Green Building Element’s Weekend Wrap Up: A Sustainable Future?

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The weekend is here again. The biggest news this week in Green building and Energy news is the denunciation of the PACE Program by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. There has been a lot of backlash against Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae’s new policy against PACE Program where a state and a town in New York is battling it out in court. We shall see how all this plays out in the coming weeks and months. This can mean a big change for the Energy stimulus bill adopted by the Obama administration and also how it effects homeowners committed to sustainable lifestyle.

Solar-Startups Make their Case at Intersolar {via Ecopreneurist}

How Sustainable is “Green Building”? {via The Green Economy Post}

Phoenix Flowers by RankinFraser and 7N Architects [photo above] a new public realm intervention which re-connects North Glasgow back to the city centre for pedestrians and cyclists. {via Contemporist}

Mathematically-inspired bug houses designed to promote urban biodiversity Urban Insect Hotel {via Cool Hunting}

Greening the Cooper-Hewitt In Why Design Now? the ever present beat of sustainability and environmental awareness is shown to have permeated all if these disciplines. {via Crafting a Green World}

A modern and stylish table completely made of waste materials: PLET Table by Reinier de Jong {via Design Milk}

Green Lifestyle Issue Six is out. Definitely check out Green Certifications which can help decode whether or not a green business is truly sustainable or just greenwashing. 

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About Susie Kim-Carberry

Susie Kim-Carberry is a professional writer who's been featured in numerous publications, both in print and online. She started as a features writer for The Bayonet Newspaper in 1997 and studied print journalism at the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Media. Kim-Carberry is currently focusing on online media as a freelance writer, content producer and also serves as a site editor for Important Media. A self-confessed travel addict, her other equally important job is being a semi-crunchy mom to her two daughters. She tries to maintain a balanced life through her yoga practice and secretly dreams of being a Parisian one day.

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