Increase Focus on Goals and Measurement While the green building movement has a great deal to look forward to, there is an elephant in the living room — downplayed in some quarters as the product of worrying minds — that we need to address head on, and that’s the risk of liability.
by WardHubbell
Be the Change You Want to See in the World...Be it Now Fear and pessimism propagated by the world financial crisis continues to monopolize the headlines, ever more pointed now that the elections are over. And when it comes to green building, many in the media and elsewhere would have us believe that this financial crisis has put an end to the future we’ve worked so hard to envision.
by RickFedrizzi, President, Founder And CEO, USGBC
From Green Building to Living Buildings When Gerding Edlen Development began to focus on green building 10 years ago, many of our peers thought we were wasting money and time — that sustainable development was a fad with little chance of being profitable.
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Concrete: Concrete with Minimal Carbon Footprint EarthCrete, from Sonoma Cast
Stone, is a family of concrete mixes all composed
of proprietary formulas using a blend of local, natural, raw pozzolans,
industrial waste ceramics and fly ash, milled at the company’s processing
facility for up to 30 percent Portland cement replacement.
Concrete: Concrete Floor Polishing System INDUROSHINE, from W. R. MEADOWS, is
a polished floor system that turns a concrete surface into a dense, wear-resistant,
lustrous, high-sheen floor, the company reports.
Three-in-one: A new wall system improves building efficiency. Michigan builders, architects and contractors may be
facing more-than-difficult hardships with a slowing housing situation; seeking
out building solutions with new products has given some of these professionals
an edge.
by JohnWyatt
Product Helps Refurbish Busy Hospital St. Cloud Regional Medical Center was in the middle of a refurbishing project, but didn’t want the headaches normally associated with remodeling. A well-placed call was just what the doctor ordered.
FSC-Certified Wood Ceilings Designed to meet both a project’s aesthetic and sustainable needs, WoodWorks panels from Armstrong Commercial Ceilings have 92 percent pre-consumer recycled content, and are California Air Resources Board Phase l compliant, the company reports.
Zero-VOC Coating Mythic Paint’s interior
latex eggshell, from holding company Southern Diversified Products, LLC, is a
zero-volatile organic compounds (VOC) coating designed for previously painted
or primed plaster, wallboard, masonry and wallpapered surfaces.
Daikin Partners with ASHRAE in Building Sustainable Headquarters Daikin Industries, Ltd.,
parent company of Daikin AC (Americas), Inc., based in Texas, donated several
heating and air-conditioning systems that service the entire first floor and
learning center of the newly renovated ASHRAE Headquarters, located in Atlanta.
LEED 2009 Passes Member Ballot LEED 2009, the
long-awaited update to the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED green building
certification program, has passed member ballot and will be introduced in 2009
as the next major evolution of the existing LEED rating systems for commercial
buildings.
