BuildingGreen Founder Alex Wilson  Named 2010 Hanley Award Winner

BuildingGreen Founder Alex Wilson Named 2010 Hanley Award Winner

Alex Wilson, the founder of BuildingGreen and executive editor of Environmental Building News and GreenSpec, is the 2010 winner of the Hanley Award for Vision and Leadership in Sustainable Housing.

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Foamglas – My New Favorite Insulation Material

Foamglas is an inorganic, high-compressive-strength insulation with no need for flame retardants or other hazardous chemicals. Photo: Pittsburgh Corning. Click on image to enlarge. I have a new favorite insulation material. Foamglas® building insulation has been made by Pittsburgh Corning for many decades and is widely used in Europe. For the past decade or two, however, it has only been actively…

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LEEDuser Forum

RE: "Initial fit-out" would be if
in PI Form 2 Project Summary Details

How Sophisticated Should Functional Tests Be?
in NC 2009 EAp1: Fundamental Commissioning of Building Energy Systems

Turf Grass in Calculations
in NC 2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscaping

Trees Around Building Site
in NC 2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction

How to address area requirements
in CS 2009 SSc7.2: Heat Island Effect—Roof

RE: To try and answer your
in Some problems we faced in the progress of LEED consulting in China

USGBC's BPP system awards EAc5 credit
in NC 2009 EAc5: Measurement and Verification

multi-occupant spaces
in EBOM 2009 IEQc2.2: Controllability of Systems—Lighting

RE: CIRs and LEED Interpretation changes
in USGBC to Offer Precedent-Setting LEED Interpretations, Along with CIRs

RE: Tracking Energy Use
in NC 2009 EAc1: Optimize Energy Performance

Park51—The World’s First LEED Mosque?

Previously a Burlington Coat Factory, the new community center at 45-51 Park Place, New York, will be a LEED certified space upon completion. Photo: Michael Appleton for The New York Times The first mosque, in the world according to an article in The Daily Green, attempting LEED certification could be located in Lower Manhattan—in proximity of “Ground Zero”—the hallowed…

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The Problem with Net-Zero Buildings (and the Case for Net-Zero Neighborhoods)

The Problem with Net-Zero Buildings (and the Case for Net-Zero Neighborhoods)

It can be tough to get to net-zero energy with an individual building, while working at the community scale can offer up opportunities for energy efficiency and cost-effective renewable energy generation.

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Saving Water by Conserving Energy

Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir, which supplies 90% of Las Vegas's water and millions of other residents, shown at about half capacity in 2007. Ken Dewey photo. Click on image to enlarge. Last week we examined the amount of energy it takes to transport and treat water--and how we can conserve energy by using less water. This week, we'll look at the inverse of that: how much water it…

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