Jan. 1, 2011, was always going to be a landmark day for firsts. Middle schoolers (and inevitably some of us grown ups) gleefully awaited the moment they could wish at 11:11 on 1.1.11. Determined ...

California’s new building standards mandate various eco-friendly measures starting in 2011, including: • A 20 percent reduction in indoor water use. • Separate water meters for indoor and outdoor ...

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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the availability of a new path forward for California project developers seeking LEED certification. This announcement came during USGBC’s annual ...

Correction: The $2000 worth of rebates provided by GreenPoint Rated homes are only available to people from Los Angeles County and Alameda. And Kubert did not say green homes are less expensive to buy ...

California's newest green building code will push the industry toward a more holistic development approach, but at what additional cost? California is known for many things, from its dynamic coastline ...

On Jan. 19-20, 2016, the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) met at its regularly scheduled public meeting and adopted the 2016 California Plumbing, Electrical, Mechanical, CalGreen and ...

In 2011 it was estimated that a reduction of 3 million metric tons of greenhouse gases by 2020 could be achieved as a direct result of the requirements of CALGreen. It is hoped that with the new ...

The California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen), the country’s first statewide green building code, seeks to establish minimum green building standards for the majority of residential and ...

These workshops will give builders, architects, designers, planners and others an overview of the new, mandatory statewide green building codes and standards, including an understanding of the Tier 1 ...