Sentences with phrase «concept of green building»

I find it ironic that REALTOR ® Magazine would have an article in the front of the September 2007 issue against transfer fees («A new buyer's burden,» page 12) and another article later in the issue promoting the concept of green building («Eco-savvy selling,» page 40).

Not exact matches

Before co-founders Logan Green and John Zimmer honed the concept of ride hailing at Lyft, which has 1,000 employees, operates in 200 cities, and has raised more than $ 2 billion in venture capital, they built its predecessor, a ridesharing upstart called Zimride.

Mass Audubon is committed to the concept and practice of constructing green buildings.

Another proposal would replace the CDM with a fund for developing countries to build green projects without generating credits — thereby eliminating the entire concept of additionality.

The next thing we knew there was this sea - green Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet concept vehicle making the auto show rounds, which many of us initially considered an interesting little styling exercise, until Nissan said they were building it.

Click here: Tropical Green Building for a detailed list of concepts.

Graduate students from Pratt Institute's Programs for Sustainable Planning and Development (PSPD) will present concept proposals for the development of a soon - to - be built green roof on Pratt's Brooklyn campus on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, from...

Graduate students from Pratt Institute's Programs for Sustainable Planning and Development (PSPD) will present concept proposals for the development of a soon - to - be built green roof on Pratt's Brooklyn campus on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, from 5:30 to 8 PM.

The founding director of the building community WORKSHOP (bcWORKSHOP), Brown has received a great deal of recognition for his socially conscious design concepts, including the 2007, 2008, and 2010 Awards for Excellence in Community Design and Sustainable Design by AIA / Dallas and most recently, the 2010 National AIA / HUD Secretary Award for Community - Informed Design by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in conjunction with the American Institute for Architects for his Congo Street Green Initiative.

For instance, David writes positively about Nanyang University's school of Art, Design and Media that it «goes far beyond tweaks to develop new concepts and technologies»; I call it greenwrapping, a building dropped into the «green lungs of the university», open space designed by the great Kenzo Tange, «that would allow it to build on the central green space without taking away from it.»

Writing for Colorado's High Country News, Monique Cole takes on the concept of building «green» McMansions after reading about a businessman who built a 6,500 - square - foot home near Boulder.

Condominiums and buildings in key cities are now supporting, and even promoting, the concept of «green living.»

In true hybrid style, based on the Toyota Prius concept of efficiency, the home design combines pre-engineered building with energy conservation features such as a solar home shading system, a movable living green roof, and a 10,000 gallon water storage tank plus a separate 3,000 gallon tank for rainwater harvesting capability.

This two - hour online session course covers how green buildings have evolved from rare concept to common business practice in commercial real estate, and what commercial practitioners need to know to take advantage of sustainability trends.

One of the key issues lenders are grappling with is the concept of understanding — and underwriting — the value of green buildings.

Green - building concepts extend beyond the walls of a building and include site planning, community, and land use as well.

Carolina Custom Homes of Burlington was founded with the concept of providing customers an alternative, greener way to build.

Yesterday the Austin - American Statesman (that's the name of our local newspaper... weird, I know) had an article in the home section about a green house built by a couple using Sarah Susanka's Not - So - Big - House concept.