by Gary Chandler | Dec 6, 2020 | Green Building, Rooftop Gardens, Urban Forestry
Greenery Promotes Efficiency, Resiliency and Public Health Cities are home to about 50 percent of the world’s population, but they generate 80 percent of our planet’s greenhouse gases, which contribute to global warming and climate change. To reverse the...
by Gary Chandler | Feb 19, 2015 | Alternative Energy, Green Building
Mosques Solar Powered As global oil prices continue to drastically fluctuate up and down over the years, the Kingdom of Jordan has announced that all of their mosques will soon run on solar energy, in an attempt to save money and promote sustainable development....
by Gary Chandler | Oct 30, 2013 | Green Building, Sustainable Cities
Sustainability Makes Business Sense In Texas An updated set of standards in Dallas will ensure that city officials aren’t the only ones concerned with green building. This month the city mandated that all residential and commercial projects must meet the minimum...
by Gary Chandler | Dec 2, 2012 | Energy Efficiency, Green Building
Bullitt Foundation Sets New Standard While its official opening is nearly three months away, the Bullitt Center is already being dubbed the greenest commercial building in the world, and the University of Washington’s Integrated Design Laboratory is getting in...
by Gary Chandler | Nov 4, 2012 | Green Building, Green Cities, Rooftop Gardens
Green Roof Technology A unique mechanized greenhouse operation delivers its first crop of salad greens, herbs and spinach and begins to pay back a $2-million investment. This greenhouse, perched over a parkade in downtown Vancouver, employs a four-meter-high...
by Gary Chandler | Jul 28, 2012 | Green Building, Urban Planning
Best Practices On Sustainability As more people pack into cities, the environmental risks are growing—and so are the calls to make urban areas greener. Former Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says that mayors can promote green cities and William McDonough, Chairman of...
