green building
Discover the Smallest Area with the Most Green Buildings in the U.S. September 12th, 2008
After 9-11, Battery Park City, NY, Is Coming Back Green and Strong
In a small area in downtown New York, 92 acres, close to the Finanical District, you'll find more green buildings per square foot than anywhere else in the US. As you look at this modern...more
Green from the Ground Up September 5th, 2008
What it really means to go green in home building
While recently shopping for a house, I was shocked at how often developers throw around the word "green" as if it's as simple to do as saying replacing tile over laminate. What I really discovered...more
Book Review: Green Greener Greenest July 9th, 2008
by Lori Bongiorno
Green Greener Greenest by Lori Bongiorno. First of all, I LOVE lists...all kinds of lists. Anyone who works on green buildings is familiar with lists. Having written my fair share of green checklists, I was a bit...more
Aiki Homes Showcased in "Resource Efficient Homes Across America" June 18th, 2008
Homes Across America is a program of Peaks to Prairies Pollution Prevention Information Center. Peaks to Prairies is one of eight EPA-funded centers, collectively known as P2Rx.org and devoted to providing high-quality information to businesses...more
Aiki Homes Showcased in "Resource Efficient Homes Across America" June 18th, 2008
Homes Across America is a program of Peaks to Prairies Pollution Prevention Information Center. Peaks to Prairies is one of eight EPA-funded centers, collectively known as P2Rx.org and devoted to providing high-quality information to businesses...more
Aiki Homes Featured in American Builders Magazine June 9th, 2008
"American Builders Quarterly (ABQ) brings its readers a comprehensive look at our nation's entire construction industry by profiling leading companies that consistently perform in all aspects of the building trade. Within the pages of ABQ,...more
Government Involvement in Green Initiatives A Big Trend May 27th, 2008
Government Support for Green Building Practices
A "2008 U.S. Construction Overview" released by management consultant FMI shows that construction industry is taking green building very seriously. Results of the report, posted in Commercial Building Products note the following big points: Three main...more
Top Ten Green Building Projects of 2008 May 26th, 2008
American Institute of Architects Names Top Ten Green Project Winners, 2008
2008 Top Ten Award Winners: Yale University Sculpture Building and Gallery (KieranTimberlake Associates, LLP) New Haven, CT Queens Botanical Garden Visitor & Administration Center (BKSK Architects) Flushing, NY (photo above) Pocono Environmental Education Center (Bohlin Cywinski Jackson)...more
Earth Friendly Building Materials May 10th, 2008
What Makes A Building Material A Green Choice?
Green is fairly subjective. We do have LEED and independents (folks not following LEED but who do set and follow green building standards), so there is green building and green material use. It's complicated because...more
Green Building - How Much Would You Guess Is Going On? May 9th, 2008
These Statistics on Conventional vs. Green Building May Surpise You
I realized we've never looked at any statistic here. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) offers the following statistics for buildings - keep in mind this is just in the U.S. Once you imagine how...more
