Report on global market for prefabricated housing

Posted by on Apr 1, 2011 in green building, prefab, prefabrication | 0 comments The full report cost $4500. A freehttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif summary is available here. http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif It would be a great read I am sure, but I do wonder about how they define...
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National Passive House Conference in Portland

Posted by on Oct 15, 2010 in European green building, green building, high-performance building, passiv haus, passive house, phius, wolfgang feist | 0 comments The 5th National Conference starts on November 4th and includes an impressive list of speakers including Wolfgang...
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Masdar update in the New York Times

Posted by on Sep 26, 2010 in green building, masdar, net zero energy, norman foster, swiss village | 0 comments As a new, green city is constructed in the desert, the criticism grows. I believe the criticism should be directed at other governments for not supporting and financing mini-masdars to support innovation and cleantech...
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Passive House in the New York Times

Posted by on Sep 26, 2010 in germany, green building, high-performance building, minergie, NYT, passiv haus, passive house | 0 comments Great National Coverage The full NYT article is here. An interactive site with construction details is here. For full information from the Passive House organization in Germany check...
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Green buildings won’t save the planet

Posted by on Aug 19, 2010 in architecture, green, green building, joshua prince-ramus, ted | 0 comments A great TED talk on architecture by Joshua Prince-Ramus. I wish more architects would watch this video and actually act on what Joshua is saying. Builders and the public are tired of waiting. Watch the video...
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GSA Pushes For Reforms to Green Bulding Certification

Posted by on Aug 4, 2010 in green building, greenbuilding, GSA, LEED, USGBC | 0 comments Finally! And I really like the quote from the GSA official, “One of the things that I tease the USGBC about is that they really need to re-brand from ‘Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design’ to ‘Leadership in Energy and Environmental Performance,’ and they are picking up on...
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