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Sustainable Building Caucus...

Posted by Ken Gardner in Green Business on 12 27th, 2009 | No Comments

Source: High-Performance Building Caucus Coalition As Congress looks toward measures to reduce energy use in federal buildings, the leadership of the High Performance Building Congressional Caucus Coalition has issued recommendations that would allow the widespread development of high-performance federal buildings. The report, Producing High-Performance Federal Buildings, was developed at the request of Rep. Russ Carnahan, D- Mo., co-chair of the High-Performance Building Congressional Caucus, by the leadership of the High Performance Building Congressional Caucus...

Planned Green Tax Break Extension...

Posted by Ken Gardner in Green Business on 12 22nd, 2009 | No Comments

Source: Financial Times By: Anna Fifield The Obama administration on Wednesday announced plans to extend tax breaks for clean energy investment by $5 billion, hoping to simultaneously create jobs and increase the use of renewable energy. The proposal, which has to be approved by Congress, would allow new or expanded manufacturers of technology such as solar panels and wind turbines to receive a 30 per cent tax credit. “We have to jumpstart growth in green manufacturing – and part of that is encouraging companies to build the components of green...

GreenBuild Report...

Posted by Ken Gardner in Green Business on 12 15th, 2009 | No Comments

Source: Architecture Week Author: Brian Libby “Almost 40 percent of the global warming pollution in our country comes from old, inefficient, leaky buildings that don’t have to be that way.” So said former Vice President Al Gore as he opened Greenbuild 2009. Held by the U.S. Green Building Council in Phoenix in November, this year’s conference focused on the theme “Main Street Green: Connect to the Conversation.” Stepping outside the doors of the Phoenix Convention Center, the opening event was held at Chase Field, home of the...

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