Jetson Green

Green America, Future Houses, Megahomes, LEED-EB, and Knowing Green Codes [WIR]

• The Greening of America. 
• Houses of the future -- now.
• Megahomes: Seattle wants to limit home sizes.
• Design of Xanadu mall is less than eco-friendly.
• Dallas couple lives comfortably and green.
• The renovation of LEED-EB.
• Expert says contractors need to know LEED.
• To build green, you need to know the code.

*WIR = Week in Review; a Saturday showcase of excellent links.

Green For the Wallet, Green Prefab in Demand, Popular Geothermal, City Scoots, + Dirty Cities [WIR]

• Appraisers look to measure value of green.
• Green buildings expected to receive lower financing.
• Going green is good for your wallet. 
• Eco-friendly, custom-built prefabs in high demand.
• Life and death of green design and forgoing LEED.
• Geothermal heating/cooling systems hit home.
• Habitat for Humanity LEED home blends into neighborhood.
• Here are ten of the world's dirtiest cities.
• How to scoot in a city built for cars.
• Green energy blooms in the desert of New Mexico.

*WIR = Week in Review; a Saturday showcase of excellent links.

Tomorrow's Mega City, Conflicted Consumers, Top 100 Green Design Firms, & Smaller Green Homes [WIR]

• The future of the environment.
• The rise of the "conflicted consumer."
• The Top 100 Green Design Firms.
• As the housing market weakens, homes get smaller.
• Green buildings is hard to define. 
• The green home market is growing. 
• New study says solar could provide 10% of electricity by 2025.

*WIR = Week in Review; a Saturday showcase of excellent links.

Green Buildings on the Rise, Off-Grid Second Homes, Watchdogs and Claims, + GHG Reporting Systems [WIR]

• Green buildings on the rise. 
• Off-the-grid a popular choice for second homes.
• LEED is future of industrial building.
• FTC set to watch over green building claims.
• New book asks questions about eco-watchdog groups.
• The Planet Green Network embarrasses the Earth.
• First real-time GHG reporting system installed by Army.
• The art of planting trees to cool your home and the planet.

*WIR = Week in Review; a Saturday showcase of excellent links.

Treasured LEED Space, Going Off-Grid, Roof Lawns, Envirogees, + Solar Costs [WIR]

• Cost of solar expected to plummet by 2010.
• SF approves solar incentive ordinance.
• Tenants hunting for treasured LEED space.
• Money saved by going off the grid. 
• Mexico City plants lawns on roofs to fight warming.
• Climate destruction will produce millions of 'envirogees'.
• Schools going green to save some green.
• Idaho county contemplates small scale wind zoning.

*WIR = Week in Review; a Saturday showcase of excellent links.

Tragic Lag, Green Fast Tracking, Voices of Sprawl, Green Retailers, + Confused Offsets [WIR]

• Green buyers find prefab fabulous.
• Retail chains sold on green and energy efficiency.
• SLC Mayor proposes fast track approval for green projects.
• The tragic lag between what we know and what we do.
• Offsets present confused picture to consumers and businesses.
• Age of Transformation: suburbs becoming like city centers.
• Voices of Sprawl: now coming to a town near you (buy).

*WIR = Week in Review; a Saturday showcase of excellent links.

Green Housing, Bay Area Carbon Tax, Carbon Neutrality, + Energy Efficiency [WIR]

• Can housing be green -- and cheap?
• Green residential market may be coming around.
• SF's stringent green building codes called costly.
• Bay Area passes carbon tax covering nine counties. 
• USGBC testifies at Congress on green building benefits.
• China claims Beijing Olympics "basically" carbon neutral.
• Energy efficiency: overlooked and misunderstood.

BONUS:

• Free Dwell on Design Exhibition Ticket - use code: BDODEC

*WIR = Week in Review; a Saturday showcase of excellent links.

Green McCain, LEED-EB Costs, Greener Restaurants, + Eco Paints [WIR]

• John McCain gets environmental in Oregon.
• New white paper shows average cost of LEED-EB at $2.43 psf.
• NY Times talks about the promise of green paint.
• Ted Turner continues push for greener restaurants.
• Developers find that energy efficiency is a good marketing tool.
• Here's what you need to know to greenly renovate your kitchen.
• T.Boone Pickens buys 667 turbines from GE for huge wind project.

*WIR = Week in Review; a Saturday showcase of excellent links.

YAWNs, a Smarter Grid, Oblivious Homebuilders, + the Green Building Market [WIR]

• Smarter grid could be key to saving power.
• Tips on saving water when watering your lawn.
• USGBC co-founder talks about the green building market.
• Report: US Homebuilders oblivious to green homes, sustainable design.
• Real estate lull has developers selling off land.
• New study compares AIA's goals with various ratings systems.
• Jargon watch: YAWNs = Young and Wealthy but Normal. 
• Planning ahead for green building disputes.

*WIR = Week in Review; a Saturday showcase of excellent links.

Peak Water, Green Urban Planning, Green Globes, + Second Chances [WIR]

• Going Green (Globes) without LEED.
• To LEED or not to LEED?
• Urban planning needs green rethink.
• Peak water: aquifers and rivers are drying up.
• Thomas Friedman: Dumb as we wanna be.
• Arizona homeowners face fight over wind turbines.
• Palo Alto soon to provide $1500 rebate for solar water heaters.
• Green remodeling provides second chance at sustainability.

*WIR = Week in Review; a Saturday showcase of excellent links.