Green Home

A free two-day facilities-management conference at Cleveland's I-X Center this week will focus on environmental and green-building issues. The Great Lakes Regional Facilities Expo on Wednesday and Thursday will include 14 hour-long educational sessions, said conference coordinator Marion Sours of...  

The David L. Lawrence Convention Center, the first "green" convention center in the world and the only meeting venue to be awarded the Gold LEED Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council, is turning trash into tokens of environmental consciousness.  

BILLINGS, Mont. - This Saturday, Oct. 11, the public can get a close-up look at innovative, environmentally friendly building techniques and conservation practices that save energy and money in Billings.  

FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE COMPANY moved its Sonoma offices to the new green building at 635 Broadway. In photo (left to right) are staff members Tiffany Vose, Laura Fitchie, Debbie Shelton, Madelyn Minehan and Ceclia Soukup.  

Greenwood-based Insight Homes builds single-family homes that are more energy efficient than nearly all others.  

Florida’s newest training center for Aveda salons is seeking green building certification under the Green Globes standard, an alternative to the more common Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standard.  

ST. PETERSBURG — On the night of June 3, Rep. Rick Kriseman’s family home, located at 6044 Third Ave. N. in St. Petersburg, burst into flames while Kriseman and his family were vacationing in Virginia. Now, plans to rebuild are under way, but this time, Kriseman is aiming to achieve LEED Platinum...  

When SummerHill Homes’ largest housing project in San Jose passed the “green” building test with flying colors, the Palo Alto developer knew it would resonate among buyers.  

The U.S. Green Building Council announced today that it has awarded the Maple Grove Great River Energy headquarters building Platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification.  

Created by the U.S. Green Building Council, a new set of standards has become the worldwide benchmark for creating sustainable structures. Leadership in Environmental Design - LEED - provides a standardized system for the design and creation of "green" buildings.  

Incorporating green building options into a company's construction or remodeling projects might not be as difficult or as expensive as owners and management might think.  

FirstEnergy today gave the media a tour of a new green building on its West Akron campus. Officials are hoping the three-story brick and glass structure will meet high standards for energy-efficient design. They say it's just part of the utility's commitment to the environment. WKSU's Karen...  

Two leading nonprofit organizations – the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Island Press, have teamed up to launch GreenWorks, a book club that will offer the newest and best books on green building at discounted prices.  

The U.S. Green Building Council has certified 12 more PNC Green Branch Locations in five states. PNC has also been chosen to participate in an energy-efficiency research initiative by the U.S. Department of Energy.  

In the United States, construction accounts for 30% of raw material consumption, making the shift towards sustainable construction practices an exciting time in "green" building. Quite literally shaping the path towards a sustainable tomorrow, SafePath Products is a leader in the "green" movement...