Green building Features for January 2010

Green building Features Archive

Bright sun, cool cities Bright sun, cool cities

A new low-energy concept focusing on solar energy promises energy savings of up to 70 % in villas in the Gulf.

CO2 conundrum: how do we reduce it in buildings? CO2 conundrum: how do we reduce it in buildings?

Several policy frameworks to mandate more environmentally responsible building methods are being developed at both the European Union (EU) and national levels, especially with climate change moving up the policy priority agenda, reports Hriday Malik.

USGBC LEEDs the way in Green Build USGBC LEEDs the way in Green Build

The future of green building is blue sky and beyond if the numbers from the US Green Building Council (USGBC) continue to hold true. It released its first leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) third-party certification tool for commercial buildings in the year 2000, and already there are over 6,900 LEED certifications in the US alone. Lyn Corum spoke to David Gottfried, founder of the USGBC and the World Green Building Council.