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A look at our newly finished 85% recycled glass counter top and bamboo panels for our commercial lobby desk.

A die-hard fan takes issue with JM's newest environmental initiative.

Early on in our design process we decided to use either a low or no-VOC paint.  The paint that we selected is Sherwin Williams Harmony.  The paint meets the GS-11 standard and qualifies for LEED certified projects.  Yes, it’s good for the environment (reduces smog and ozone pollution) but even more important it is good for your health.  Workers are more productive in non-toxic environments, less prone to illness, and employees feel that their employer cares about their personal health.

LEED does not rate only the completed project, but the entire building process: whether the materials are recycled, how much waste is produced, how well the building will save energy in the future, and how much impact the building has on its surrounding environment.

LEED certified buildings are currently receiving federal subsidies which offset the cost of the required energy system commissioning and processing fees. In my opinion this makes the entire LEED process well worth it, but many are still not convinced… until now.

There's a big difference between going through the LEED program and saying your building might be able to meet LEED green building standards.

Additional details about maintaining air quality during the demolition stage.  Thinkspace is seeking LEED-CI certification and is writing a blog with details about the green tenant improvement project.

The Thinkspace project in Redmond, WA is using HEPA filters during the demolition stage of the tenant improvement build-out.  Thinkspace is seeking LEED-CI certification.

The article states that "Thinkspace is the first LEED-CI project in the City of Redmond".  The City of Redmond started a "green team" to handle the building permit for this project.

This is great news for the homeowner or contractor who wants to do the green thing but has been balked by complex rating systems or the lack of a connection between consumer and builder. Saint Paul Colllege in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is partnering with the builder of the first LEED Platinum certified remodeled home in America (and Minnesota GreenStar Gold-rated) to cut through the pedantic clutter and train remodelers and contractors to rehab homes into sustainable houses.

Here's what facility managers should know about making existing buildings environmentally-friendly.

Come and see the first remodeled home to get LEED Platinum status...

Many struggle with the question, what can we do? The Kirksey Carbon Copy guidebook offers 5 simple suggestions for individuals and companies so that if 20 percent of the businesses and individuals in Texas accepted this challenge, it would be the equivalent of taking 9,834,595 cars off the road and winding back the carbon clock by seven years.

Sally R. Wilson, Global Director of Environmental Strategy, CB Richard Ellis, is interviewed on the business gains to be made in adopting green building practices -- including productivity gains and improved corporate social responsibility -- as more companies embrace going green.