Posts Tagged ‘U.S. Green Building Council’
Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Sometimes Humor is worth a thousand words
The spoken word is such a barrier at times… no matter what language you speak.
So please watch this video for interesting clarification of my last post. And I promise to get off of the numbers for a little while.
BTW, we are going to rate this a PG-13 !
… as the green world turns!
Tags: 11p, btw, Building Types, Business, clarification, climate, Construction and Maintenance, daily show with jon stewart, Energy Star, environment, Everything Solar, full episodes, global warming, Going Green, green, green building, health care crisis, humor health, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, pg 13, political humor, semantics, snowstorm, spoken word, U.S. Green Building Council, United States Green Building Council, water, wind
Posted in Going Green, go green, science | 10 Comments »
Monday, February 15th, 2010
Unless You Insist On Cutting Your Nose Off To Spite Your Face
A recently released analysis of global surface temperature conducted by NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), shows 2009 was tied for the second warmest year for the Northern Hemisphere and the warmest year for the Southern Hemisphere since modern records began in 1880.

This is happening while the sun is currently in a period of abnormally low solar activity, yet global warming is continuing.
January 2000 to December 2009 was the warmest decade on record. Throughout the last three decades, the GISS surface temperature record shows an upward trend of about 0.2°C (0.4°F) per decade. Except for a leveling off between the 1940s and 1970s a clear warming trend is present and persistent.
Since a NASA video is worth a thousand of my words …
Please take the journey over to the NASA site …. Global Temperature Update 2009
…… as the green future unfolds.
Tags: Building Types, Business, climate, Construction and Maintenance, Energy Star, environment, Everything Solar, Going Green, green, green building, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, U.S. Green Building Council, United States Green Building Council, water, wind
Posted in Going Green, Green Living, science | 30 Comments »
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
We Don’t Lose Towns By Mining Sunshine and Wind
Only two words are needed to answer proponents espousing the virtues of clean coal – Centralia, Pennsylvania.
This is a chronological eulogy of a small blue collar town. Full of folks just working for their share of the American dream. (more…)
Tags: american dream, anthracite coal, blue collar town, Building Types, Business, carbon monoxide, census figures, centralia pennsylvania, clean coal, climate, coal miners, coal vein, Construction and Maintenance, eminent domain, Energy Star, environment, Everything Solar, fuel level, gas station owner, Going Green, green, green building, half measures, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, northeastern pennsylvania, proponents, state officials, u s postal service, U.S. Green Building Council, underground tanks, United States Green Building Council, virtues, water, wind, wreckage
Posted in Going Green, go green, unity | 22 Comments »
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Helping The Environment On A Modest Budget
In 1738 English architect John F. Brondel developed the first flush valve toilet. Brondel’s invention utilized a valve to control the amount of water flushed with the simple push of a lever, making toilets more hygienic and allowed “out-house” toilets to be incorporated inside the home itself. Brondel’s innovations nearly 300 years ago have strongly influenced the bathroom as we know it today.
Fast forward to 2003, in San Francisco, California a new company incorporates themselves under the name Brondel Inc., in homage to John F. Brondel. True to the ingenuity of their namesake, the company has developed an innovative retrofit kit named Perfect Flush, to convert your conventional commode into an eco-friendly water saving dual flush model – yourself – in 30 minutes (15 minutes if you’re handy) – now for (more…)
Tags: added benefit, brondel, Building Types, Business, climate, commode, company founder, Construction and Maintenance, desired results, dual flush system, dual flush toilet, Energy Star, english architect, environment, Everything Solar, friendly water, Going Green, good water, green, green building, helping the environment, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, namesake, san francisco california, stewards, toilet tank, tons of money, tower style, U.S. Green Building Council, United States Green Building Council, valve systems, water, water bill, water shortages, wind
Posted in Going Green, Green Living | 25 Comments »
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
From The Past Into The Future
New World Home is a company that designs and builds historically inspired green manufactured homes. They don’t look like manufactured homes and they certainly don’t resemble any green home you’ve ever seen. But green they are, utilizing environmentally sanctioned products and practices, and ultra-efficient manufacturing methodologies. Effectively bridging the gap between new and old. The end result represents a breakthrough in residential housing allowing New World Home to trade-mark the term – the New Old Green Modular (NOGM) home. (more…)
Tags: Building Types, Business, climate, Construction and Maintenance, Energy Star, environment, Everything Solar, Going Green, green, green building, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, U.S. Green Building Council, United States Green Building Council, water, wind
Posted in Going Green, Green Living, go green | 15 Comments »