The Stimulus and Regulation

Where is your taxpayer money going and what is being done to ensure it is being properly used? Billions of dollars have been earmarked for increasing energy efficiency what mechanisms are in place to ensure that this money actually goes to green buildings rather than traditional construction?
March 6th, 2009 | Rich Cartlidge | Comments | Read More

Shovel Ready? What you need to get the green!

The big news this week was the signing of the stimulus on Tuesday. While a tremendous sum of money is now available to state and local governments for the funding of infrastructure projects, clean energy projects, and projects to increase energy efficiency there is one burning question which many still...
February 20th, 2009 | Rich Cartlidge | Comments | Read More

Green Building Industry Faces Its Next Challenge

The debate has been settled, green building will play a major part of the future of the building industry. However, as green building is still in its infancy it faces an identity crisis. What does it mean to be green?
February 14th, 2009 | Rich Cartlidge | Comments | Read More

Maryland High Performance Building Act: Locally grown trees not “green” enough?

Contrary to the traditional agricultural saying "What is grown locally and sold locally is considered to be green" buildings constructed in Maryland are essentially prohibited from using wood harvested in the state as only 50,000 acres of forest is FSC certified.
February 5th, 2009 | Rich Cartlidge | Comments | Read More

New Green Building Regulations

ASHRAE 189 the much anticipated green building code has gained new breath. The code which was tabled in the Fall of 2008 was recently renewed with an expanded membership. Keep an eye open for great things to come from this committee.
February 2nd, 2009 | Rich Cartlidge | Comments | Read More