Following on the heals of last week’s update about Solar Roadways comes news of an organization called Greenroads that hopes to bring US Green Building Council-like standards to road construction. The USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification represents an industry-wide set of standards for green building. Greenroads aims to develop a list [...]
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LEED-like Standards for Road Construction
January 25th, 2010 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Building, Sustainability, Transportation 
Tags: LEED, Lifecycle, Solar Roadways, USGBC 
No Comments »Earthships a Revolution in “Biotecture”
December 24th, 2009 Eric Wilson The United States Green Building Council is a relatively new organization, founded at the start of the last decade. However, communities have embraced energy efficient structures and natural materials throughout the history of mankind. Using the materials locally available to construct homes represents the fundamental approach to green building. Born out of the 1970s, Earthships [...]
A Bright Idea: Solatube – Innovation in Daylighting
November 14th, 2009 Eric Wilson Many internal corridors of buildings do not have natural lighting due to a lack of windows. Skylights have provided natural lighting for years, but light tubes (or solar tubes) offer a new option for bringing outside light into buildings. The technology, discussed briefly in a post earlier this year as part of the Science Channel’s [...]
Greenbuild Interantional Expo 2009: Phoenix, AZ
November 8th, 2009 Eric Wilson As mentioned in the “November Clean Energy and Sustainability Events” post earlier this month, Wednesday November 11th through the 13th marks the Greenbuild 2009 International Conference and Expo. Taking place in Phoenix, AZ, the expo boasts 1,800 exhibit booths showcasing the latest in innovative products and services. With the world’s largest expo hall devoted to [...]
USGBC Head of Education Addresses Colorado Chapter
October 14th, 2009 Eric Wilson Rachel Gutter, Head of Education for the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), addressed the Colorado chapter’s Green Schools Summit on October 1st. Gutter works “on a national level to promote and facilitate the design, construction and operations of high performance, green schools and higher education facilities. She oversees USGBC’s National Green Schools Campaign as [...]
Posted in Education, Eric Wilson, Green Building Tags: Colorado, Green School, LEED, USGBC No Comments »USGBC Colorado Chapter’s Green Schools Summit: Graduate to Green
October 10th, 2009 Eric Wilson Last Thursday, 2nd Green Revolution attended the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Colorado chapter’s Green Schools Summit. Organized by the USGBC and sponsored by Solatube, The Governor’s Energy Office (of Colorado), Saunders Construction, Inc., and GE Johnson Construction Company (along with several smaller sponsors), the conference covered a broad range of topics within the [...]
Posted in Education, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Green Building Tags: Colorado, Green School, USGBC No Comments »USGBC Announces New Building Performance Initiative
September 26th, 2009 Eric Wilson In a recent email sent out to its members, the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that their new Building Performance Initiative “will be in full swing with the first of five summits planned to raise the level of discussion about how we can ensure that all green buildings perform the way they are [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Building Tags: California, Greenbuild Expo, LEED, New York City, Triple Bottom Line, USGBC, Washington DC No Comments »Portland’s Burgeoning Green Building Community
July 2nd, 2009 Eric Wilson In the final post on Oregon companies that were featured in the documentary Passion for Sustainability, the future of buildings takes center stage. If Americans are to play major a role in a sustainable future, they can lead the way with the buildings they construct. As mentioned in an earlier post on businesses in Oregon, [...]
