The calendar of conferences and events for September has been updated. There are a number of events across the globe on this month’s calendar. Below are half a dozen conferences paired up in the following categories: Ecotourism, Biomimicry, and Green Building Conferences. Take a look and let us know of conferences, events, or festivals in [...]
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September Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
September 2nd, 2010 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Building 
Tags: Biomimicry, Calendar, California, Portland-Oregon 
View CommentsSolar House Doesn’t Just Produce Electricity; It also Rotates
August 23rd, 2010 Justin Manger Well, at least the roof rotates. That’s still pretty wild and, it turns out, solar efficient. The Heliotrope, designed by German architect Rolf Disch is a wild looking structure located in Germany that has a rotating array of solar panels to follow the sun during the course of the day. A “Sun Sail” on the [...]
Greensburg, Kansas Opens School Year with LEED Certified Structure
August 23rd, 2010 Eric Wilson After a devastating tornado essentially leveled the town of Greensburg, KS a few years back, the rebuilding effort yielded a city that lived up to its green name. The reconstruction efforts, which were profiled on Plant Green’s series “Greensburg: A Story of Community Rebuilding” have resulted in a number of LEED (Leadership in Energy and [...]
Marriott Hotels to Use LEED Certified “Green Prototype” Design
July 31st, 2010 Justin Manger In an effort to reach their goal of 300 LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) hotels by 2015, Marriott will begin by building their Courthouse Charleston/Summerville hotel with the backing of U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC.) The company’s press release states that “Marriott is the first in the hospitality industry to launch a green hotel prototype [...]
World’s Greenest Home? Even Kubla Khan Would be Jealous
July 21st, 2010 Justin Manger From the Atlantic comes a story about a stately pleasure dome of the greenest kind. A venture capitalist and a management consultant in Silicon Valley have decided to see how far they could push the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) ratings by building a home that should earn the most LEED points ever [...]
