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‘Green Building’ Jobs Rise Meteorically

Posted by Environmental Leader on 13/11/2009

Starting in July of 2008 the percentage of available jobs related to green building has taken off dramatically and shows no sign of slowing.This chart from Indeed.com shows the percentage of job postings that contain the term “green building.”“The trend for ‘green building ...

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Green Tap: Energy-saving power strip brings down your power consumption

Posted by DeshRaj on 13/11/2009

Ready to give anything for cutting down on your power consumption, but don't know how to do it? Well, NEC has come up with a power strip, dubbed the Green Tap, which will make the much-needed difference. Since the contraption has an embedded...

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Delta Dental Racks Up Savings with Varied Environmental Efforts

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/11/2009

As part of its “green program initiative,” Delta Dental has stopped using disposable paper cups at its headquarters office, saving the company $30,000 annually. The company also has retrofitted light fixtures at its Mechanicsburg, Pa., location, which has yielded about $29,000 in ener ...

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‘Green’ Building Sector to Contribute $554B to GDP from 2009-13

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/11/2009

While the green building industry added $173 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product from 2000-08, that’s just the beginning. From 2009 to 2013, that amount will more than triple to $554 billion, according to a new report from the U.S. Green Building Council and Booz Allen Hamilton.The r ...

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Louisiana Pavilion designed by 3XN utilizes cork and bio-resin

Posted by DeshRaj on 12/11/2009

Danish architectural firm 3XN will design a pavilion for the Green Architecture for the Future exhibition to explore how cork, bio-resin and flexible solar strips can be utilized in creating eco-responsible structures. The resultant Moebius strip...

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