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Title Author Type Date Words
United States : World Assurance Group (WDAS.OTC) Subsidiary Anav Holdings Corporation to Utilize Environmentally Green Building Systems for Ecuadorian Projects. Nov 5, 2009 322
Green and grey; An eco-home development for the Saga generation. Oct 14, 2009 516
New Home Moves Green Building Materials Superstore Headquarters to Dublin, CA. Sep 15, 2009 375
Builders Beware! Critical Dates Looming For Toronto's Green Initiatives. Warman, Andrew Law overview Sep 8, 2009 1181
New Home Selects Bay Area to Launch Its Green Building Materials Superstores. Aug 27, 2009 380
Pardee Homes. Glazer, Joyce Brief article Aug 3, 2009 34
Kids help to build new green homes; ENERGY: Schoolchildren learn how eco-bungalows can tackle climate change. Jul 30, 2009 284
Nicole Richie, Joel Madden 'build green haven for new child'. Jul 19, 2009 186
United states : Saratoga eyes big green step in residential construction. Jul 3, 2009 474
United States: Saratoga eyes big green step in residential construction. Jul 3, 2009 472
United States: UC Santa Barbara's San Clemente Graduate Student Housing Project Receives Gold Certification from Green Building Counci. May 14, 2009 439
City of Greater Sudbury. Apr 1, 2009 343
Building green the right way. Lewis, C. Deanna Apr 1, 2009 905
Rezoning calls for new apartments around Gowanus Canal. Brief article Feb 10, 2009 83
SoBro development is affordable, green. Majeski, John Jan 21, 2009 569
Supreme Court of California issues guidelines for determining when agency "approval" of a project occurs under the California Environmental Quality Act. Nov 24, 2008 1673
United Kingdom: Wales launches green building charter. Nov 14, 2008 633
Sustainable development - greener homes for the future? Nov 5, 2008 1000
National Center for Healthy Housing ranks leading Green Building Programs on health. Nov 1, 2008 497
Can cleaner coal be the answer? Wind farms, solar energy and wave power have cast a dark shadow over "dirty" coal-fired power stations. With a new "clean coal" plant planned for the Northumberland coast, AMY HUNT looks at the debate GO GREEN RECYCLE REFUSE REDUCE A CHRONICLE CAMPAIGN. Oct 30, 2008 676
Mill ponds site saved from housing scheme; Campaign fights builder's plan for green land. Sep 27, 2008 298
India: AT&T Collaborates with Greensburg Greentown to Build First Model Green Town. Sep 24, 2008 181
CommonBond Communities Teams up With GE and Minnesota Waste Wise to "Green" Affordable Housing. Sep 8, 2008 766
Government mandates hurt housing market. Sep 1, 2008 317
United States: If you build big, you better build green. Sep 1, 2008 363
Green plan to create 150 homes. Aug 4, 2008 219
United States: First Ever Carbon Offsets Sale Aids Development of Green Affordable Housing. Jul 31, 2008 382
Jordan: Jordan poised to emerge as regional leader in Green Building design and construction. Jul 26, 2008 678
Jordan poised to emerge as regional leader in 'Green Building' design and construction. Jul 21, 2008 664
Green village plan is unveiled; pounds 85m city scheme to create 800 jobs and 356 new homes EXCLUSIVE. Jul 1, 2008 615
They built a home in a hurry--with earthbags. Gill, Brittany Jul 1, 2008 587
Chance to build green reputation. Jun 30, 2008 177
Chicago Homebuilder Advocates "Obtainable" Green Homebuilding as First Step towards Building Greener Future. Jun 17, 2008 974
DIY generation: the coal-fired electricity grid is hugely inefficient. Distributed electricity networks, on the other hand, are coming, linking each home or building as a lean power station, and helping to curb Australia's greenhouse emissions. Sullivan, Rachel Jun 1, 2008 1997
Defining the green words in home construction. May 4, 2008 160
Green Building Initiative(TM) Celebrates Earth Day Nationwide. Apr 22, 2008 424
Setting the green standard: Ranch House at Del Sur is nationally renowned as energy design leader. Randolph, Ned Apr 21, 2008 1219
ECO QUEEN; Jennifer wins green home competition - and gets it built! Mar 23, 2008 471
Indigestible leftovers of the housing bubble. Cox, Stan Mar 22, 2008 2123
Paola Sassi: home is where the hearth isn't. Pullen, Tim Mar 22, 2008 1225
Grace Pursues Investment in Green Concrete Materials Company. Mar 18, 2008 325
WALES: Top marks for 'green' homes and offices. Mar 11, 2008 227
Homebuilders, critics disagree about what construction deserves environmental label; Building ''green''. Mar 4, 2008 602
Class G--the new class A: the push to build environmentally friendly "green" commercial real estate has certainly been gaining steam. Building owners, developers, lenders and tenants have all jumped on board. Woodwell, Jamie Mar 1, 2008 3136
