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I spend an inordinate amount of time talking about toilet rooms at work. I’ve had meetings and dedicated to waterless urinals, pressure assisted toilets, and a variety of toilet room smells. The latest round of conference calls has focused on high efficiency hand dryers in several projects.
First, high efficiency hand dryers are the new-ish models [...]

I’ve read a number of transportation reports in the last few months, and this has me thinking quite a bit about my own means of transportation. Last week I attempted a trip on the local bus route, and it was an utter failure. It seems that I’m out of practice.
The American Public Transportation Association issued  [...]

Here are my top 10 quotes from Greenbuild 2009 in Phoenix. Some, inspiring, some technical, some witty, and some funny. Enjoy!
10. “People are starting to ask ‘Are we getting to much green tape?’” ~ Paul King, referring to regulations in the UK  and later, “If you stop someone on the street and ask them what [...]

I love the question asked of Paul King by a Drexel University student at Greenbuild today. She simply asked him to give his personal definition of “sustainable.”
Five years ago at Greenbuild, it seemed that everyone was caught up in semantics: Green vs. Sustainable vs. Eco-friendly vs. Bio-inspired. Various definitions were overly debated and argued, with [...]

Here is a first: Protesters at Greenbuild!  The annual green building conference and expo kicked off today in Arizona. A few protesters were outside of the convention center, one holding a sign that read “USGBC Certifies Smoking Casinos.” While I wasn’t able to question the protesters directly, my understanding is that they are referring to [...]

Cooper Green Design with 4 Elements Group is providing LEED consulting services for the East Hartford Fire Station No. 5 in East Hartford, CT. The project is registered under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED 2009 Rating System and is anticipating Silver Certification.
Architect: Silver Petrucelli + Associates

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Cooper Green Design, with 4 Elements Group, is providing LEED consulting services for the Centerpont CT campus in Middletown, CT.  The campus includes 7 new 2-story buildings and one existing building renovation. Spaces are available for purchase or for lease in an “office-condo” arrangement. The first phase includes 3 new buildings that are registered under [...]

On July 30, 2009 USGBC announced that Sheryl Crow will headline Greenbuild in Arizona this November. In a significant format change for the growing conference and expo, the opening event will be held at Chase Field on the evening of November 11th. Attendance has grown in recent years, with conference attendees ‘locked out’ of Bill [...]