According to this study (2.15mb PDF), produced by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, sustainable construction could be a fast, cheap path to cutting global carbon emissions. The study evaluated the impact of North American buildings on the environment, and came up with the following: In Canada, buildings are responsible ... keep reading
Written by Stacy Hunt in March, about Architecture
The High Performance Buildings Database is a searchable web resource developed by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to catalog information and data on high-performance, green buildings across the world (but primarily in the United States). The Database includes information on environmental aspects and ... keep reading
Written by Stacy Hunt in February, about Architecture
The best green gift is no gift at all. But that’s no fun. Think creatively this Valentine’s Day to have a positive impact on people, place, and planet – because that’s what a truly green gift should do. That means not buying something that doesn’t serve a ... keep reading
Written by Stacy Hunt in February, about Consumerism
There are an inordinate number of people who argue that the primary barrier to getting natural, organic foods and home products into mass-production and consumption is cost. I think they’re full of baloney. Literally and figuratively. What do I mean? I mean that we need to apply the same ... keep reading
Written by Stacy Hunt in February, about Agriculture & Food, Finance
The U.S. imported $31 billion in processed food from around the world in 2007 (1). According to the USDA, average food spending per person increased about 2.4 percent during 1992-2002, from $2,191 to $2,245. Food shipments were valued at over $511 billion in 2004. About 43 ... keep reading
Written by Stacy Hunt in January, about Consumerism, Health
As much as the green building industry (and newly burgeoning green media industry) would like to focus on environmental and water conservation, air quality, and the aesthetics and ethics of green, building green comes back to one primary thing – energy. Why? Because homes use more than 20% of the total ... keep reading
Written by Stacy Hunt in December 2007, about Architecture
Editor's Note: It's always nice adding new members to the team. Today we add Stacy Hunt to the blog roster. Stacy is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and will be writing primarily about green building initiatives - an important area of discussion as buildings consume a significant proportion of our ... keep reading
Written by Stacy Hunt in December 2007, about Architecture
