A shipping container home for the elderly in the Big Easy – Mother Nature Network (blog)


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A shipping container home for the elderly in the Big Easy
Mother Nature Network (blog)
Entries are requested for the design of an affordable single-family home that meets the requirements of USGBC's LEED for Homes Platinum-level certification and contains between 720 and 880 square feet of living space. The client for each home will be

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Modular madness hits Seattle – Mother Nature Network (blog)


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Modular madness hits Seattle
Mother Nature Network (blog)
A super-efficient, three-bedroom prefab home in Seattle installed in only 6 hours as an urban infill project is on track for LEED Platinum certification.

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Philadelphia Eagles Tackle a $30 Million Wind and Solar Project – Reuters


ABC News
Philadelphia Eagles Tackle a $30 Million Wind and Solar Project
Reuters
The stadium's distinctive new spiral wind turbines, along with solar and cogeneration installations, will once again set a high bar for other sports venues
Philadelphia Eagles New Wind and Solar InitiativeDigital Silence
Philadelphia Eagles taking stadium off-gridMother Nature Network (blog)
Eagles expect to fly off grid with renewable power at home stadiumVancouver Sun
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Eagles jerseys not the only thing green about franchise – USA Today


New York Times
Eagles jerseys not the only thing green about franchise
USA Today
The Eagles announced on Thursday that they will add wind turbines, solar panels and a cogeneration plant at Lincoln Financial Field over the next year in a
Eagles adding wind turbines, solar to stadiumThe Associated Press
NFL's Eagles declare stadium's energy independenceAFP
Sports: The NFL's Philadelphia Eagles Go GreenTIME (blog)
Mother Nature Network (blog) -Denver Post -Solar Novus Today
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Energy Use Down But Wind, Solar Power Production Up – Domestic Fuel


Mother Nature Network
Energy Use Down But Wind, Solar Power Production Up
Domestic Fuel
The US is using less energy, but more of it is coming from renewable sources, such as wind and solar. CNN Money reports a new report from the Lawrence
Energy use is way down – but wind surgesCNNMoney
US energy use down, efficiency too?Energy Collective (blog)
NYT glosses inconvenient points in boosting renewable energy in AustraliaKiowa County Signal
RenewableEnergyWorld.com -Mother Nature Network -GetSolar.com (blog)
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The green house effect – Birmingham Business Journal


Daily Reporter (blog)
The green house effect
Birmingham Business Journal
Bruce Herrington's Greenvine Properties LLC developed the property to LEED for Homes gold certification standards and said he wants the infill project to
USGBC offers green building toursMother Nature Network (blog)
USGBC's Green Product Expo to be held April 30-May 2Creative Coast Initiative

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USGBC offers green building tours – Mother Nature Network (blog)


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USGBC offers green building tours
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Charlotte, North Carolina – Charlotte residents can tour the Cherry Gardens Senior Apartments, a LEED for Homes registered low-income multifamily

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Playing Catch up: Keeping busy – Mother Nature Network (blog)


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Playing Catch up: Keeping busy
Mother Nature Network (blog)
Ecofriend takes a peek at MisoSoupDesign's Live Pod, a space-agey prefab home concept with bamboo flooring, solar panels, and a rainwater-collecting green

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