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Jute Ceiling Tiles, Soon

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:48:00 GMT

Posted live from Greenbuild. I mentioned Armstrong Ceiling Systems' booth earlier, and the fact that they don't use any wood that's not FSC, and that they don't have any added formaldehyde in any of their products. I didn't mention that all their ...

ASHRAE Standard 189 committee getting back on track, says USGBC

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:59:00 GMT

Posted from Greenbuild '08. A month ago, EBN was the first to report the news that the ASHRAE Standard 189-P committee, which has been developing the nation's first code-level national green building standard for commercial buildings, had been une... [More]

Alex Wilson Receives USGBC Leadership Award (finally!)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:40:00 GMT

Posted live from Greenbuild. This has been long in coming, and judging by the response of the audience this afternoon, I'm not the only one who thinks so. Yes, I work for the guy, but I'm no sycophant. He's one of the most focused, dedicated, know...

Major changes announced for LEED AP credential program

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:01:00 GMT

Posted from Greenbuild '08. If you thought the proliferation of various different types of LEED rating systems was confusing, wait till you find out what the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) has in store for LEED Accredited Professi... [More]

2008 Top-10 Green Building Products

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:45:00 GMT

Posted live from Greenbuild. Here's another little scoop for you. The press conference announcing this doesn't start for another 15 minutes... but since I'm the co-editor of GreenSpec, I'm going to take this liberty. BOSTON, MA, November 20, 20... [More]

Sculpting his way to LEED credits

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:04:00 GMT

Posted from Greenbuild '08. As my colleague Nadav Malin has written, attempts to achieve LEED credits, particularly in the materials and resources category, sometimes involve "magical," that is, wishful, thinking. At a session this morning on... [More]

Failure and Success - Which Do We Learn More From?

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:49:00 GMT

Posted live from Greenbuild. This morning we had our annual breakfast at Greenbuild with invited participants from the top green firms in the industry — taking their pulse, getting their take. Architects were in force, but engineers and ... [More]

The Strip Show at Greenbuild

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:02:00 GMT

Posted live from Greenbuild. There are a couple booths that warrant special mention. This year, the Armstrong Ceiling Systems booth is a metal greenhouse frame (below banners reading "Come see what's growing") that, after the show, wi... [More]

Three of the Products I Liked at Greenbuild Today

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:03:00 GMT

Posted live from Greenbuild. Vortex Fine Filters by Wisy, offered in the U.S. by Rainwater Management Solutions, passively filter debris in rainwater collected from drains and downspouts. An offset input on the top of the unit spins draining wat...

IES VE-Ware Add-Ons for SketchUp

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:11:00 GMT

Posted live from Greenbuild. Yesterday, the president of Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES), Don McLean, stopped by our booth at Greenbuild to run through the features of his company's Virtual Environment energy and carbon footprint simulati...

Greenbuild. It's a pretty big show.

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:07:00 GMT

Posted live from Greenbuild.

A shot of the trade show floor. Click for bigger. Scuttlebutt is that total registrations are expected to be on the order of 30,000.

Vertical-Axis Wind Generator Area Lighting

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:28:00 GMT

Posted live from Greenbuild.

	At the Selux booth, I'm told that these will be introduced to the market shortly, intended for grid intertie.
	Their standalone PV area lighting has been on the market for some time.

Stormwater Detention in a Parking Lot at The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:07:00 GMT

Posted live from Greenbuild.

Rock-filled channels between parking rows drain to a large detention area beside the lot.

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Breakfast for 10,000 with Desmond Tutu

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:10:00 GMT

Posted live from Greenbuild. Stream it if you aren't here. (You'll have to set up a username and password.) About ten minutes before show time, the room (seriously, they tell me there's seating for 10,000) was about a quarter full, but people w... [More]

Affordable Housing Summit at Greenbuild - Report

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:01:00 GMT

By Peter Yost and Allyson Wendt, posted live from Greenbuild. It's common knowledge that green building is anything but affordable. Or is it? You would have had a pretty hard time convincing the 100 or so folks at the USGBC's Affordable Housing Su... [More]