board ...
Palo Alto Online, CA - 12 hours ago
... the council intends to discuss green building, the downtown Business Improvement District and the Charleston-Arastradero corridor. ...

Blackstone River Project Gets EPA Grant
Worcester Business Journal, MA - 13 hours ago
... Worcester and Woonsocket and Pawtucket, RI The project is designed to reduce the effects of storm water and encourage low-impact development practices. ...

'Small Wind' Power Plants are Blowing Strong
KPAX-TV, MT - 9 hours ago
But Robin Wilson already has a Skystream wind generator atop a 45-foot pole sticking out of her new zero-energy home in San Francisco's Mission District. ...

Setting Green As Practice: Building Affordable Housing for Family ...
OnPhilanthropy.com, NY - 15 hours ago
Earlier this year, Habitat for Humanity International (Habitat) and The Home Depot Foundation joined forces to launch a new national green building ...

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Ecocast: the New Recycled Precast Concrete Mix for Green Building ...
Dexigner - 10 hours ago
In the constantly evolving building industry, there is more pressure than ever for builders to adhere to green-building standards and to qualify for The ...
eBay Inc. Opens New “Green” Building and Unveils Largest ... CSRwire.com (press release)
Climate Action Now Architecture Week
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City projects get 'green' thumbs up; Arena, police station among ...
The Kingston Whig-Standard, Canada - 1 hour ago
The Canada Green Building Council hopes to certify 100000 green buildings and one million green homes by 2015. Interest in building to LEED specifications ...
Going green earns Envision national award Chilliwack Times
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New Study Compares Green Building Rating Systems to AIA's ...
GreenerBuildings - 18 hours ago
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has released a report looking at how the three major green building rating systems match up to its own criteria ...
News Highlights of the Week: May 3 – May 9, 2008 Architectural Record
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New Study Compares Green Building Rating Systems to AIA's ...
GreenerBuildings - 23 hours ago
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has released a report looking at how the three major green building rating systems match up to its own criteria ...

UM invites neighbors to see 'green'
Baltimore Sun, United States - 3 hours ago
College leaders will discuss their conceptual design for the 35000-square-foot Green Building, which will feature environmentally friendly technology and ...

Supervisor calls for probe of nursing home
San Mateo County Times, CA - 19 hours ago
Inspections are unannounced. Under state law, if the hospital meets all the requirements, a one-year license will be issued. If it does not meet all the ...

Suagee: We should join green building movement
Indian Country Today, NY - May 8, 2008
In addition to a number of programs promoting energy efficiency in buildings, Section 494 of EISA mandates the creation of a ''Green Building Advisory ...

Tip could save you money on home insurance
WBBH, FL - 7 hours ago
Dehler was speaking about the My Safe Florida Home Program that offers free inspections and grant reimbursements for eligible homeowners that want to ...

Metal Theft Believed Cause of Building Collapse
RedOrbit, TX - 6 hours ago
The former AP Green Building at 2600 N. Freeway collapsed at 8:25 am, according to Inspector Woody Percival of the Pueblo Fire Department. ...

City building and housing department sees ‘green’
Downey Patriot, CA - May 8, 2008
Haines says she’s in the midst of developing a checklist of green building measures that will “help people be more energy conservation conscious. ...

Green building proposal OK'd
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - May 8, 2008
Approximately 39 percent of all CO2 emissions are generated from building operations, according to US Green Building Council studies. ...
Butler University goes green with new pharmacy building Indianapolis Star
CoStar Green Report: In Cities, Sustainable Mandates Unfold CoStar Group
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