Environmental News

Zero Carbon Building is The New Standard In England
Zero carbon building is going to be the standard in the UK as of 2016. By that time all new buildings will have to be carbon neutral, the government decided awhile back. In the meantime, there’s a lot of activity going on in the housing sector to prepare for this rather close deadline.
Publ.Date : Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:07:00 EST

How Green Is Your College?
Last week, the Sustainable Endowments Institute released its 2009 Green Report Card. As GreenBiz reports, it compiles the green and not-so-green aspects of 300 colleges and universities through the United States and Canada. The Report Card was designed to identify those schools that are leading by example through their commitment to sustainability initiatives on campus.
Publ.Date : Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:01:00 EST

To slow global warming, install white roofs
Builders have known for decades that white roofs reflect the sun's rays and lower the cost of air conditioning. But now scientists say they have quantified a new benefit: slowing global warming.
Author : LA Times
Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:05:00 EST

5 ways to ride wave power

Publ.Date : Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:05:00 EST

Eco-show launches four-city expansion
Go Green Expo, a business-to-business and consumer showcase for green living products and services, has announced a four-city tour beginning in January 2009 that includes Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York City and Atlanta. The event debuted in New York this year during Earth Week.
Publ.Date : Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:48:00 EST

Regulations Demanding Actual Data Are Leapfrogging LEED
“It’s not how efficient the building is but how much energy it really uses that matters.� That’s the gist of many comments in a thread on BuildingGreen’s blog (and, simultaneously, on several email discussion groups) about how to measure the actual energy performance of LEED buildings.
Publ.Date : Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:52:00 EST

Black is the new Green: NY chapter of US Green Building Council Annual Gala promotes green building and gives awards
Last week, ENN was invited to join roughly 360 members, celebrities, dignitaries and special guests dressed in black tie gathered at the American Museum of Natural History among the dinosaur bones and under the globe of the planetarium, to honor NY Mayor Bloomberg, Council Speaker Christine Quinn, the President of Related Companies and the President and CEO of NBC for their efforts to make NYC green.
Author : L. Norton, ENN
Publ.Date : Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:50:00 EST