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Students Celebrate National Environmental Education Week

Lori Brown, April 15th, 2009

As the 39th anniversary of Earth Day 2009 draws closer, some of the nation's youngest citizens are lending a helping hand to the environment during the fifth annual National Environmental Education Week, which started April 12 and will run through April 18. EE week, a seven-day lead into Earth Day, is the single largest organized environmental education event in ... read more

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Published in Household


The Power of Reuse

Sarah Schmidt, March 30th, 2009

Habitat for Humanity’s primary mission is pretty straightforward. Since its beginnings in 1976, the international organization has built more than 300,000 affordable homes around the world using volunteer labor and donated construction materials. But while embarking upon this quest, the group also found a way to keep thousands of tons of surplus construction materials out of the waste stream, while also ... read more

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Published in Construction


The Green Future of Community Living

Trey Granger, March 23rd, 2009

You've probably heard your fair share of talk about the idea of "green building," but how does it apply to those who rent instead of own? Homeowners may pursue solar panels and low-flow toilets, but is living green restricted to the single-family home? Not necessarily. If you prefer to dwell in a community-living development (like apartments or condos), there is much ... read more

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Published in Construction


Office Built Entirely of Cardboard

Trey Granger, March 19th, 2009

An Amsterdam-based advertising agency known as Nothing constructed the entire interior of its office using cardboard, from the stairs to the office furniture. Earlier this year, Earth911 showed you how to make a chair out of cardboard, but Nothing's design goes one step further. Nothing commissioned two designers to produce an entire office using a "no screw, no glue" ... read more

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Published in Paper


Earth Day Network: Connecting the Billion

Libuse Binder, March 11th, 2009

On April 22, 2009, the global Earth Day celebrations will mark their 39th anniversary along with the Earth Day Network, the nonprofit organization that grew out of the original Earth Day in 1970. Just as the annual celebration has grown exponentially to now include over a billion participants, so has the organization dedicated to raising awareness about environmental issues and connecting ... read more

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Published in General


Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Speaks at 2009 Built Green Conference

Lori Brown, March 9th, 2009

The 2009 Built Green Conference, an annual event for building industry professionals focused on sustainable community development and quality green building practices, products and projects, featured keynote speaker Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a well-known environmental defense attorney. Delivering a speech Friday entitled "How Business Can Utilize Sound Environmental Policies and Procedures Through the Adoption of Green Business Practices," RFK ... read more

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Published in Construction


Wear It Then Walk On It: The Many Options for Recycled Flooring

Libuse Binder, March 9th, 2009

Home improvement and building projects can be a big drain on the environment and your wallet, especially if using virgin materials and products with high levels of VOCs (volatile organic compounds). For those in the market for new flooring, such environmental pitfalls can easily be avoided. Thanks to green design innovators, it is now possible to install a new floor made ... read more

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Tagged adhesives, basics, carpet, ceramictile, clearglass, clothingandtextile, constructionmaterials, greenbuilding, greenstyle, ideas, noteworthy, otherglass, recycle

Published in Construction


Building Survey Shows ‘Green’ Up, LEED Down

Jennifer Berry, March 2nd, 2009

The Third Annual Green Building Survey recently released by Allen Matkins, Constructive Technologies Group (CTG) and the Green Building Insider revealed surprising results about the realm of green construction. The study utilized the opinions of over 900 professionals involved in green building and LEED certification, and their attitudes toward green building and its risks, costs, certification processes and trends. "The survey ... read more

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Tagged basics, constructionmaterials, greenbuilding, gypsumdrywall, ideas, noteworthy, recycle

Published in Construction


What’s the Green Outlook for the 2016 Olympics?

Jennifer Berry, February 26th, 2009

Four major cities are currently bidding to host the 2016 Summer Olympics: Chicago, Madrid, Rio De Janeiro and Tokyo. But which has the greenest plan? While we may be biased towards the only U.S. city in the running, each has its own merits. According to a report by USA Today, Chicago "organizers tout a low-carbon 'blue-green' event, with most venues ... read more

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Published in Construction


Plastic Bag Recycling Up Across U.S.

Jennifer Berry, February 25th, 2009

Driven by greater consumer access to recycling programs and new markets for recycled materials, plastic bag and film recycling increased across the U.S. in 2007, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC). The latest National Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic Bags and Film Report by Moore Recycling Associates, Inc. estimated 830,180,000 pounds of post-consumer film (including plastic bags and product wraps) was ... read more

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Published in Plastic


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