Green Building Special Spotlight: Government Programs
Maryland Smart Growth ProgramSince 1997, Governor Glendening has spearheaded the nation’s most comprehensive smart growth program in the state of …
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Builders Underestimate Home Buyers Environmental Priorities
This Spotlight section is on U.S. Green Building - highlights of important developments over the last 6 months. The first article discusses results of a survey …
In Search of The Sustainability Pill
How do we help people integrate sustainable thinking into their lives without preaching? Joe Mozdzen, our new columnist, gives us his
In Search of High Performance Buildings
Do you have a commercial building that might be a good candidate for ‘high performance’? The picture at the right is the Real Goods high …
Joint EMS and Group CertificationA Cost-Effective Route for SMEs to Achieve ISO 14001
30 small businesses in Sweden created environmental management systems and received ISO 14001 certification by banding
Resources For Green Hotels
Fairmont Hotels and Resorts is well known for its efforts to “green” its operations and is now sharing its expertise with the hotel industry. An …
Making Environmental Management Systems Work
Help for Small & Medium-Sized BusinessesThe “Efficient Entrepreneur Calendar” looks like an ordinary hardcopy calendar with days and weeks and …
Best Practices for Hotels CD-ROMs
Bass Hotels & Resorts has reduced its water and energy consumption and attending costs by as much as 50 percent in their hotels worldwide. How do they do …
New Fund Finances Latin America Sustainable Energy Projects
The US Department of Energy, in cooperation with the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB), has established the $1.25 million Hemispheric Sustainable Energy …