Featured, Green$ense for your Home

Featured: Green$ense for your Home

When does a green home project make financial sense?

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Featured, Sustainable School Architecture

Featured: Sustainable School Architecture

The next generation of school facilities must embrace sustainability in order to thrive.

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Featured, Green Building & Remodeling for Dummies

Featured: Green Building & Remodeling for Dummies

Want to build responsibly, reduce waste, and help preserve the environment?

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Featured, Green$ense for your Home

Endorsements for GreenSense

I asked some smart people to take a look at "Green$ense: Rating the Real Payoff from 50 Green Home Projects" and give their thoughts on the book.

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Interview with Pete Yost

Posted on 14 February 2010

At the 2009 West Coast Green Conference, I interviewed Peter Yost, Director of Residential Services for GreenBuildingAdvisor.com. Pete is an encyclopedia of knowledge about green. Over the years I have known him, he has always helped me get clear on certain issues. You can read more of his thoughts here. Here in his [...] Continue Reading

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Interview with Gary Klein

Posted on 13 February 2010

At the 2009 West Coast Green Conference, I interviewed Gary Klein, one of the leading experts on water management who used to work for the State of California and is now Managing Partner of Affiliated International Management. He has taught me more about water as a resource than anyone else. Here in his interview, you’ll [...] Continue Reading

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Interview with Alex Wilson

Posted on 13 February 2010

At the 2009 West Coast Green Conference, I was fortunate enough to get to meet and interview Alex Wilson, Executive Editor of Environmental Building News, part of the incredible Building Green site that I visit almost daily. Here in his interview, you’ll hear Wilson talk about the challenges and roadblocks facing us: Continue Reading

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Interview with Martin Melaver

Posted on 13 February 2010

At the 2009 West Coast Green Conference, I was fortunate enough to get to meet and interview someone I have admired for a while. Martin Melaver is CEO of Melaver Inc., a sustainable real estate development company and author of the wonderful book, Living Above the Store. At the conference, I put together a panel [...] Continue Reading

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Big Coal’s hold over Politics

Posted on 12 February 2010

The Governor of Utah is having back room meetings with coal companies while also controlling legislation that directly affects their business. Continue Reading

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The Top Ten Issues facing American cities

Posted on 09 February 2010

I spend a great deal of time traveling the country. Before I visit a city, especially a new one, I make arrangements to meet with City Agencies, Sustainability Directors, heads of nonprofits... people I expect to find interesting. And what have I learned? That most American cities are facing the same core group of problems... Continue Reading

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