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Green Janitorial services finally have the opportunity to validate their claims and gain national recognition as one of the Greenest janitorial services in America. The sooner you start, the greater your chances of winning.

Select students from Garinger High School in Charlotte will learn about sustainable construction through a four-part green building program with the USGBC Charlotte Region Chapter, Communities In Schools and Access Services.

University of West Oahu has chosen zinc roofing double lock panels for its new permanent campus.

FlexiDry floor screed provided the ideal screeding solution for the sustainable new My Place Youth Centre for Romford. FlexiDry F3 figured as the perfect complement for the underfloor heating, helping to keep the energy consumption to the minimum.

A healthy green home in Concord Massachusetts garners the cover story of a top regional design publication, Design New England.

Nineteen architects convened at the Energy Conservation Center (ECC) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam last Dec. 2011 for the Green Building pilot training of ASSIST under the IFC initiative Energy Efficiency Training Product and Trainer Development.

Floormax challenges the notion of green flooring 2012 ibs show – armormax finish helps redefine “good for the environment”

Built by Garbett Homes and designed by KTGY, Terra Sol features solar-powered, geothermal homes built with the newest, most efficient technologies available making it the greenest residential community in the state and a new benchmark for builders.

The newly expanded Construction Resources Slab Gallery features a green products section to make your green project easier than ever to complete. The gallery, located at 224 Rio Circle in Decatur, is Georgia’s largest indoor slab gallery.

Medical Care Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: MDCE), a children's health care service provider, today announced it has closed its third round of convertible note financing that to date has raised $752,500 for the Company.

Best Homes in Burleson, TX Insulates Extreme Energy Efficient Homes with Demilec Spray Foam Insulation

Denver cleantech company, RavenBrick, was named Emerging Cleantech Company of the Year by the Colorado Cleantech Industry Association. RavenBrick manufactures a smart window that can reduce building energy costs by up to 40 percent.

Solar Energy USA, Georgia’s largest residential solar provider, was recently recognized by the Sierra Club as an officially Green Checked business based on sustainable organization practices and environmentally friendly products and services.

TreeHouse represents a new and smarter approach to home improvement retailing. Every product sold at TreeHouse undergoes a stringent screening process.

For an exclusive press preview on November 10th before the Grand Opening event, contact Nico Rudolph at 832.384.1210.

Green Education Foundation (GEF), Sprint and Samsung team up to enrich classrooms

Valley Brook Neighborhood, a new infill residential development in Breckenridge, Colo., designed by KTGY Group, has received 8 awards in the 2011 Summit County Parade of Homes.

Das Haus Real-World Demonstration of High Energy Efficiency Technology Visits Atlanta to Kick Off North American Tour. Exhibition Runs October 17-26 at The World of Coca-Cola at Pemberton Place.

MetalTech-USA performs aluminum cladding for the Solar Homestead project designed by Appalachian State University. The project wins the "People's Choice Award" for 2011 Solar Decathlon.

HICAPS, INC., a leading provider of Construction Management and Telecommunications solutions for Public Safety, announced today that it has ranked #7 in the prestigious The Business Journal FAST50.

Highland Craftsmen to speak to North Carolina and national leaders on the importance of profits in the green building sector.

Davis Frame Company's Solar Timber Frame Home in Oregon wins Timber Frame Home of the Year voted by the Timber Frame Business Council.

QA Graphics provides an educational display used to inform building visitors about sustainable building features in place.

Therm-All Insulation, a leading building products manufacturer in the U.S., is featured in an 11-page company report in the August issue of Construction Digital Magazine.

Stephen Chang, a project manager for Moss & Associates, has been named chair of the U.S. Green Building Council for Miami-Dade.

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and its Maine Chapter (USGBC-ME) highly recognize and publicize green building success stories that are transforming the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated.

dRain Joint is an inserted drainage channel, made from a non-deteriorating material. Storm water managers, engineers, and architects looking for the latest technology will see dRain Joint at Storm Con 2011, August 21-25, in Anaheim, California.

Source for sustainable living products, Oak Park Illinois-based Green Home Experts, uses video to spread the word on how fun and easy shopping and living green can really be.

Calgary, AB – Go On Green Eco-Consulting, a sustainable consulting firm in Calgary, is working with small and medium sized enterprises to help achieve greener building, maintenance and operation techniques.

Former High School closed for 20+ years, converted to a GREEN building with 106 affordable senior apartments.

Attorney Melissa Brumback has earned the significant LEED (Energy & Environmental Design) credential by the Green Building Certification Institute. Brumback's practice is focused on construction issues and representation of design professionals.

New York, NY—NewYorkHouseMagazine.com, a ScheinDigital property, is releasing their newest blog written by Cliff Cooper, MS, CIH, Cooper Associates.

RJC Architects Designs New Facility to Boost Energy, Water Efficiency and Preservation of Natural Resources

Lawyer with Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP is elected to the Board of Consultors of the Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section of the NJSBA at their Annual Conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Morrison Hershfield with our partners Wyllie & Norrish Rock Engineers and McElhanney provided the complex design and survey services for the extraordinary CLIFFWALK project.

The Energy House, on the Delaware Technical Community College campus in Georgetown, Delaware, underwent LEED™ Certification, achieving 103 points toward LEED™ Platinum designation.

Scott Blossom, P.E., appointed to the Board for the James River Green Building Council, Chris Kuhn selected to serve on the VA Stormwater BMP Clearing House Committee, and Doug Beisch, P.E. appointed to the Nutrient Credit Exchange Study Committee

Genea Energy Partners is proud to be an official ENERGY STAR Partner

KTGY’s Principal Manny Gonzalez has been invited to speak at BIA of Southern California 50+ Housing Council program about his new net-zero prototype, ABC (Affordable, Buildable, Certified green) Home.

KTGY Group and some of this country's top builders/developers have earned nine Gold Nugget Merit Awards honoring the firm's wide range of capabilities, excellence and innovation in addressing complex design/build issues.

Demonstrating its foresight for continued growth and success, the City of Ontario committed to a $21.9 million, 19-month demolition and construction process to renovate its City Hall, located at the heart of the City’s historic downtown.

Home buyers are going green, and research shows that they are even willing to pay more for green homes in a down economy! Especially because buying a green home usually means saving a lot of green on utility bills.

Honolulu-based Pai‘ea Millwrights and Philip K. White & Associates design and build green children's playhouse for Hawaii Nature Center benefit

Nashville-Based ICF Builders Continue To Further Area's Environmental Standing

Red House Design LLC thinks “outside the box” with a collection of contemporary modern modular floor plans for Epoch Homes’ modular building system.

Construction Digital Magazine, the leading digital construction publication for C-level executives, is pleased to announce the launch of its May issue

The ME-USGBC website overhaul allows the organization to more effectively broadcast state-wide communications and activities that support growth in local and state economies by educating and empowering Maine professionals and citizens.

Council's Signature Event Recognizes Garden State's Leaders in Sustainability and Green Building

Managing Director of the Beck Group discusses the company’s role as the leading builder in the Southeastern United States

VAI Phase II becomes only second new facility in Michigan and one of a dozen research institutes nationally to achieve Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum Award