Archive for November, 2008

Amityville shrinks its eco footprint - Newsday

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Amityville shrinks its eco footprintNewsday, NY - 8 minutes agoThe building at 21 Ireland Place meets standards set by the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system, …


Lincoln Log Cabin to host 19th century Christmas event Friday - Journal Gazette and Times-Courier

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Lincoln Log Cabin to host 19th century Christmas event FridayJournal Gazette and Times-Courier, IL - 43 minutes agoLincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site, administered by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (www.illinois-history.gov), is an 86-acre pioneer farmstead …


Do Green Buildings Really Make a Difference - Huffington Post

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Do Green Buildings Really Make a DifferenceHuffington Post, NY - 27 minutes agoThanks in large part to the LEED green building standard — which established a solid set of benchmarks for answering the question “How good is ‘good …


Students take ‘green’ tour - Log Cabin Democrat

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Students take ‘green’ tourLog Cabin Democrat, AR - 1 hour agoMore than two dozen college students in central Arkansas took part in the first Central Arkansas Collegiate Green Building tour on Nov. …


A bird’s-eye view of the farm - Christian Science Monitor

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

A bird’s-eye view of the farmChristian Science Monitor, MA - 1 hour agoAmong them were all of the buildings including the farmhouse and barns, the log cabin, timber frame library, and the wee hiker’s hut deep in the back forest …


Glimpsing life the way Jackson, Lincoln and Truman lived - Modesto Bee

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Modesto Bee

Glimpsing life the way Jackson, Lincoln and Truman livedModesto Bee, CA - 26 minutes ago… home often become major tourist attractions, from estates at Mount Vernon and Monticello, to Hodgenville, Ky., where Abe Lincoln’s log cabin once stood. …


Lean green Vermont construction - BurlingtonFreePress.com

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Lean green Vermont constructionBurlingtonFreePress.com, VT - 1 hour ago“Basic green building takes advantage of the building site,” Yandow says. “A south-facing garage does not let in any light and sucks heat, losing energy. …


Gebhart: It’s not there any more, but that doesn’t mean cabin isn … - Delaware County Daily Times

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Gebhart: It’s not there any more, but that doesn’t mean cabin isn …Delaware County Daily Times, PA - 48 minutes agoAnd now it is the little log cabin and a thousand or so memories which have gone. Since it was the oldest building in the borough and obviously had ample …


Building aims to be green - Enterprise-Record

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Building aims to be greenEnterprise-Record, CA - 30 minutes agoKeller hopes to meet national “green building” standards under the LEED certification program. Chico Bag is also working to become a “zero waste” firm so …


USFS will show off green facility Thursday - Alamogordo Daily News

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

USFS will show off green facility ThursdayAlamogordo Daily News, NM - 25 minutes agoGreen building practices help reduce the environmental impact on construction of new buildings. The new Lincoln National Forest Supervisor’s Office and US …