For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings welcomes its second repeat poster, Gregory Arkin. Greg is the Vice President of CADD Centers of Florida and Director of Business Development. CADD Centers is a 25-year old software dealer with exclusive rights in the U.S. to sell over 30 BIM products – the greatest concentration of such […]
Even with LEED, Clear Specifications and Proper Documentation are Necessary
A recent lawsuit filed in California over the proper documentation necessary for LEED certification (discussed in detail at the Green Building Law Update) emphasizes the fact that, no matter how detailed the LEED certification process seems to be, a mere reference to that process or a certain level of LEED certification is far from sufficient […]
“Green” Expectations. . . or Just Expectations (“green” is not a specification; it’s a paint color)
I was having a discussion regarding “green” building with my friend and recent guest poster here at Musings, Nick Pacella (@nmpacella) this past week and (as often happens when I chat with the great folks in the construction world) it got me to thinking. Is “Green” its own separate category of construction, or just another […]
The Beautiful Mess
For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we welcome back Mike Collignon. Mike is a co-founder of the Green Builder Coalition. The Green Builder® Coalition is working to improve the sustainable attributes of new and existing buildings through education, information and advocacy. If you watched any of the World Cup coverage this summer, […]
Build2Sustain- Renovation Realities
This week’s Guest Post Friday at Musings is a real treat. Sara Sweeney is a registered architect, LEED AP and GreenFaith Fellow in religious environmental leadership. Her 18-year architectural career reflects her passion and commitment to sustainable building design and stewardship of our natural environment. She is the founder of EcoVision LLC, a solutions-based research […]