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Timber industry goes after green LEED certification
May 30, 2013
The timber industry is challenging the sustainable forestry certification of the LEED green-building program state by state.
How much is that 'green' label on your house worth?
by
Eve Troeh
Jul 31, 2012
A study suggests that homes certified as environment-friendly do sell at a premium. But in terms of choosing which home to buy, it's still location, location, location first.
Making green sexy?
by
Jim Nicolow
Jan 26, 2009
Here at the Greenwash Brigade, we recently received a press release titled "Making Green Sexy," about a LEED certified mega mansion in Florida...
"Location, location, location" - a message lost on Warm Springs Tribes
Jul 27, 2008
Planners at The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs don't seem to be familiar with the well-known marketing mantra: location, location, location....
Green homes - speedy sales in a slow market?
Mar 12, 2008
For a year, I've been trying to convince Minnesota's affordable home builders concerned about a slowing market what Greg Pinn, a San Jose home...
Response - Define "Sustainability." Please.
by
Jim Nicolow
Jan 10, 2008
Two chocolate chip cookies are yummy. Eighteen chocolate chip cookies will make you sick. There's a similar challenge with defining...
Define "Sustainability." Please.
Jan 10, 2008
I heard my voice on Marketplace this morning. Odd. I heard Heidi, too, for the first time ever. Nice to put a voice to a name, a face, and a...
For public good, not for profit.
LEED certification in a transitional moment
by
Jim Nicolow
Jan 8, 2008
I totally agree with Daniel Brook's premise that you can game the LEED Rating System to come up with a LEED Certified project that is decidedly NOT...
LEED - Green or a Game?
Dec 31, 2007
I've been doing a little early preparation for my New Year's resolution - to take the USGBC's LEED Accredited Professional test (passing not...