Guard going green with new armory [ The Sharon Herald ] May 11, 2008  Architects are using green design principles for the new Pennsylvania National Guard armory, which will be built on East State Street, east of Keel Ridge Road, in Hermitage. Read More ...

College promotes green living through li [ The Frisco Enterprise ] May 09, 2008  With gas prices rising and natural resources becoming scarce, Collin College in Frisco hosted an Earth Day celebration to show that it's easy n and affordable n to live green. Read More ...

Haines City High School Alumni Group Pla [ The Lakeland Ledger ] May 10, 2008  Anyone who ever attended Haines City High School is invited to join the alumni group.The next gathering of the Green Hornets will be at 6 p.m. June 9 at the Gift Mill in Lake Hamilton on U.S. 27. This will be the last get together before summer retreat.Then the socials will resume in September. PROJECTS UNDER WAY Read More ...

Green proposals for downtown Columbia [ Baltimore Sun ] May 09, 2008  GGP consultant unveils more details of area's master plan Solar arrays, 'green' roofs and storm-water management that doubles as civic art and takes place only when it's raining are among the ideas for improving the environment in the redevelopment of downtown Columbia, a consultant told residents this week. Read More ...

Theater [ New York Times ] May 10, 2008  Plays by Shakespeare, John Guare, Michael John LaChiusa and more, in festivals from Alabama to Washington. Read More ...

EcoSpaces on your wall! [ Telluride Daily Planet ] May 08, 2008  EcoSpaces, a local green building supply showroom, is offering more than just green construction materials to the community. Part of their mission is to educate and inform this region on the latest in innovative green building technology in order to empower builders with sustainable choices that are available to them. Read More ...

New ?green? house City unveils new sust [ NWAnews.com ] May 10, 2008  From automatic overhead lighting and recycled wood countertops to reprocessed rubber flooring and waterless urinals — Fayetteville's newest fire station boasts all the bells and whistles of a contemporary 'green building.' 'I think it's the best fire station in the city and it cost less to build,' Fayetteville Mayor Dan Coody said during a tour of the new station Friday. 'It's also the greenest ... Read More ...

Home & Garden Columns [ Berkeley Daily Planet ] May 10, 2008  Once upon a time, houses were built with the materials at hand, or those things that could be made using the materials at hand . Around here, that tended to be wood and masonry . These days, more and more construction materials are fake. Read More ...

Lindenhurst goes green [ Lake County News Sun ] May 10, 2008  Going green doesn't just mean throwing an Earth Day celebration anymore. Picking up on the Earth Day/every day theme, Lindenhurst is exploring environmental initiatives at several levels, from educational programs for school children to green components in the upcoming Village Green development. Read More ...

Green buildings can save 70pc of electri [ Khaleej Times ] May 09, 2008  ABU DHABI - Contracting companies and property developers from Dubai and Abu Dhabi recently attended an explanatory seminar on green building projects and design and debated the various efficiency aspects of the technology. Read More ...

Eureka in the Ozarks is quite a find [ San Antonio Express-News/KENS 5 ] May 10, 2008  EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark. — You know you're in the Ozarks when the cobblestones rival weathered barnwood as the chief construction material, when rock shops and quilt shops outnumber convenience stores, when porches and yards are adorned with rusty junk filled with potted flowers, botanical or otherwise. Read More ...

Construction facility opens at Yolo land [ The Daily Democrat ] May 10, 2008  On Monday, the Yolo County Planning & Public Works Division of Integrated Waste Management will open its first construction and demolition transfer facility. The site of this diversion of construction debris is located at the Yolo County Central Landfill, 44090 County Road 28H in Woodland. Read More ...

'Green' school plans brings praise [ The Wayne Independent ] May 09, 2008  The new Western Wayne school to be built in Hamlin was praised Thursday night by one local citizen, for its environmental friendliness. Read More ...

How Green Is My Building? [ Sin Chew Jit Poh ] May 10, 2008  Now that the world's attention is focused on the impending catastrophes to be unleashed upon us as a result of global warming, the new buzzword in environment-conscious circles is 'carbon footprint'. Read More ...

Questions, answers about the 'green' jai [ La Crosse Tribune ] May 11, 2008  La Crosse County is preparing to build a $29.5 million jail addition to the Courthouse and Law Enforcement Center. Read More ...

Destiny a factor in green company's plan [ WSYR 9 Syracuse ] May 07, 2008  A green building company called Serious Materials plans to build a plant in Lysander, bringing hundreds of jobs to the area. The company plans to work closely with the development... Read More ...

Building Green - Innovation and Inspirat [  ] Innovation and, 2008  DARTMOUTH, xx., CA BUILDING GREEN, presented by the Atlantic Chapter of the Canada Green Building Council in partnership with the Nova Scotia Community College, is a day long conference, trade show and networking event that will explore the design, construction and operation of green buildings. Read More ...

Green building steeper up front costs, l [ WATE 6 Knoxville ] May 09, 2008  Green building is a fairly new trend nationwide to create environmentally friendly homes that are also cost-effective. In Knoxville, the practice is just starting to take root. Read More ...