Sentences with phrase «of the green building movement»

This is possible in part by cost - reduction efforts of the green building movement over the last fifteen years.

By combining USGBC, a leader of the green building movement, with the scientific know - how of ACC, we can develop a path to stronger, science - based standards that achieve measurable progress in sustainability.

Not exact matches

In the early days, your newborn's bowel movements are thick and dark green because of meconium — a substance that was building up in her intestines while she was in the womb.

, built as it was from the emerging Labour movement, any more than Labour could «strangle» the environmental movement and Green Party or the Liberal Democrats (despite your best efforts: little sign of success post-1974); or any more than the LibDems could conceivably «destroy and replace» the Labour Party in the next decade or two.

We must build the electoral arm of the peace, democracy, ecology, and social justice movements — the Green Party.

She was the founder of Michelle Kaufmann Designs, a designing and building company that led the movement for prefabricated green homes.

There's some very candid, fascinating footage here capturing the process of making the film (in, for a surprise revelation, not a real Parisian flat but a studio - built apartment replica surrounded by green screens, not at all dissimilar to David Cronenberg's use of similar magic for A Dangerous Method, not that you can tell in either film in its finished form, where the technology is seamless and unobtrusive), with Haneke working with the actors in a rigorous, nitty - gritty way that lets us see what infinitesimal precision he's looking for in performance, in movement, in blocking, and in composition.

This proposal builds on some of the lessons learned from the charter school movement and would allow effective charter networks like Green Dot, KIPP, and North Star to operate as school support organizations on a level playing field with districts, with equal funding and authority.

The cars look sleek and well - polished as the game loads up, but once you start driving around looking for mayhem you are confronted with bland buildings, surrounding walls of green and brown foliage without depth or movement.

Incorporating environmental strategies that solve critical issues of comfort, use and economy, these projects, dating from 1925 to 1970, recognize and adapt to natural forces and serve as inspiration and guide for the current green building movement.

The resurgence of modern prefab is presented as an alternative to new urban development — homes that are refreshing, honest and complimentary to their historical counterparts — considering their relevance to affordable housing and parallel with the green building movement.

«At its heart, the green building movement has always been about creating healthy and efficient places for people — central in the creation of a sustainable future.

In 1989, the Kenyan Parliament tried to outlaw the Green Belt movement, after Maathai publicly voiced her opposition to the construction of a private 60 - story building in a Nairobi park.

Portland is at the forefront of this exciting green building movement.

Jason F. McLennan is considered one of the most influential individuals in the green building movement today.

That is a key goal of the «green architecture» movement, which is changing the way buildings are designed, built and run.

Since the birth of the environmental movement in the last century, the architectural community has responded by taking the initiative to develop several Green building standards, which are focused on promoting the reduction of harmful effects on the environment and on human health in the design and construction of buildings.

Considered one of the most influential individuals in the green building movement today, Jason F. McLennan's work has made a strong impact on the shape and direction of green building in the United States and Canada and he is a much sought after presenter and consultant on a wide variety of green building and sustainability topics around the world.

The Bullitt Center is designed to show what's possible, increasing the pace of change in the movement toward high performance green buildings and resilient cities.

Green - jobs champion Van Jones has helped build a powerful movement behind a vision of a dynamic solar - powered economy that lifts all boats.

«William McDonough has not only created the language we use when we talk about sustainability, he is single handedly responsible for setting the modern green building movement in motion — from designing the first «green office» for the Environmental Defense Fund, serving as the Dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia, establishing the Cradle to Cradle Certified ™ Products Program, and most recently, helping the World Economic Forum make sustainability a primary focus for their agenda,» said Michael J. Hanley, president of the Hanley Foundation.

«The work of innovative, forward - thinking building projects such the Park Avenue headquarters of JPMorgan Chase is a fundamental driving force in the green building movement.»

Green For All works to build an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty.Our goal is to make sure people of color have a place and a voice in the climate moveGreen For All works to build an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty.Our goal is to make sure people of color have a place and a voice in the climate movegreen economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty.Our goal is to make sure people of color have a place and a voice in the climate movement.

We hope to offer programming that meets a new generation of green leaders where they are, to build an environmental movement full of creative and dynamic change agents who are tackling the most pressing contemporary ecological issues.

Matt Cole, of the Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago writes in Remodeling Magazine's blog that he is «skeptical about the green building movement's commitment to our existing built environment.

But that is one small aspect of a movement that is much larger than green design principles, but is also defined by where buildings are and how they are used.

In the United Kingdom, a man by the name of Don McLean has been tirelessly working to rectify this dilemma facing the emerging green building movement.

After performing some excerpts at the Green Apple Festival in Washington, DC he spoke with TreeHugger about building a bigger tent for the environmental movement, the relationship of remixing to environmental awareness, and his obsession with ice.

A major architecture buff, he's been hot on the trail of the emerging green - building movement, helping with efforts to rebuild New Orleans in an eco-friendly way, narrating a sustainable design TV series, and supporting Ed Norton's Solar Neighbors Program.

Search our community of 200,000 + staff, volunteers and professionals who give voice to our commitment to forwarding the green building movement.

A couple of comments: I've been around the green building movement a bit, and I think it's really important that we improve how we build.

And I don't want say anything against the green building movement because I am part of it, but green consumerism, green building, there are a lot of attempts now to keep something called «the American way of life» going without cost.

I think this is part of a critical shift in the green building movement.

In 2015, Founder and CEO Edward Mazria was honored to receive two major awards that underline Architecture 2030's effectiveness: the Kemper Award from the American Institute of Architects for «catalyzing the architecture community to address climate change through design», and the Chairman's Award from the World Green Building Council for «an outstanding contribution to the global sustainability movement».

We also highlight green building, green manufacturing, changes in green business, green social media campaigns and the spread of the green movement throughout entertainment.

Aided with tactical support for media outreach and communications projects as needed with an emphasis on the health industry, green building movement and the annual Book of Lists.

«Here we were living in one of the green - building meccas of the country, and the residential real estate community had no information or connection to the green movement,» Menashe says.

LEED sets the bar One of the biggest advances in sustainable development has been the movement toward a universal standard that quantifies green building with the LEED rating system.

«The business and civic leaders in Canada are front and centre in the green building movement, especially in Toronto,» says Rick Fedrizzi, president of USGBC.

Office tenants who became believers in energy conservation in the heyday of the building sustainability movement about two decades ago only to watch building owners take all the credit have cheered a recent new law that will support, track and promote their efforts at being green.

The green building movement is alive and well in the commercial real estate industry, and while Tucson has not reached the heights of some of the country's major markets, progress is underway to improve building sustainability and reduce carbon footprints.

Yet Brazil is in the early stages of strengthening that green building movement, and the country also has significant environmental challenges to overcome.