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Insurers Matching Policies to Green Building Trend

December 11, 2009 by Paul Nastu

While some insurers are offering discounts for energy efficient and sustainable buildings, others say that any such discounts need to ensure that buildings not only save energy but prove resilient to storms, fire and other maladies. Speaking at the Climate Risk Summit of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, insurers ... Read more »

Santa Monica Pushes for Stricter Green Building Laws, While NYC Backs Down

December 9, 2009 by Gina Roos

A tale of two cities shows both sides of the green building movement. Santa Monica, Calif., known as an environmentally-friendly city, is proposing stricter green building requirements for single-family homes, while New York City is backing down on its ambitious energy-efficiency improvement plans for the city’s buildings. The new green ... Read more »

Green Buildings Do Double Duty: Reduce Energy Use, Lower Financial Risk

November 18, 2009 by Gina Roos

The potential for energy use reductions in old and new buildings is significant, according to a report from KPMG. The study finds that energy consumption in buildings can be cut by 30 to 50 percent and still produce a positive return on investments. Plus, real estate groups can get a ... Read more »

Greenbuild Conference News Roundup: Day 3

November 13, 2009 by Gina Roos

As the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo wraps up, more than 30,000 attendees are estimated to have attended the job fair or any one of more than 100 educational seminars, 800 exhibitors’ booths or green building tours of Phoenix, reports The Independent. Here are some more highlights from the show. ... Read more »

‘Green Building’ Jobs Rise Meteorically

November 13, 2009December 14, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Starting in July of 2008 the percentage of available jobs related to green building has taken off dramatically and shows no sign of slowing. This chart from Indeed.com shows the percentage of job postings that contain the term “green building.” “The trend for ‘green building’ shows a stark rise in ... Read more »

‘Green’ Building Sector to Contribute $554B to GDP from 2009-13

November 12, 2009December 14, 2010 by Paul Nastu

While the green building industry added $173 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product from 2000-08, that’s just the beginning. From 2009 to 2013, that amount will more than triple to $554 billion, according to a new report from the U.S. Green Building Council and Booz Allen Hamilton. The return ... Read more »

GreenBuild Conference News Roundup: Day 2

November 12, 2009December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

As day two kicks off at the GreenBuild International Conference and Expo in Phoenix, Arizona, more new building products and reports are being unveiled on the show floor. Under the spotlight are two Dens interior gypsum panel products from Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC. The company claims both the DensArmor Plus High-Performance ... Read more »

Greenbuild Conference News Roundup: Day 1

November 11, 2009November 10, 2009 by Gina Roos

With the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo now underway in Phoenix, Ariz., here are some of the initial announcements. YKK AP America has launched (PDF) two new products aimed at improving the energy-efficiency of commercial buildings. The company has expanded its enerGfacade product line with the addition of two new ... Read more »

Buildings Gain by Putting Energy Efficiency Over Other LEED Aspects

October 27, 2009October 29, 2009 by Gina Roos

Building owners can get the most out of their LEED status by focusing on energy efficiency over other LEED aspects, according to research conducted by the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT). CNT’s research and findings are part of the recently released Year 1 Final Report of the Regional Green Building ... Read more »

‘Green’ Building Retrofits To Be 20-30% of Commercial Projects By 2014

October 23, 2009 by Gina Roos

Green building currently accounts for five to nine percent of the retrofit and renovation market activity by value, which equates to a $2 billion to $4 billion marketplace for major projects, according to a new report from McGraw-Hill Construction. By 2014, this share is projected to grow to 20-30 percent, ... Read more »

EU Supports Green Builders with Energy Efficiency Plan

October 13, 2009October 21, 2009 by Gina Roos

Fifteen million European buildings need to undergo energy-efficient renovations over the next decade to cut energy use, along with the creation of green building programs to re-educate builders and architects to do the job, according to a draft report from the European Commission, reports Reuters. The initiative is expected to generate energy savings equivalent to ... Read more »

Colleges Get Sustainability Report Card

October 9, 2009 by Gina Roos

The Sustainable Endowments Institute has released its 2010 College Sustainability Report Card comparing 322 schools across the U.S. on how “green” they are, reports College News. Key findings show that 56 percent of colleges earned higher grades that they have in previous reports, while only 13 percent declined slightly in ... Read more »

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