A recent article at the Ahead of Schedule Blog brings up a project owner’s perspective on “green” building. The article starts by stating that: Despite the explosion of articles, seminars and webinars on green building and development during the last year or so, there is a dearth of information in the development world regarding what
For this week’s Guest Post Friday, we welcome Michael Ruby. Mike is co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Build2Sustain, where he leads the company’s media and thought leadership initiatives. Build2Sustain recently released its first white paper, “It’s Time to Jump Into Sustainability: The Advantage and Imperative to Renovate Small-Medium Sized Spaces Now.” Download the white
For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings welcomes another Build2Sustain fellow traveler, Yahya Henry. Yahya (@yahyahenry on Twitter) currently serves as founder and Director of Business Development for The Aribra Group, LLC a developer and think tank that promotes best practices in the built environment. Yahya is an entrepreneur, traveler and avid blogger, and has
I know I have been pushing this green building round table, so I thought that you would all like to know how it went. IT WENT VERY WELL. We had around 60 people, all who were attentive and had great questions. The panel consisted of 4 great resources on construction and green/sustainable building. Joel St.
Originally posted 2009-04-20 09:00:00. Green building is in the news and, as has been posted at Musings before, contractors must learn about it to thrive in the new economic and construction climate. The AGC-VA will be presenting a panel breakfast discussion relating to the practical issues and advantages of being versed in green building. Check