Tag: GREEN BUILDING

One of the biggest challenges in greening our cities lies in reducing the energy consumption of existing buildings. Newer constructions are built with efficiency in mind, but older buildings (such as the iconic Empire State Building) were erected without even a passing thought to carbon emissions. The Clinton Climate Initiative has been working with cities around the world to implement large ...

As the "going green" movement gains momentum and popularity, more and more stories about bigger and "greener" structures pervade the mainstream media. Frank McKinney's new mansion in Manalapan, Florida is the latest green-du-jour to make the rounds on the news networks. McKinney, a real estate tycoon and best selling novelist, built the 15,000-square-foot, Polynesian-inspired, three-story ...

An unlikely trio of cities can lay claim to the United States' most energy-efficient buildings, thanks to a report in USA Today. Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Houston have been named by the EPA as having the most efficient buildings in the U.S., with annual energy savings of $87.2 million, $83.8 million, and $70.6 million, respectively. While we would love to jump on the bandwagon and slap ...