Hamptons Luxury Homes Announces Charter Members of Newly-formed Hamptons Green Alliance. Feb 21, 2008 746
Disabled go green; 'Earthship' homes could be built with wheelchair access. Feb 9, 2008 570
New panel systems resist fire and rot: but alternatives to stick-built methods remain hard sell. Mowad, Michelle Jan 21, 2008 840
Serious Materials Attracts Green and Building Materials Leaders. Jan 16, 2008 859
Pringle Announces of Opening of "Green" Community. Jan 10, 2008 180
Deep vs. shallow green building. Fitz, Don Report Jan 1, 2008 3043
Local Green Team in top 9 in state; Interactive plan targets environment. Dec 26, 2007 736
Green Depot Hosts U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D - PA 13th) Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 5 P.M. Nov 28, 2007 22
Web site offers green tips. Mowad, Michelle Website overview Nov 26, 2007 331
Green Depot Hosts U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D - PA 13th) Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 5 P.M. Nov 21, 2007 22
Call to build houses on the 'boring' green belt. Oct 11, 2007 156
'Build on the boring areas of green belt'. Oct 10, 2007 477
IN BRIEF: Green homes; FARM & COUNTRY ISSUES. May 17, 2007 28
WALES: Housing site pollution fears. May 8, 2007 233
GridPoint Connect(TM) Featured in U.S. Green Building Council's Highest-rated Homes for Leadership in Environmental Design (LEED-H). Feb 7, 2007 479
Del Sur community nominated for prestigious 'Green Building' Award: environmentally responsible concepts catching on with residential developments. Mowad, Michelle Feb 5, 2007 923
Enjoy life in a luxury 'green' house. Feb 3, 2007 354
So eco-friendly, Wills and Kate's 'starter palace'. Jan 31, 2007 367
So eco-friendly, Wills and Kate's 'starter palace'. Jan 31, 2007 366
Homes are eco-friendly. Jan 5, 2007 117
Building a green way to develop. Jan 3, 2007 181
USGBC certifies green homes in Massachusetts. Jan 1, 2007 151
Smart growth. Sep 22, 2006 861
Hummers on the homefront: at 4,600 square feet, is it an eco-house? Brown, Martin John Sep 1, 2006 914
Ready steady: prefabricated homes making it big in L.A. Rosenthal, John Aug 21, 2006 783
Greener homes 'will repay extra costs - and then some'. May 18, 2006 168
Eco-friendly features galore on new homes. May 10, 2006 265
Hi-Tech Heating For Homes Is A Load Of Hot Air. May 10, 2006 398
Modular magic in Montford: this pre-lab home goes green. Apr 1, 2006 831
Treading lightly: this holiday house in Big Sur is a highly tactful and inventive response to stringent local environmental regulations. Webb, Michael Mar 1, 2006 717
The ceramic house may solve Filipinos' problems; a building technology originating from the Middle East, developed by an Iranian-American, is generating a buzz in the Philippines as an environmentally benign solution to a pressing shortage of shelter and school buildings. Bolido, Linda Oct 1, 2005 747
Fauxntasy Island. Brief Article Jun 22, 2005 248
White Oak Plantation. Brief Article Jun 1, 2005 58
Air conditioning system concerns addressed. Apr 11, 2005 706
Letter from the editor. Everett, Erin Apr 1, 2005 535
My green dream home: put on a hardhat and build your dream. Everett, Erin Apr 1, 2005 2168
Building green: energy efficiency takes root at habitat for humanity. Thorness, Bill Jan 1, 2005 1176
National organizations launch green housing initiative. Oct 20, 2004 446
Environmental reporting firms doing big business: from roads to new homes, construction projects are analyzed by all sides. Greenberg, David Jul 19, 2004 435
Green living. Brief Article Sep 1, 2003 121
Juice wars, turtle tumors and greener houses. (Ask E). Gaines, C.B. May 1, 2002 689
The passive solar home: fed up with high energy bills? Make your house into a solar collector! Architect Chris Larson tells how. Larson, Chris Apr 1, 2002 1411
Designing with nature: John Beckman shares his wisdom of building lightly on the Earth. Beckman, John Brief Article Apr 1, 2002 839
Green housing. Bennett, Bryony Oct 1, 1999 3361
Don't make your home a museum of rare timbers. Gray, Alan T. Jun 1, 1999 845
The Strength of Steel. HILTS, ELIZABETH Brief Article Mar 1, 1999 815
Against the grain: recycled wood is showing up in the best houses. Lavendel, Brian Mar 1, 1997 1025
Home sweet home: building an eco house requires holistic thinking. Cuming, Juliet Jan 1, 1996 828
Waste glorious waste. Oct 1, 1995 184
This dream home is energy efficient, too. Connell, Kathy Mar 1, 1995 1192

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