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What Will Our Next Construction Boom Look Like?

TweetRHarper Consulting Group Interesting to contemplate, isn’t it? Here we are in the midst of the worst recession in our history, and someone wants to talk about the next construction boom? What better time, though, to think about and prepare for the inevitable uptick in construction starts? How will we provide better value to our [...]

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Higher Cobb County New Development and Addition Fees

October 5, 2010 Cobb County
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TweetCobb County has raised the fees for new buildings and additions by 30%. To get a copy of the new fees, please contact our office at 404-888-9400. The interior finish review fees stay the same at $6.00 per thousand of job cost. As of December, the Cobb County Fire Review will also charge a fee. [...]

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Cincinnati Schools Green Renovation

September 25, 2010 Green Construction and Design
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TweetCincinnati Schools has in effect a long term $1 billion building project that will help to renovate and rebuild many of its older buildings. One Cincinnati School’s elementary school, Pleasant Ridge Elementary School, has been recently featured in District Administration. This national magazine focuses on issues in K-12 education. The article from the August issue [...]

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Trends in Green Building and Sustainable Construction

September 21, 2010 Green Construction and Design

TweetBy Matthew Hancock “Green Building” is a broad term used to describe the design and construction of sustainable and environmentally conscious buildings. The driving force behind this is to lower our negative impact on the environment and, at the same time, make the buildings we live and work in safer and healthier for us. According [...]

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Proposed New Utility Fees at Atlanta

September 20, 2010 Atlanta
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TweetUPDATE: As of October, this fee increase has been put on the shelf until probably the first of next year. The City Utility Committee requested a comparison of existing fees with proposed fees, and the justification for the increases. The attached table provides the comparison.  Please note that the current fees were established in 2005, [...]

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GridWeek 2010 – The annual gathering of Smart Grid industry

September 20, 2010 Green Building Energy Updates
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September 20, 2010 — Guest columnist Anto Budiardjo says GridWeek is broadly recognized as the most important annual Smart Grid gathering.

— Energy Priorities

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Back to School for Energy Efficiency

September 16, 2010 Green Building Energy Updates
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September 16, 2010 — It’s back to school for those left unemployed by the recession, and lots of people are signing up for green job training. Plus: Schools are turning out one textbook case after another of energy efficient buildings. And some buildings are so intelligent, they’re teaching themselves how to be more energy efficient. — Energy Priorities

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Learning the Lessons of Energy Efficiency

September 15, 2010 Green Building Energy Updates
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September 15, 2010 — Contributor Katy Campbell says there are plenty of fantastic examples of schools that are ploughing ahead with major energy efficiency initiatives. And more good news… increasing energy efficiency in schools, as in most other buildings, is actually pretty easy! — Energy Priorities

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LEED Certification For Beginners

September 14, 2010 LEED Information

TweetBy Kevin Vida LEED is an acronym for The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. It was developed by The US Green Build Council (USGBC) and provides standards for green sustainable construction. Since its inception in 1998, LEED has spread to all 50 US States and 30 countries. The best part about LEED is that [...]

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LEED GA Help and Practice Exams Now Available

September 2, 2010 LEED Information
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TweetLeed stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and is a step towards development of sustainable green building. Leed AP v3 certification is the recognition that is given to green building projects. If you are an architect, facility manager, real estate professional, engineer, landscape architect, interior designer, or construction manager then you can apply [...]

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Energy Efficiency Report Names Top Ten States and Policies

August 31, 2010 Green Building Energy Updates
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August 31, 2010 — The Center for American Progress will release a report today, entitled “Efficiency Works: Creating Good Jobs and New Markets Through Energy Efficiency.” — Energy Priorities

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