May 12, 2008
· Filed under Jamboree Housing Corp, energy star · Tagged Jamboree Housing Corp, Satellite Housing
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently presented Energy Star awards to two California developers for reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency.
Satellite Housing, a Berkeley, Calif.-based affordable housing developer, received an award for its leadership in energy efficiency by bringing Energy Star products to the population it serves. Satellite Housing received the award for incorporating energy-efficient appliances or practices at its developments for low-income families and seniors that include its 51-unit Fremont Oak Gardens, 17-unit Acalanes Court and a new 80-unit community that is 20 percent more energy-efficient than California’s building energy-efficiency standards.
Irvine, Calif.-based Jamboree Housing Corp. received the Excellence in Affordable Housing award for incorporating energy-efficient appliances or practices at its developments for low-income families and seniors. Jamboree serves families and seniors with a household income between 30-80 percent of the area median income (AMI), with an emphasis in the 50-60 percent range. The median household income for residents living in Jamboree communities is $19,000.
“Energy Star products save energy, which reduce greenhouse gas emissions, prevent pollution and lower energy bills,” says Deborah Jordan, EPA’s Air Division director for the Pacific Southwest.
Other Energy Star award categories include Sustained Excellence, Partner of the Year, Energy Star Award for Excellence and Special Recognition. The 79 award winners were selected from over 12,000 organizations that partner with the Energy Star program to improve the energy efficiency of products, homes, buildings and businesses.
April 4, 2008
· Filed under Zero Pollution Motors · Tagged Air Car, Tata Motors, Zero Pollution Motors
The Air Car caused a huge stir when we reported last year that Tata Motors would begin producing it in India. Now the little gas-free ride that could is headed Stateside in a big-time way.
Zero Pollution Motors (ZPM) confirmed to PopularMechanics.com on Thursday that it expects to produce the world’s first air-powered car for the United States by late 2009 or early 2010. As the U.S. licensee for Luxembourg-based MDI, which developed the Air Car as a compression-based alternative to the internal combustion engine, ZPM has attained rights to build the first of several modular plants, which are likely to begin manufacturing in the Northeast and grow for regional production around the country, at a clip of up to 10,000 Air Cars per year.
March 29, 2008
· Filed under Hydrogen, hydrocarbons · Tagged Hydrogen
The gasoline in the not to far off future:
Hydrogen, produced from tap water, could become the forever fuel of the future, generating power for homes, industry, and cars.
A new day is dawning for a revolutionary way to generate electric power from renewable energy sources. Imagine a future where the electrical power needed to run your computer, TV and DVD is generated from a small appliance about the size of a dishwasher located in your home. Envision generating electricity without combustion, and producing heat and pure drinking water as by-products.
March 8, 2008
· Filed under Ford · Tagged eco friendly, eco friendly car paint, Ford Motors
Ford is offering more Enviormentally choice of colors for its cars. ANd they can imply and eco friendly driver.
February 18, 2008
· Filed under Energy Conservation · Tagged CEOs, Energy Conservation
A new global survey of 1,254 senior business executives, including more than 300 CEOs, shows that energy efficiency plays a central role in corporate sustainability efforts — a finding that has implications for how companies manage their real estate. Fifty-two percent of all respondents named energy efficiency as one of their leading sustainability priorities, a goal that is addressed primarily or solely through real estate strategies.
January 10, 2008
· Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged green real estate
The Year’s Top 10 Green Stories
“It’s now on the lips of little-bitty babies coming from their mothers’ womb,” comedian Whoopi Goldberg told TIME in nominating the word “green” for its Person of the Year. “It’s being used by people who never thought about it before in their lives.”
The rise of green, a fringe issue until this year, is now being felt across the industry. Developers like Hines and ProLogis are going green from the ground up, while trade groups like BOMA, CoreNet and ICSC are preaching it to the top firms on down. Architects are designing it, property managers are applying it, brokerages are advocating it.
January 6, 2008
· Filed under Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Quick Energy Recycling · Tagged Quick Energy Recycling;Kiplinger
Quick Energy Recycling
Insulate your water heater Possible affect to environment: 2004 and begore built units can save as much as 10% on your annual water-heating bill by wrapping the tank in an insulating fireproof blanket.
Serviceyour furnace. Possible affect to environment :reduces the amount of carbon dioxide it emits, it also cuts your heating bills by up to 10%.
Lower the thermostat
Possible affect to environment: 5% off your heating bill for every degree you lower your home’s temperature during the winter.
Pad those pipes
Weather strip your doors
Possible affect to environment$30 a year in energy savings.
Wash your clothes in cold
Possible affect to environment 50 % less energy than washing them in hot water.
Watch your water flow
Possible affect to environment Save a gallon of water per minute when you’re doing the dishes by restricting the water flow to a stream the width of a straw. Possible affect to environment: another two gallons by turning off the water when you brush your teeth for two minutes.
Fix that leaking faucet
Possible affect to environment:2,700 gallons a year to be exact.
Check your toilet tank
Possible affect to environment 200 gallons of water a day.
December 3, 2007
· Filed under Be more eco-friendly · Tagged Be more eco-friendly
Be more eco-friendly
Compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) not only last 10 times longer than incandescents, but also use 75 % less energy. Their cost of approximately $7 each may seem steep at first, but you will save up to 60 dollars in electricity per light over their lifetime.
Save H2O The EPA claim Americans consume an average of 100 gallons of water each day. Install a water saving aerator in your bath faucet can reduce water flow from the 2.2 gallons per minute (gpm) to 1.5 gpm—reducing overall consumption by 30 percent.
Cool Money Savings-Every degree down you turn your thermostat is a 5% savings.
Showers instead of a bath -A ten-minute bath requires 30 to 70 gallons of water versus 25 gallons under a 2.5 gpm showerhead.
November 20, 2007
· Filed under Green Building Certification Institute · Tagged Green Building Certification Institute
With the support of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a newly incorporated entity, the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), has been established to administer credentialing programs related to green building practice and standards.
“Credentialing programs support the application of proven strategies for increasing and measuring the performance of buildings and communities as defined by industry systems such as the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building programs,” says Peter Templeton, vice president of education and research for USGBC.
GBCI will ensure that the LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) program will continue to be developed in accordance with best practices. To underscore this commitment, GBCI will undergo the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accreditation process for personnel certification agencies complying with ISO Standard 17024.
In January 2008, USGBC will transfer responsibility for the ongoing administration of the LEED AP to GBCI. GBCI will manage all aspects of the program, including exam development, registration and delivery. GBCI will also oversee the development of the maintenance program for LEED AP credential holders.
The GBCI Web site was launched today. It can be accessed by visiting: www.gbci.org. It provides credential-related information for interested candidates
