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New Hampshire green custom home builder Steven Reddy of Zetland Homes LLC to discuss green building and energy efficiency on "The Other Albert Show" WCRN Radio December 6

Two new websites address the needs of the rapidly growing green building market. LEEDLinc.com has evolved into two discrete websites to better serve the LEED® and Green-building market. The new websites are eCaerus at www.ecaerus.com and LearnGreen

America’s Largest, U. S. owned Clay Brick Manufacturer Will Distribute VAST Composite Masonry Products Made from Recycled Rubber and Plastics

During Greenbuild 2009, Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon presided over the dedication and ribbon cutting of the first National Green Building Standard Emerald-certified remodeled home in the United States from Green Street Development.

Unique Architectural Mesh System Offers Fully Integrated, Versatile Solar Shading

Epoch Homes, a leading Green Custom Modular Manufacturer was awarded first place in the 2010 Excellence in Home Design for Green Modular Home by the NAHB’s Building Systems Council.

Habitat for Humanity, in association with American Solar Electric and Wells Fargo, will complete a five-day blitz build of a net-zero energy home in Phoenix during the upcoming Greenbuild 2009 summit.

Custom Construction, Inc. and Jeff Teander of Raleigh, NC have been awarded TrexPro Gold status by the Trex Company. They have installed a high volume of Trex decks and demonstrated expertise in working with environmentally responsible Trex products.

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon will officiate in the ribbon cutting of the first NAHB Emerald-certified home in the US, a project by Phoenix-based Green Street Development, on Nov 13, to coincide with the Greenbuild 2009 Summit.

Green Street Development, the organization behind several of the nation’s first LEED and NAHB certified residential remodels, is the only private organization to feature three tour stops within the Greenbuild official tour schedule.

Epoch Homes, a leading Green Custom Modular Manufacturer was awarded first place in the 2010 Excellence in Home Design for Modular Home over 4,001 sq. ft. by the NAHB’s Building Systems Council for the third consecutive year.

Zetland Homes LLC, a NH custom green home builder, is offering a free dinner seminar with Westchester Modular Homes on Building a Custom Modular Home and Green Building with Modular Technology.

New Products to be Showcased at Greenbuild 2009 in Phoenix, AZ

Country Rustic Corrugated steel panel provides an aged rustic finish with the lifetime and security of the DuraTech® xl paint system.

Local green leader to showcase sustainable project at international conference

White Deer Park with Nature Center Registered for LEED Certification

On Oct. 30, the US Green Building Council (USGBC) of Northern California is having their Green Building Super Heroes Awards Gala where they will be honoring StopWaste.Org for their "Green Building in Alameda County" program.

The building industry’s original green pioneer creates program to empower and fund employees to go beyond the building site to address issues such as global health, microfinance, disaster recovery and habitat preservation.

Berglund Construction, announced today that Build Indiana Magazine will be honoring them with its “Swanky Award for Best Green Office”. The award presentation will be held at the Chesterton Indiana office this Friday, October 23, 2009 at 10 am.

For residential architects and builders seeking fiber drainage board for foundation waterproofing that meets sustainable environmental standards, brown is the new green. Get details in a new brochure that features five green waterproofing products.

Mixed-use Facility Incorporates Comprehensive Shading Solution

Learn why this is the best year ever to build a new home at an informative workshop this November 4th at 7pm in Newington CT.

Leading provider of residential, and decentralized water reuse, wastewater, and odor control treatment technologies announces introduction of a complete line of rainwater harvesting solutions at Booth #2319.

Lunera Lighting Set to Offer Next-Generation LED Lighting to Commercial Market

An tired office/industrial building gets a green renovation and takes on new life as a home for green businesses in Palm Desert, CA

A Force for the Sustainable Development and Future of Long Island

Learn More About Green Wall Design at Booth #2867; View greenscreen(R) Green Walls Throughout the Phoenix Metro Area

Cascade Joinery managing partner, John Miller, has completed the first course as a candidate for his Certified Green Professional designation from the National Association of Home Builders.

Major redevelopment work at High Hurstwood Primary School includes the installation of solar panels

New Radio Call-In Talk Show First of Its Kind for Houston

Energy accountability for commercial buildings in California is coming...like it or not!

Highlands Construction received a Home Energy Rating of 65 and qualified for the highest standard of Five Stars Plus from Efficiency Vermont for their green building standards at Haystack Highlands townhomes in Wilmington, VT.

James Sable of greenscreen(R) to Offer Tips for Sustainable Green Walls

Atlanta new home builder O’Dwyer Homes has recently hired a new Director of Sales and Qualifying Broker.

Over 95% of O’Dwyer homeowners would recommend them as their builder.

Architect Narendra Patel is designing the world's greenest hotel in Guangzhou, China. He is also a resident of the Coachella Valley and evidence of his green building is everywhere! The good news is that Patel has ALWAYS been green!

A new green library is using Quality Automation Graphics’ energy dashboard to educate staff and patrons on the new building’s real-time energy efficiencies, carbon footprint and green initiatives.

A rigid deadline and a tight building location on a busy city Main Street posed challenges for modular builder Lacewood Group Inc. Capitalizing on Epoch Homes’ panelized and modular capabilities, Lacewood completes project in under two weeks.

Mark Johnson Custom Homes has recently completed the certification process through the U.S. Green Building Council for our home in Wilmington, NC and received a LEED Platinum rating, the highest certification attainable.

ASU School of Sustainability Implements Green Wall System; Pursues LEED® Silver Certification

The EPA's ENERGY STAR® program recognized The Monarch School's new green building with the coveted "Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR" (DEES) designation. The exemplary building scored 86 out of 100 and ranks among the top 14% of buildings in the US.

A New Jersey real estate developer fruitlessly conducted a six month search to hire a solar contractor. He was close to giving up until he received the information he needed from Padosa.com, a free community site helping companies go green.

District Sales Manager for Kingspan's Commercial/Industrial Division, Bill Sandahl, recently received his LEED Green Associate Credential demonstrating his knowledge and understanding of green building practices

Eco-friendly Wire Trellising System Receives 2009 Editor’s Choice Top 100 Product Award

Kevin Van Eck, Real Estate Advisor and REALTOR with @properties in Chicago earned the GREEN Designation awarded by the National Association of REALTORS.

Independence Station uses CALMAC's ice storage technology as part of the overal HVAC system to offset the energy usage in the green building during the peak demand hours.

Ecological home sound solutions from United Plastics Corp., made from industrial waste will be tested by Costco in their Murray, Utah market.

Chase Design Group owner Kara Chase and Wanice Bland-Tunstull, interior designer, have earned LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) certificates. Chase Design Group is based in Louisville, KY.

A new composite framing material and construction process creates structures that can withstand wind speeds of up to 350 mile per hour, providing greater safety during hurricanes and tornados and can perform better in earthquakes.

Sustainable Headquarters Building of Leading Green Construction Firm Earns Distinctive Gold LEED® Certification for New Construction