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1:   (GREEN BUILDING) Council Seeking Feedback on Green Building Education : The U.S. Green Building Council, home of the LEED Rating Systems, is seeking feedback ... 08/27/2010 2:46 PM

2:   (ENVIRONMENT) Report Urges HUD Eco-Intervention : Boston-based National Consumer Law Center says in a new report that HUD should go to the rescue of up to 3 million low-income families with energy-saving appliances and new windows 08/27/2010 12:36 PM

3:   (GREEN BUILDING) TVA Energy Efficient Homes Have Impressive First Year : Despite a year of temperature extremes, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has seen ... 08/27/2010 08:41 AM

4:   (GREEN BUILDING) San Francisco Company Aids Communities in Reducing Costs of Solar Power : The high cost of installing solar panels can be one of the biggest roadblocks ... 08/27/2010 08:39 AM

5:   (GREEN STANDARDS) Green Standards Built Into Programs : HUD Secy. Shaun Donovan says his department is working to incorporate tough green-building construction standards into core programs 08/06/2010 10:45 AM

6:   (GREEN BUILDING) Labor Panel Seeks Green Jobs Hike : Senate appropriators take an initial step to increase funding for the Green Jobs Innovation Fund and the YouthBuild jobs program, but without providing funding increases sought by the Obama 07/30/2010 12:25 PM

7:   (GREEN BUILDING) Bank Links With Green Building Effort : Developers and local governments seeking certification under the national industry standard for green neighborhood development are eligible to receive grants of up to $20,000 made available by the U.S. 07/16/2010 1:20 PM

8:   (GREEN BUILDING) Waterfront Community Earns Four-Star Green Building Certification : The site of a waterfront townhome community located in Millsboro, DE is the first on the East Coast ... 07/16/2010 09:27 AM

9:   (ENERGY EFFICIENCY) Feds Trump State Energy-Saving Efforts : States employing programs to install renewable energy equipment in homes and businesses find they are now in a bind regarding a warning from the Federal Housing Finance Agency that the 07/09/2010 12:26 PM

10:   (ENERGY EFFICIENCY) Energy-Efficiency Upgrade Beneficial : A new national housing report from Harvard U. and the U.S. Green Building Council shows the benefits energy-efficiency upgrades can bring to houses. Such results are at the heart of Obama 06/25/2010 12:22 PM

11:   (GREEN BUILDING) Homebuilder Offers On-site Seminars During Green Home Tour : In an effort to better educate new and existing homeowners about the important aspects of green building ... 05/07/2010 08:42 AM

12:   (ENERGY) Green Energy Bill Clears Committee : A House panel sends to the floor a sweeping authorization bill to improve energy-efficiency in buildings participating in HUD-backed programs, and offering local housing agencies 04/30/2010 12:20 PM

13:   (GREEN BUILDING) House Committee Approves Green Building Bill : The Energy Efficiency Modernization Act, introduced by U.S. Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy, has passed ... 04/28/2010 1:06 PM

14:   (ENERGY SAVERS) Energy Saving Grant Money Considered : Building contractors involved in energy efficient home retrofitting would be eligible for Energy Dept. grant money in legislation under consideration in the Senate. The amount of such awards would 04/23/2010 11:51 AM

15:   (GREEN BUILDING) Riverside Mews Becomes First Net-Zero Energy Home in Pittsburgh : Pittsburgh, PA, can now claim the region's first net-zero energy home ... 04/23/2010 08:34 AM

16:   (ENERGY EFFICIENCY) Energy-Efficiency Rehab Grants Mulled : The U.S. Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee considers legislation that would provide states with grants for business and multifamily rental unit rehabilitation, using incentives that would 04/09/2010 12:28 PM

17:   (GREEN BUILDING) National Homebuilders Launch Green Lines : Two prominent national homebuilders are launching energy and water-efficient home lines ... 04/01/2010 4:21 PM

18:   (SOLAR) Homebuilder Banking on Solar Standard : Builder Ted Bednar is banking that by making solar photovoltaic (PV) systems standard, both he and homebuyers will benefit. Basically, he fronts all the PV power-related costs in exchange for TEP's financial incentives that normally would go to the buyer. 02/15/2010 09:59 AM

19:   (IBS 2010) Energy-Saving Products Featured at Builders' Show : With more and more builders "going green" to set themselves apart, it is no surprise that energy-saving products took center stage at the recent International Builders' Show (IBS), where exhibitors BSH, GE and Whirlpool unveiled a wide range of kitchen and laundry appliances. 02/09/2010 3:40 PM

20:   (REGULATION) NYC Urban Green Council Issues Recommendations : A panel of experts convened by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to determine how to make New York City's building codes more environmentally sound has issued more than 100 recommendations that would impose energy-saving requirements on construct... 02/02/2010 10:35 AM

21:   (ENVIRONMENT) Green Building Standards Established : California becomes the first state to impose mandatory green building standards The state's new Green Building Standards Code requires all new buildings to be more energy efficient and 01/15/2010 12:48 PM

22:   (ECO-HOUSING) Massive Green Project Expansion : Maryland state officials join Charles County developers in backing a massive new "green community" development envisioned as an international model for green development in the town of St. 12/11/2009 12:02 PM

23:   (FINANCIAL AID) Aid Mapped For Green Assisted Housing : Plans to reduce HUD's $5 billion annual utility bill for its 6 million units of assisted housing are embodied in two pieces of legislation dropped in the hopper before the Thanksgiving holidays 12/04/2009 1:14 PM

24:   (ECO-HOUSING) A $4 Billion Push For Green Housing : With its sights set on overhauling the entire affordable housing stock in this country to make it greener, the Enterprise Foundation, aided by the Home Depot Foundation, commits an initial $4 billion 10/23/2009 12:18 PM

25:   (ENVIRONMENT) Green Building Credentialing Revamped : The Green Building Certification Institute begins a new credentialing maintenance program for accredited professionals who are certified to perform work in the Leadership in Energy & Environmental 08/07/2009 11:47 AM

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