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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, which is fitted with 7,000 ft2 (650 m2) of photovoltaic panels. The $600,000 system is expected to generate 66 kilowatts of electricity, offsetting 10 to 15% of the cathedral complex’s energy demand. It is the first of 16 solar systems to be... Read more

The Atlanta International Museum of Art and Design (AIM) is now showing “Ecology, Economy, Equity: The Architecture of

William McDonough + Partners.” The exhibit, open through February 28, features architectural models, text panels, preparatory drawings, site plans, and interactive computer stations describing WM+P projects such as the... Read more

In a year when drought and water-use restrictions are in place in many areas, particularly the Rocky Mountain states, it makes sense to examine an often overlooked aspect of water efficiency—that of power production. It takes water to generate electricity in the United States—a lot of it, according to researchers at the National Renewable... Read more

Sustainable San Mateo, together with RecycleWorks and the San Mateo chapter of AIA, is seeking applications for their first annual

Green Building Award. Though all green features and practices will be considered, the award committee will place special emphasis on green building materials and products. All San Mateo County buildings—... Read more

recently stepped down as director of the

Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), a post he has held since 1977. Block has accepted the Co-Principal Investigator position in FSEC’s multimillion-dollar program, funded by NASA, to investigate hydrogen production, storage, safety, and utilization. For more on FSEC, visit... Read more

California Governor Gray Davis signed legislation in September committing the state to supply

20% of its retail power sales with renewable energy by 2017. Lauded by environmentalists, the bill, SB 1078, is criticized by most renewable energy companies, who complain of ambiguities and complexities. Ten percent of the state’s energy... Read more

The U.S. Green Building Council will host its first

Young People’s Forum at its upcoming Green Building International Conference and Expo in Austin, Texas. Young professionals in the green building movement will have a chance to network and learn from one another during the two-hour seminar on November 13. For more details, e-mail... Read more

In the July/August

EBN article about Oberlin College’s Lewis Center (

EBN

Vol. 11, No. 7/8), an offhand comment by me was quoted in the text on page 13. While the quote (“What McDonough has to learn is that a piece of glass is not like an insulated wall ...”) is accurate, it is somewhat out of context and could leave the... Read more

has become the first city in the nation to officially recognize a threat to public and environmental health posed by persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic chemicals (PBTs), including dioxins, mercury, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The city is currently developing criteria for its own departments, offices, and agencies... Read more

The

U.S. Green Building Council has announced a new awards program to honor leaders who are helping transform the building market. Awards will be given in three categories:

The Green Business Award to honor an individual or company that has demonstrated leadership in advancing the green building market... Read more

On July 23, Governor Jane Swift of Massachusetts signed Executive Order 438 creating a multi-agency

State Sustainability Council. The initiative is aimed at ensuring that state agencies consider environmental consequences of their actions and establishing sound environmental practices for state agencies. “We in state government must... Read more

Produced by the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, and Berkeley Solar Group, with financial support from the U.S. Department of Energy. Distribution, training, and technical support provided by Sustainable Buildings Industry Council, 1331 H Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005; 202-628-7400 ext. 210;... Read more

According to a California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) Charitable Trust report,

energy produced from renewable sources is cheaper over the long term and creates far more jobs than energy from natural gas power plants. The report

, Renewables Work: Job Growth from Renewable Energy Development in California, combines... Read more

Urban Ecology magazine, beginning with the Summer 2002 issue. The organization will focus its resources on strengthening its Community Design Program and land-use planning policy advocacy... Read more

BioBalance is now available in all polyurethane noncushioned and cushioned backings manufactured by Universal Textile Technologies... Read more

Natureplus label for building materials. Products displaying the Natureplus seal are guaranteed to be “manufactured in an environmentally friendly manner, harmless to health, and of a high functional standard,” according to WWF. The seal, representing... Read more

Following the example of Denmark, France, Sweden, and the Netherlands, the

United Kingdom recently enacted a tax on commercial use of aggregate. The tax affects U.K.-extracted as well as imported sand, gravel, and rock, with some exceptions. To ensure international competitiveness, exported aggregate is exempt from the tax. The U.K.... Read more

Wouldn’t it be nice, in shopping for a dishwasher, if you could go down to your appliance store, review the EnergyGuide labels or Energy Star™ designations, and be confident that you were really getting an energy-efficient dishwasher? It would be nice, but it’s not the case. Due to a glitch in the DOE efficiency test procedure for dishwashers,... Read more