Relatively speaking, most of us involved with the green community, energy efficiency, or sustainable living are Johnny-come-lately. We stand on the shoulders of giants like Rachel Carson, Henry David Thoreau, and John Muir. It was Muir who founded the Sierra Club in 1892, and has since been the leading the ... keep reading
Written by Andrew Hunt in May 2008, about Climate Change
The freshly opened Palazzo has Silver LEED certification, so why aren't they telling anyone? Ah Vegas. That adult playground where Elvis sang, Thompson tripped, and, believe it or not, the world’s largest green building just opened for business. The Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casino scored a Silver LEED Certificate (Leadership in ... keep reading
Written by Andrew Hunt in April 2008, about Architecture (1 comment)
All Hail to Massachusetts! A couple days ago, while a neighbor governor was helping launch the music career of a three-diamond call girl, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick marched into the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association’s (NESEA) “Building Energy 08” conference at Seaport World trade Center in Boston and threw down ... keep reading
Written by Andrew Hunt in March 2008, about Architecture, Politics & Government, Weather
Will simply slapping a couple of solar panels on this McMansion really cut it? The International Builder’s Show is next week in Orlando, Florida, and I’ll be in the neighborhood checking out the general scene. This is the National Association of Homebuilder’s (NAHB) annual bonanza and this ... keep reading
Written by Andrew Hunt in February 2008, about Architecture
I love lists! Must be the Virgo in me that is drawn to the clean organization of thoughts ranked and filed. But who would have thought it would be so tough to find ten “Top 10” lists related to green building? You could pull together about 50 top ten lists ... keep reading
Written by Andrew Hunt in January 2008, about Architecture
Editor's Note: With this post we welcome yet another new writer to the team. Andrew Hunt writes out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and will be sharing his knowledge on green building and other topics. Today Andrew begins with a consideration of how our increasingly transient society is costing us more ... keep reading
Written by Andrew Hunt in December 2007, about Architecture
