Articles tagged: green building
Mission Zero Festival celebrates green building and green living June 9-10
Posted: May 18, 2012Mission Zero Festival is looking to put some zest into its fest. Last year’s inaugural Mission Zero Festival included tours of three deeply green Ann Arbor houses along with demonstrations and seminars on sustainable and ... Read more »
Mission Possible: Green building fest to offer house tours, lectures, demos and more
Posted: Jun 09, 2011An artist's rendering of what the Meadowlark Builders' LEED platinum certified modular house on Jefferson Court on the Old West Side of Ann Arbor will look like when completed. It was being assembled this week ... Read more »
Going green: Washtenaw County's new district court facility achieves LEED Silver certification
Posted: Mar 17, 2011Washtenaw County officials were presented with an award at Wednesday's county board meeting, recognizing the new 14A-1 District Court facility for achieving LEED Silver certification for energy efficiency and environmental design. The certification comes from ... Read more »
Harvey Berman: FTC leads efforts to reduce 'greenwashing'
Posted: Oct 07, 2010On Sept. 10, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit in California to stop a company from making unfair and deceptive statements relating to certain "green" products. The FTC alleges that Lights of America ... Read more »
column: A closer look at the cost of building green
Posted: Sep 02, 2010In June, I wrote about the results from a recent survey-based study conducted by Sustainable Rhythm, a consulting firm (“SRS”). The SRS revealed that most of the persons in the building industry who were surveyed ... Read more »
Tenants move into first gold-level LEED certified Ann Arbor student housing complex
Posted: Aug 23, 2010University of Michigan business student Nirav Shah and his roommates picked out their housing for the upcoming semester the way most students do. "I feel like this will be a little nicer, a little closer," ... Read more »
The cost of building green - perception vs. reality
Posted: Jul 01, 2010One of the hottest issues in the green building world is whether there is a significant premium to building “green” as opposed to the use of standard building products and practices. It is not uncommon ... Read more »
Tour of Ann Arbor area 'green' homes planned for next week
Posted: Jun 04, 2010A tour of green homes around the Ann Arbor area is planned for later this month. The "Green Buildings for Cool Cities" tour is being held to feature eight homes certified in energy efficiency and ... Read more »
LEED building certifications surpass 5,000
Posted: Jun 03, 2010Interest in “green” building continues to grow in this country. One sign of the increased interest in this area is the geometric growth surrounding the LEED Green Building Rating System (LEED). LEED, which stands for ... Read more »
What does green mean? Builders, environmentalists gather to discuss the environment, building practices
Posted: Apr 20, 2010The patio on this home is made from reclaimed local Kasota limestone and bordered by rain gardens. Fifty-five-gallon rain barrels capture water runoff from the metal roof, which is used for the plants and drought-tolerant ... Read more »
Drafty old Ann Arbor house finds new life as green, energy-efficient home
Posted: Oct 01, 2009John Beranek and Karen Park didn't set out to turn their old two-story house on North Fourth Avenue into the greenest remodel in Michigan. But by the time they decided what they wanted, they found ... Read more »
Square Footage: Top 10 questions to consider before "greening" commercial property
Posted: Sep 03, 2009With a large portion of commercial U.S. real estate tenant-occupied, many landlords and tenants are looking to “green” their buildings - from increasing energy efficiency to improving indoor air quality. But “greening” a building leased ... Read more »
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