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As we debate how to bail out the financial markets, Al Gore and other speakers at West Coast Green suggest we discuss how we can "bail in" renewable energy and other green initiatives.
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Creating a Sustainable Brand
Companies looking to market a green message need to start deeper within.
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Homes that provide feedback to their owners on the amount of resources and energy they’re using encourage more efficient behavior, according to West Coast Green speakers.
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Environmental activist David Suzuki called for a response to the world’s “eco-crisis,” saying, “we need a response like the one that we mounted after Pearl Harbor.”
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West Coast Green attendees didn’t have to go far to see the possibilities for pre-fab green construction. The conference show house was constructed out of reused shipping containers in the middle of the show floor.
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In front of a supportive and excited crowd the last morning of West Coast Green, vice president-turned-environmental-spokesman Al Gore recognized green building advocates for their leadership, encouraged continued diligence toward developing energy alternatives, and reiterated his ambitious goals...
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Promoting your projects’ green features begins with understanding customers’ needs.
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At a workshop preceding West Coast Green, two Building Biology practitioners presented a healthy home building philosophy that differs, often starkly, from conventional green building wisdom.
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Developers open their books to show low operating costs at green properties.
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A roundup of green building news for the week of March 24-28, including the completion of the nation’s first LEED-certified ballpark; green education in Greensburg, Kan.; a multi-use building in Oregon constructed with 80% recycled materials; and Chula Vista, Calif., considers mandatory green...