2010 August

Engineering School Renovation Earns LEED Gold

August 30, 2010 by Dawn Killough 2 Comments

The Duthie Center for Engineering on the University of Louisville campus recently earned LEED Gold for its renovation project. Highlights included 54% water savings, reuse of 95% of the existing building structure, and recycling 77% of the demolition waste.

Founder of Applied Ecological Services, Steven Apfelbaum Urges Smart Land Use

August 29, 2010 by Glenn Meyers Leave a Comment

Steven Apfelbaum, founder of Applied Ecological Services (AES), has developed land-use solutions to help farmers, companies, landowners, and communities around the world. In a recent article, he called for developing a National Carbon Reserve.

Children's Museum Is Hands-On Green

August 27, 2010 by Dawn Killough 1 Comment

The Madison Children's Museum is set to be the first LEED-certified museum in Wisconsin. But the building isn't the only thing that is green.

Green Business Blog Carnival Series 12

August 27, 2010 by Susie Kim-Carberry 3 Comments

Green Building Elements is excited to host the Green Business Blog Carnival, a traveling weekly series that offers hodge podge of posts from green blogs. Started by sustainablog and TriplePundit (3P); it’s the perfect weekly wrap up to start your weekend off right. 3P asks Do We Need a Green Tea Party? What’s a fiscally [...]