Green Building : Jetson Green

Fly Ash Concerns, Greener Ways, Living Incentives, + 10 Million Solar Roofs

• Perspectives on sustainability.
• About the new 10 million solar roofs bill.
• NY panel suggests 100 ways buildings can be greener.
• EPA and DOE form State Energy Efficiency Action Network.
• Economy forces a holistic view of corporate responsibility.
• Seattle bends the rules for up to 12 living buildings.
• Los Angeles might require rainwater capture.
• Fly ash designation could be problematic.

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Green Gizmos, Using Gray Water, Disclosing Climate Risks, + Eco Tools

• The grassroots efforts of using gray water.
• How to avoid the legal pitfalls of green marketing.
• Sustainable design needs more than bells and whistles.
• Green materials sector is gaining attention and growing fast.
• SEC to require disclosure of climate change risks. 
• Study finds that white roofs reduce urban heat. 
• The ever expanding green toolbox.
• Is your house making you sick?

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Efficiency Retrofits, Human Innovation, Retail Green Leases, + The Green Bling

• Is renewable power "eco-bling?"
• Six key lessons on energy efficiency retrofits.
• Cutting carbon through people powered innovation.
• ASHRAE launches website to explain new green standard.
• Green building groups help rebuild Haiti.
• Retailers to get help with green leases.
• HRV or ERV?

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IAQ Challenge, Mandatory Green, Tempering Grandiosity, + Turbine Huff

• Building efficiency replaces grandiosity. 
  
• Small wind turbines leave some in a huff.
• Overcoming barriers to manufactured housing. 
• Study: 50% of non-residential buildings will be green by 2015.
• Getting answers from an affordable, green housing developer.
• California officials adopt mandatory green building code.
• Insurers green up gray coverage areas.
• The IAQ challenge. 

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Retrofit Best Practices, LEED Snafus, Raising Poultry, + Killing the Lawn

• Do green buildings make life greener?
• For some, home is a tiny plastic bunk.
• California couple killing their lawn to save water.
• 10 trends that will fuel growth of green buildings in 2010.
• Six states chosen to develop building retrofit best practices.
• Green hotels help keep carbon footprints light.
• Residents fight to raise poultry in the city. 
• Top 10 LEED Snafus ...

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Greener Zoning Codes, Eco-Officers, Water Fighting, + Small Wind Plans

• The green top 10 for 2010. 
• The top ten in green building in 2009.
• California fight over water is coming to a head.
• Updating zoning codes to match sustainable mindset.
• How cities can foster demand for electrical cars.
• Eco-officers are moving into executive suites.
• Big plans for small wind turbines.
• Sustainability comes of age.

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Green Trends, Energy Neutral Housing, Toxic Home Interiors, + The Future

• The builders' manifesto.  
• Four green building trends to watch in 2010.
• Builders zero in on energy-neutral housing.
• 2/3 of homes had excessive formaldehyde levels.
• Green movement good for restaurant business.
• The transportation revolution starts in 2010.
• Green construction code to debut in 2010.
• A green future that doesn't work.

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Unhealthy Tap Water, Asphalt Jungle, Appraising Green, + Top Green Products

• Cooling the asphalt jungle.
• EcoHome top 20 green products for 2009.
• The tap water is legal but it may be unhealthy.
• Seattle pilot program could lead to 12 living buildings.
• San Francisco launches financing for green building renovations.
• Interplay: green building appraising and financing issues.
• Green roof is meant to grow interest in nature.
• Green payback: getting answers about ROI.
• Eco-roof solves high-rise height problem.
• Green builders await the green funding.

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Using Humanure, Buyer Bamboozle, Greenest Office, + a Better Future

• Don't get bamboozled.
• Will big business save the earth?
• Get ready -- green leases are coming.
• Goodbye, toilets. Hello, extreme composting.
• Cash for Caulkers could mean $12k per home.
• Choosing an energy efficient front door.
• Study: small wind market to double by 2013.
• The greenest office building in the country.
• Building a better future (post COP15).

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Water in Design, LEED Leading, Building Commissioning, + Local Materials

• The value of building commissioning.
• 17% of new homes get Energy Star seal.
• Report focuses role of water in sustainable design.
• Solar panels sometimes don't mix with HOAs.
• The Green Tragedy: LEED's Lost Decade.
• Is LEED on track to save the world?
• Holding LEED up to the light.
• Using local materials is no joke.

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