Greening Technology

Today I learned how the information technology industry plans on reducing the enormous carbon footprint it leaves behind through the use of servers computers and other energy hungry equipment. Watch this informative video on iGreenBuild.com and consider some of the facts and solutions major firms like Microsoft will be implementing for years to come.

Wind Turbines Used At Major Airport

Massport, The Massachusetts Port Authority, announced on March 5, 2008 that it will be installing 20 building integrated wind turbines at Boston Logan International Airport. This is an impressive and promising project for the renewable energy community and iGreenBuild.com is very happy to report this news.

The complete article has some great details about this major project.

Building a California for Future Generations

Summit Brings Government, Private Sector Together

From April 7-9, thousands of representatives from California government and the commercial real estate sector will gather in Sacramento for the 2008 Green California Summit and Exposition. The event, developed under the leadership of an advisory board chaired by Secretary of State and Consumer Services Rosario Marin and Secretary of Environmental Protection Linda Adams, is designed to support statewide efforts to build clean and sustainable communities. Read more about the summit on iGreenBuild.com here.

Energy Film On iGreenBuild.com

Energy efficiency is a huge topic in the green building business and products that save home and business owners money on energy bills are booming. Energy Film, a window covering similar in form to window tint, blocks 70% of Solar Energy and rejects 97% of UV light with outstanding optical clarity. It blocks 38% of a windows heat loss in winter months. Talk about savings!

Recently Energy Film was featured on the popular Internet web portal http://www.igreenbuild.com/ and the single advertising campaign netted the firm more than sixty-five serious inquiries from home owners, U.S. government offices, schools and universities, architects, major businesses and home builders. The people requesting information were intrigued by the simplicity of the product, its easy installation and the bottom line dollar savings that can result from its use.

Take a look at this product and feel free to contact Energy Film for more information. Here's a link to the product page on iGreenBuild.com. Energy Film page.

Stay warm...or cool today.

Are Home Builders Going Green?

With the announcement in February by the National Association of Home Builders about the launch of their national green home rating system some people are questioning if this program will work or fail. In a recent article published on iGreenBuild.com green building consultant and author Jerry Yudelson explains his thoughts on this subject and gives some professional insight into NAHB's program. Read the full article here.

How do you feel about NAHB's rating system?

CaGBC's 'Shifting into the Mainstream' Event June 11 & 12.

Keynotes by David Suzuki & Ray Anderson

Register before March 31st to save $100 for Shifting into the Mainstream, the Canada Green Building Council's summit for industry decision-makers on June 11-12, 2008 in Toronto.

You will learn how the CaGBC is evolving LEED® Canada certification to a 'life-cycle building performance management system for any type of building, new and existing.'

Find out about:

• real building performance
• economic opportunities
• GHG reduction potential
• best solutions for high-performance buildings in Canada

National pilot project reports for K-12 schools, commercial offices and public administration buildings will demonstrate the next generation of LEED, including:

• rating system enhancements
• proposed distributed delivery model

See how these initiatives will enable the CaGBC to achieve their impressive goals:

• certifying 100,000 buildings and 1 million homes by 2015
• reducing energy and water consumption by 50%
• lowering GHG emissions by 50 Megatonnes

Register now. Don't miss this groundbreaking event.

Landscaping & the Environment Video Clip

Watch this new video on the home page of iGreenBuild.com compliments of Building Green TV. Learn some interesting and shocking statistics about water usage for domestic gardening, listen to some tips about how to conserve water and plant smart in your home, rooftop or business landscaping.

Here's a link to the iGreenBuild home page. The video is to the right ready for you to click play.

Send us your video or green building article. Contact Matt Banes, Publisher at (714) 374-6969.

Environmentally Friendly Paint Video

Interested in learning about non-toxic paints for your green home or office? This video clip from BuildinggreenTV is a quick guide.



See other green building videos on the iGreenBuild.com video page here.

Video Clip Tour of Green Building

Want to walk through a green building with architect Scott Kelly and learn about his sustainable building design? This video clip is a great educational tool if you are a novice or even an experienced green builder or designer. The video runs on iGreenBuild.com and you don't need a special player to watch it. Go to the video page here and press play on the video player.


"We have been featuring user created video content on iGreenBuild.com and promoting it through a new publication we call Friday's Green Video," said iGreenBuild.com Publisher Matt Banes. "Our readers seem to really like watching a few minutes about green building subject matter before and even over the weekend."

Watch this video clip and others on www.iGreenBuild.com and get back to us with your feedback.

A Bit About Solar Power

Here's a quick read about solar power published on our website iGreenBuild.com. If you are like most of us here in the office you can sense that Solar is finally gaining the momentum and acceptance it truly deserves. If so, its time to get knowledgeable about active solar and passive solar, this article will help.

Read Affordable, Low Maintenance Solar Energy on iGreenBuild.com.