Mike is a co-founder of the Green Builder Coaliton. The Green Builder® Coalition is working to improve the sustainable attributes of new and existing buildings through education, information and advocacy. From November 2-6, code officials, building officials, industry stakeholders and other interested parties gathered in Phoenix for the final round of hearings on the International Green Construction Code (IgCC). Allegedly, at the core of this movement was a backlash towards the regulation of green. Top Ten Incentives for Green Construction. Great Combination! MORE >>

As we move along the color palette to find the deepest green certification program a new one has entered the list. The Net Zero Energy Building Certification or the NZE (no build green program can survive without a fitting acronym So now to add to the ever growing list from LEED, Built Green, Energy Star, an Earthcraft, Passivhaus label, or a Health House label for their new home one more adds to the list. The most famous of their upcoming Living Building Challenge projects is The Bullit Foundation Building (which I recently blogged about). Net Zero Energy Living Building MORE >>

Green Goddess Musing about Sustainable Issues in a planet hell bent on being anything but. Thursday, November 25, 2010 The Green Clock Ticks There are still a few more weeks before Federal Energy Tax Credits expire. Business that focuses on helping those find their right shade of green. Survival of the Greenest means living green but not giving up all your pleasures be they hard hats or high heels. Change is Gonna Do Ya Good Reading is Green Too The 2nd Greatest Crisis Green Schools Why Ikea Rules Pepsi or Coke? Equal Pay Equal Work Green Earth? MORE >>

Green Goddess Musing about Sustainable Issues in a planet hell bent on being anything but. Saturday, November 20, 2010 Green Earth? BRODER Green: Politics The left-leaning Center for American Progress has published a survey identifying those it terms “climate zombies&# — people who question the science of global warming — who will be stalking the halls of Congress come January. Business that focuses on helping those find their right shade of green. Equal Pay Equal Work Green Earth? womans worth in a mans field is all part of a days work. MORE >>

feel that these sorts of relatively straightforward issues must be dealt with if sustainability and “green” construction is to take hold.  Random Thoughts on LEED Challenges and De-certification Sustainability Takes Hold What Owners Look for in Green Building and Why Contractors Should Care © Construction Law Musings- Richmond, VA is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 Business of Construction Green Building A. Milne broken windows LEED Sustainability Sustainable ArchitectureOriginally posted 2009-10-05 09:00:00. license. MORE >>