When considering the subject of Green buildings most observers limit their thinking to the construction of new Green buildings. However, buildings that already exist have a surprisingly large impact on the natural environment. The Environmental Impacts of Existing Buildings Existing buildings in the United States ...

The U. S. Green Building Council announced on November 18, 2008 that, in a balloting among its members, LEED 2009 was approved. In excess of 4.2 billion square feet of Green building projects, comprising over 15,000 individual buildings, have registered for LEED certification as of ...

Effective September 1, 2008 building Green is a requirement for most new construction and renovation in Montgomery County, Maryland. Green, Greener, Greenest. Local governments across the country are racing to be the Greenest of them all. The Efficacy of Green The efficacy of Green building ...

Last Friday Congress passed and the President signed into law the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, which revised the $700 billion financial rescue package and added $150 billion of tax breaks and incentives. Significantly, included among the tax provisions are $18 billion of tax credits for ...

With in excess of 3.5 billion square feet of Green building projects, comprising over 10,000 individual buildings, having registered to seek LEED certification (as of May 1, 2008), and with dozens more signing up every day, it should not be surprising that the U.S. Green ...

Note, marketing Green building is one of the key topics that will be discussed at our upcoming seminar “The Law Of Green Building In Maryland.” Information about the seminar, scheduled for both August 7th at 8 – 10 a.m. and August 12th at 5 – ...

Within the span of two recent weeks Carroll County moved to the fore of local governments in Maryland striving to reduce our carbon footprint by enacting the first law in the state authorizing wind turbines and by causing a new Green building property tax credit ...

In a week when The New York Times Sunday edition carried a front page story describing the “new trophy home” in America as being a Green building, equating a Michelin three star rating to a LEED Platinum rating, a frequently asked question is ‘what is ...