The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is all set to conduct a survey of the buildings that have already installed rainwater harvesting (RWH) system in the City. Centre for Sustainable Development (CSD), an NGO, which has been hired to …
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In Sarasota, a chance to learn about LEED – Herald Tribune
“You have to install photovoltaic panels.” “It’s too complicated.” That’s what critics often say about building to the United States Green Building Coalition’s LEED for Homes standard, but those are myths, say local experts who will speak at a …
Bill-reducing home improvements: Four’s the charm – Miami Herald
And then there’s the matter of home energy audits, a process that Shelton refers … the study reveals that the main motivator for embarking on energy-saving retrogrades is to “lower utility bills” (28 percent). “It’s a green decision to save …
Blackmon Road eyes a cheaper green plan – Rock Hill Herald
Composting toilets and man-made wetlands designed to filter and “treat” household water from washing dishes or laundry may provide an affordable alternative to traditional, underground water and sewer lines for the neighborhood, which has been …
Solar panels OK at uranium waste site – Durango Herald
A U.S. Department of Energy study finds there would be no significant environmental impact from installing photovoltaic collectors where 2.5 million cubic yards of radioactive mill tailings are buried in Bodo Canyon. The department issued its decision– a …
REAL ESTATE PEOPLE – Herald Tribune
Christ is green certified by the National Association of Realtors. She is 2011 chairwoman of the Green Alliance committee of the Manatee Association of Realtors. Allen Ramsey, broker associate, has been appointed sales manager of Venice Hometown Realty.
Rainwater harvesting slowly gaining in popularity in Comal County – New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung
NEW BRAUNFELS — When Frank Zehner read on-line about the rebate New Braunfels Utilities was offering for consumers who installed rainwater catchment systems, he took NBU up on the give. “The rebate paid for more than half the tank,” Zehner said of …
Prepare your garage for electric vehicles – Herald Times
The Volt can only go about 40 miles on battery power … “This is no different than installing an appliance or something else,” she said. “We need to take the power from your breaker box and run it to where you want the charging station installed.”
http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/stories/2011/04/01/earth.qp-9246267.sto
Practical sustainability takes on greenwashing – Miami Herald
In much the same way, the, what I call, “environmental bling” of low flow toilets, solar panels and bamboo flooring can be used to distract us from the fact that the house we are considering is actually improperly oriented to the sun, too large for our …
“bamboo flooring” – Bing News
Practical sustainability takes on greenwashing – Miami Herald
In much the same way, the, what I call, “environmental bling” of low flow toilets, solar panels and bamboo flooring can be used to distract us from the fact that the house we are considering is actually improperly oriented to the sun, too large for our …
“bamboo flooring” – Bing News