Habitat for Humanity affiliates that build homes to green standards can receive up to $5,000 through an expansion of the Partners in Sustainable Building program.
Crow says that performing at Greenbuild is like being on the international stage of the green movement.
Headquarters design showcases Platinum certification, while the Green Building Certification Institute accepts the Council as the first Education Reviewing Body.
Effective 2012, the new minimum energy efficiency requirements will call for T12 lamps to replace T8 lamps in fluorescent applications and the use of highly efficiency halogen infrared technology in reflector lamps.
The union provides training for jobs in solar, wind, biomass, nuclear, and clean coal, while firefighters are discussing how to work around solar panels, wind turbines, and other renewable energy systems.
Delta College (Mich.) has a passel of green efforts under way, which could fall under all sorts of headings.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- June 08, 2009
If you're at a school where the only green action you're seeing is the annual seeding of the commons, don't despair. In the world of higher education, even the most ambitious sustainability plans often begin with tiny steps taken by individual departments.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- June 02, 2009
The university is offering three new environmental programs related to sustainability, public policy, and green building.