[As part of the evolution of Green Building Law Update, I like to try out new post topics and formats. Today I am beginning a new feature at Green Building Law Update: “Sensible Interview.” Please let me know what you think.]
Back in December, Kimberly Miller of Sensible City provided me with a press pass to [...]
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Well folks, it looks like Real Life LEED finally has some competition, and I couldn’t be more excited… Gretchen and Scott Lambert, two architects from Columbia, SC decided not only to pursue LEED-Homes certification as they remodeled their home, but also to blog about the process!
Hot remodeling action!
This blog is an excellent mix of [...]
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TerraScreen™ Interior greenwall system. [...]
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I hope you survived the dramatic cliffhanger from Monday. Now, time to answer the question, how do Virginia cities and counties regulate green building if they cannot adopt a building code?
Such a dramatic pause for such a mundane answer: zoning ordinances.
The Virginia code specifically delegates to the municipalities the right to create zoning [...]
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This past weekend, I spent a lot of time preparing a slideshow for the William & Mary Environmental Law & Policy Review Symposium, "It’s Not Easy Being Green." As you may recall, I will be presenting on green building regulations in Virginia. Guess what we are going to discuss on Green Building Law Update this [...]
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Rainwater Collection System 26 Gallon Rain Barrel, barrel cover & spigotBarrel Base – Elevates barrel to easily fill watering cans [...]
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The EnerWorks residential solar water heating appliance is a clean, cost-effective [...]
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Cinto by the Humanscale Design Studio offers unprecedented comfort and ergonomic features for a chair in its class. Designed to move with the body and minimize pressure points, Cinto breaks the number one rule for stacking chairs—it’s comfortable! [...]
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A Vegawatt™ system contains more than just power generation equipment.It includes a turn-key waste vegetable oil (WVO) refinery, automatically transforming the darkest, nastiest used cooking oil into fuel appropriate for power generation.
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The Vari-Cyclone, available in 3-blade and 4-blade models, will outperform any other DC-powered ceiling fan available. In tests conducted by the Florida Solar Energy Center,* the 3-blade Vari-Cyclone showed a 22.8% increase in cubic feet per [...]
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