Navy's Low-Rise Apartments Offer Comfortable, Eco-Friendly Living Multi-Housing News
DECEMBER 06, 2006 -- Hampton Roads, Va.--Home port to many of the U.S. Navy's aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers and submarines, Naval Station Norfolk here is the world's largest installation of its kind.
Utah business in Brief The Salt Lake Tribune
3form , a manufacturer of eco-friendly resin materials and architectural solutions with offices in Salt Lake City, has been awarded the Greenguard Certification from Greenguard Environmental Institution. In addition, 3form has also been listed twice on the "Top 10 Green Building Products for 2006" list by the editors of Greenspec and Environmental Building News , both published by
City leaders delay decision on building heights again Mobile Press-Register
SPANISH FORT -- The City Council on Monday night pushed back a vote to increase building height limitations in order to map the areas where taller structures could be built.
Luxury spa for Kerala World Leisure News
India-based Saj Group, which specialises in building eco-friendly resorts, is to open the ayurveda-based Saj Earth Resort at Nedumbassery, Kerala, in 2007.
Adobe gets top 'green' awards for its S.J. buildings San Jose Mercury News
Adobe Systems, a pioneer in desktop publishing software, has cemented its status as a pioneer in green building. On Monday, the San Jose software company became the first in the country to receive three platinum certifications for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) -- the highest rating awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Builder strives for eco-friendly homes NewsChannel 4
The Valencia housing development is far from a hippie commune; however, the developers are focusing on homes that don't use much energy and are some of the most environmentally friendly houses on the market in their price range.
Holcim US Inc. Introduces Envirocore PlantAutomation.com
Holcim recently launched the Envirocore family of environmentally-friendly products, and website www.envirocore.us, a portal for sustainability, green building, and environmental issue
Biotech Wants Eco-Friendly Lab in Port St. Lucie RedNova
By Eve Samples, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Dec. 4--The Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies started a new chapter in the annals of this young city's history when it decided in September to move its headquarters here. Its formal arrival in two years could begin another.
Straw classroom built BBC News
Building work on a pioneering eco-friendly classroom of straw and tyres is completed in Cumbria.
6 December 2006 Olympic Committee News
At the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Global Forum For Sport and Environment held at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne last week, the final sustainability report of the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games was released.
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