Planning

Study Reveals Shift in Housing Developments Across the U.S.

Posted on December, 2012 Categories: Building Green , Communities , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Planning , Public Transit , Transportation , Water Management The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a new report examining residential construction trends in America’s metropolitan regions, which finds that nearly three out of four large metropolitan regions Read more

New Walls for New Houses

Posted on November, 2012 Categories: Building Green , Ceilings & Walls , Check It Out! , Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Planning There are many attractions to buying a newly constructed home. These include new, up-to-date finishes, modern floor plans and amenities, comfort and energy efficiency. When considering your options, energy-efficient heating, appliances and lighting are common choices. Read more

Passive Solar Design- Energy Savings All Year

Posted on October, 2012 Categories: Building Green , Check It Out! , Consumer , Energy , Featured , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) , Planning , Solar Most of us know the pleasure and comfort of sitting in front of a south facing window on a sunny winter’s day. What’s less well known is that the warmth you feel can also significantly reduce your heating bill. Read more

Food for Thought - Sustainable Food System Survey

Posted on October, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Communities , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Planning , Transportation , Waste Management , Water Management The Federation of Canadian Municipalities recently conducted a survey that addresses some interesting questions concerning the sustainability of our community food systems. The following article and results to the survey Read more

Grant Awarded to Develop Next Generation Building Integrated Photovoltaics

Posted on September, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Energy , Featured , Planning , Solar As part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot initiative, Dow Solar, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, has been awarded a $12.8 million, 3-year grant to fund a program to dramatically reduce the cost of building integrated (BIPV) solar products. Read more

Building (Green) Communities

Posted on August, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Communities , Green Initiatives , Planning Bay-Waveland Habitat for Humanity was proud to have one of their homes named 2011 Affordable Green Project by the National Association of Home Builders at their annual Green Building Conference in Salt Lake City this year. Read more

"Stormwater Management must be Straightforward, Affordable and Workable"

Posted on August, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Communities , Planning , Water Management The Environmental Protection Agency's decision to reconsider the imposition of a nationwide cap on how much sediment can be part of the stormwater draining from a construction site is a nod to the importance of sound science Read more

Program Seeks to Create a Blueprint for Green Classrooms

Posted on August, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Energy , Energy Savings , Planning The Orange County Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council has announced a proposed pilot project to retrofit an existing classroom at Davis Magnet School in Costa Mesa.This program seeks to create a blueprint for schools Read more

A Farmers Market with Economic and Environmental Benefits

Posted on July, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Check It Out! , Communities , Energy , Featured , Planning , Solar In May 2006, the Ann Arbor City Council passed a resolution to adopt goals of reducing the Ann Arbor community’s greenhouse gas emission levels by 20% come 2015 and to create more sources of renewable energy Read more

Wood Products Part of Winning Carbon-Emissions Equation

Posted on July, 2011 Categories: Biofuels , Building Green , Consumer , Energy , Organic Waste , Planning , Waste Management Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to grow, so forests have long been proposed as a way to offset climate change. But rather than just letting the forest sit there for a hundred or more years, Read more

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