Does Salem's Building Disaster Give LEED a Bad Name?
August 24, 2010 9:48 AM - Salem, Oregon is a-buzz with the news that its LEED Certified Courthouse Square building and transit mall have been declared structurally unsound. The ten year old home of Cherriots bus service and hub for local ...
read more
Tea and How Good It May Be
August 23, 2010 3:13 PM - Drinking tea is supposed to be healthy for you because of what it contains. In this case let us consider polyphenols. In theory, a polyphenol has the ability to act as an antioxidant to scavenge free radicals and ...
read more
LEED Building Standards Fail to Protect Human Health
August 16, 2010 11:54 AM - The LEED program — Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design — is playing an increasingly important role in the drive to make buildings in the United States greener and more energy efficient. LEED is now the most ...
read more
Reinventing the City
August 13, 2010 9:57 AM - Our cities play a vital role in the quest to achieve global ecological sustainability. They are the largest contributors to greenhouse gases and climate change. However, if we can achieve sustainable construction and ...
read more
How to Make the Most of Solar Power
August 12, 2010 4:31 PM - A solar panel (photovoltaic module or photovoltaic panel) is a packaged interconnected assembly of solar cells, also known as photovoltaic cells. The solar panel is used as a component in a larger photovoltaic system ...
read more
Free and Low-Cost Solar Energy
August 11, 2010 10:25 AM - If solar electricity or solar water heating isn't your cards right now, there are plenty of other ways to take advantage of the sun’s energy–for little or no money. One of the simplest is hanging your wet duds on a ...
read more
Sustainability for All: Three Cheers for McDonald’s
August 6, 2010 4:38 PM - Often, when we think of sustainable companies and corporate social responsibility we think of Patagonia, Stonyfield, Seventh Generation and the like: companies that have sustainability as part of their DNA and ...
read more
2010: The Year of Compressed Air Energy Storage?
August 6, 2010 9:36 AM - There are signs that 2010 could be the coming out party for Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES). With the onslaught of large wind and solar deployments that will be added to the grid to meet state renewable ...
read more
Solar Futures
August 3, 2010 3:33 PM - Solar power is the generation of electricity from sunlight. This can be direct as with photovoltaics, or indirect as with concentrating the sun's rays to boil water which is then used to provide power. Solar energy ...
read more
Renewable Power Users and Sources
August 2, 2010 4:42 PM - Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable as opposed to fossil fuels for example which once gone are gone. In 2008, ...
read more
Transitioning to Cool Roofs
July 21, 2010 1:34 PM - In the effort to slow the pace of global warming, researchers and policy makers are encouraging the use of lighter colors for rooftops and streets worldwide. Dark, non-reflective surfaces which are common for ...
read more
Izzitgreen Summer selections for ENN readers
July 15, 2010 11:54 AM - ENN affiliate Izzitgreen has selected these offerings specially for ENN readers. Izzitgreen is a blog that helps you stay informed about the latest, coolest, most innovative green products available. They comb the ...
read more
Energy Efficiency Helps Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure
July 15, 2010 10:41 AM - Energy-efficient homes have significantly lower default and delinquency rates than typical homes, according to an internal analysis conducted for a major financial institution last year. Here's yet another reason why ...
read more
Houston Rockets' Stadium Wins LEED Certification
July 6, 2010 10:16 AM - The Houston Toyota Center, home of the NBA's Houston Rockets, recently earned certification through the US Green Building Council's LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance Program. The Center becomes ...
read more
Trees a 'low-cost' solution to air pollution and biodiversity loss in cities
July 4, 2010 10:50 AM - Native woods and trees in urban areas, including gardens, provide haven for wildlife, reduce air pollution, surface run-off and flooding
Reversing the declining numbers of native trees and ...
read more
