May 8th, 2013 
Eric Wilson 
My wife and I recently ended a 5-month long home search. Our parameters were a bit tight. Between budget and location, we automatically discounted a number of homes. We have one car and wanted to keep it that way for sustainability reasons (financial and environmental). We looked for a place close to the bus line [...]
April 30th, 2013 Justin Manger 
The city of Eindhoven in the Netherlands has literally gone above and beyond in their quest to make bicycling convenient and yet compatible with car travel. With one quarter of transportation in the region done by bike, it was important to find a way that people could bike while not clogging up the A2, which [...]
Posted in Behavior, Green Building, Justin Manger, Sustainability, Transportation 
Tags: Bicycles 
No Comments » April 4th, 2013 Eric Wilson 
Nothing conjures up the ideal life quite like Hawaii, which has the highest ranking in the most recent well-being index. Despite the erroneous name of the event (see below and let us know if you figure out what’s wrong with the name), Hawaii is hosting a sustainability in higher education summit this month. 2nd Green [...]
Posted in Conferences, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Green Building, Renewable Energy Tags: Calendar, California, Hawaii No Comments » March 11th, 2013 Sean Connell 
Seattle is abuzz with the pending opening on Earth Day (April 22) of the Bullitt Center, which is considered to be the world’s greenest commercial building. This groundbreaking structure incorporates a diverse range of green energy technologies, sustainable and energy-efficient materials, and creative engineering and designs all intended to make the building’s footprint environmentally neutral. When fully operational, [...]
Posted in Behavior, Business, Clean Technology, Conservation, Education, Energy Efficiency, Green Building, Local Energy/Food, Real Estate, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Tags: Energy Conservation, Green Technology, LEED, Pacific Northwest, Sean Connell, Seattle No Comments » February 15th, 2013 Eric Wilson 
Earlier today there was a story on Minnesota Public Radio about the Tiny House movement. Additionally, Megan’s post from earlier today talked about her living with her husband and son in an 840 square foot home. With this as the inspiration, here are this week’s Five Friday Facts, tiny house style. Tumbleweed Homes sells a [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts, Green Building, Real Estate, Sustainable Development Tags: Tiny Homes, Video No Comments » February 4th, 2013 Sean Connell In the months following the March 2011 earthquake that devastated Japan’s northeastern Tohoku region, Japanese government leaders pledged as part of reconstruction efforts to rebuild several of the most heavily affected towns as “Future Cities” and “eco-cities,” smart communities incorporating cutting-edge renewable energy and environmental technologies. In addition to making these communities more self-sufficient in meeting their energy [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Green Building, Green Economy, Japan, Local Energy/Food, Policy, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Sustainable Development Tags: Green Technology, Greensburg, Kansas, Local-level Exchange, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Renewable Energy, Sean Connell, Tohoku, U.S.-Japan Relations No Comments » February 1st, 2013 Megan Stilley 
I wrote about our visit to Ann Arbor and how that city was making conscious efforts to be sustainable. While there are cities going this route there are others that seem to just keep going with the “tried and true” approach. This means they are not making any major changes and keep growing without taking [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, Green Building, Green Economy, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Tags: cities, Megan Stilley, unsustainable No Comments » January 25th, 2013 Eric Wilson The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) just released their top 10 list for 2012 in terms of the most LEED certified square footage (per capita). Despite a slowdown in LEED certification, the numbers are impressive. Here are a five facts from the report: Approximately 2.2 billion square feet of space has been certified worldwide [...]
Posted in Business, Clean Technology, Conservation, Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts, Green Building, News Tags: Energy Conservation, Green Technology, LEED No Comments » December 9th, 2012 Eric Wilson 
This isn’t necessarily an anti-government (federal or local) or a libertarian post, but it will have hints of both. As much as certain administrations have done to protect the environment (yes, it was Nixon who instituted the Environmental Protection Agency and served as president during the passage of the Clean Air Act), there are general [...]
Posted in Behavior, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Green Building, Op-Ed, Sustainability Tags: Cloth Diapers, EPA, Government No Comments » December 6th, 2012 Chris DeArmond 
Buildings with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification have better energy performance than 89 percent of buildings in the U.S. However, a recent study shows that LEED is falling out of fashion with many architecture and construction companies. This year’s Green Market Barometer Survey shows that only 48 percent of respondents were “likely [...]
Posted in Business, Green Building, Sustainable Development, Uncategorized Tags: Chris DeArmond, LEED, sustainable development No Comments »
