Can Electronics Help You ‘Green' Your Building?

Joe and Kimberly Hageman enjoy incredible views of Narragansett Bay and the Newport Bridge from their home. They also enjoy technology. They built the ‘Green

Life Smart Life’ (GLSL) model house to convince themselves that a techie life-style and a green home could co-exist. What they realised is that technology is not only capable of co-existing but also enhancing a green lifestyle.

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Green Building Certifications to Cover 53 Billion Square Feet of Space by 2020

 

Green Building Certification Programs

Green building certification programs are becoming increasingly important tools to verify that a building meets a set of “green” criteria including energy efficiency, sustainable materials selection, site location, and indoor environmental quality. In addition to their environmental benefits, certified green buildings can sometimes command higher property values and rent Read the rest of this entry »

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Climate change and real estate – Rise of Green Buildings

Impacts of climate change for Real Estate sector in India

 

Green buildings are gaining momentum around the world, given their financial benefits and smaller environmental and resource use footprint.

Energy insecurity, water scarcity, and climate change pose growing risks for the real estate sector India, yet the connections between these trends and financial impacts are not well understood by analysts, i Read the rest of this entry »

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What Green Building Means

There’s a lot of talk in real estate about green building lately, but the phrase is still a little vague. Here’s a guide to understanding a few key terms, so you can investigate whether or not a potential home is truly eco-friendly.

Insulation and Building:
Many new buildings are being insulated with recycled materials, such as old blue jeans or blown-in fiberglass. Proper insulation now goes a long way to Read the rest of this entry »

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Green Building and Its Advantages

Green building concept has emerged from the need to meet high standards of energy efficiency and environmental responsibility. Focus is mainly on resources such as energy, water and materials and attains efficiency of these resources. It is said to reduce the energy bills and offer a healthier and more comfortable living environment. Reduce the effect of environmental hazards and ease its effects on human health and environment Read the rest of this entry »

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Green Building: Intelligent Ways of Construction

Global warming refers to “the warming of the earth’s surface around the world, based on documented information on the temperature that has been maintained by humans since 1880″ (Nodvin, S. 2008).

There has been an increase in the news referring to Global Warming, March 27, 2008 the world woke up with a shocking event: the detachment of an ice sheet measuring 41 km by 2.5 km in Antarctica. Scientists argue that climate ch Read the rest of this entry »

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Nashville to Host Green Building Conference

Nashville will soon be the hosting a conference aimed at encouraging builders, designers and community planners to think green in an effort to keep Tennessee’s water clean. The conference, presented by the Kentucky Dept. for Environmental Protection and the Tennessee Dept. of Environment and Conservation, actually focuses on the water quality of the entire Southeast area, and seeks to inform officials of the benefits of consider Read the rest of this entry »

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