Posted by at Apr 6th, 2010 in Green Design
SAN FRANCISCO—The four-diamond W San Francisco made history this week by earning the first LEED certification of an existing building belonging to a major hotel brand. With its Silver LEED certification, W San Francisco becomes only the seventh hotel in the United States to receive the recognition for an existing building. Stringent criteria for an [...]
Posted by at Sep 16th, 2009 in Green Design
WASHINGTON, D.C.—California’s first-in-the-nation Green Building Standards Code will help guide new green code regulations for commercial buildings worldwide. The International Code Council (ICC) has announced it is developing a new code for commercial buildings entitled the International Green Construction Code (IGCC), and will use the current California Green Building Standards Code as a key reference [...]
Posted by at Aug 4th, 2009 in Green Design
NORTH WALPOLE, N.H.—Len-Tex Corp., a leading manufacturer of commercial wallcoverings, has introduced three new Surface iQ Wallcovering patterns featuring its proprietary PCV-free technology. Rhapsody, Circuit and Iden offer stylish design options for interior walls while maintaining a cleaner, healthier environment.
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Posted by at Jul 13th, 2009 in Green Design
NORTH WALPOLE, N.H.—Len-Tex Corp. announced that its entire line of contract wallcoverings has been certified to meet the indoor air quality (IAQ) standards of California’s Section 01350 for low VOC emissions. This specification developed by the state of California measures key environmental performance in building materials, primarily interior finish products.
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Posted by at Jun 3rd, 2009 in Green Design
CHICAGO—Builders, remodelers and other industry professionals seeking molded interior doors that meet or exceed green building industry standards can specify CraftMaster Green
Doors from CMI. The new, environmentally-friendly doors are made with sustainable materials, recycled content, and low VOC primers and adhesives, and they produce low formaldehyde emissions.
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Posted by at Feb 27th, 2009 in Activism
Filed under: Polit-eco , Activism , Plants and Wildlife In the current sucky economic climate, politicians seem to be willing to review all sorts of policies meant to stamp out sinful behavior in order to take credit for “creating jobs.” For example, politicians in Texas are angling [...]
Posted by at Sep 27th, 2008 in Activism
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People have taken turns living in the stunningly beautiful giant redwoods in Northern California for…
Posted by at Sep 8th, 2008 in Green Design
SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J.—J. Josephson introduces EcoView, an Osnaburg backed, non-woven wallcovering that is an eco-friendly alternative to traditional wallcoverings. EcoView is a new, dimensionally stable offering available for all Vycon and Symphony patterns—in every…
Posted by Editor at May 1st, 2008 in Green Design
ANDERSON, CALIF.—Gaia at Anderson, a new 122-room green hotel, has opened here. It is the second Gaia hotel in California to be developed and opened by Wen-I Chang. The first was the Gaia Napa Valley…
