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Home » Green Building

Tag: Green Building

Posted inBlogs

More ways to be green

by Harold Henderson August 16, 2007August 19, 2021

Another incentive for green builders to build in existing walkable neighborhoods instead of in the middle of nowhere.

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Green Building 101

by Harold Henderson April 30, 2007August 19, 2021

Rehabbing, even gut rehabbing, is greener than new construction.

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Not everything that glitters is green

by Harold Henderson February 16, 2007August 19, 2021

“Passive solar does not get as much press because it is not a product”

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From green buildings to green neighborhoods

by Harold Henderson October 28, 2006August 19, 2021

Architect Doug Farr believes a green building is just one part of making a green city.

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Things we don’t really mean

by Harold Henderson October 5, 2006August 19, 2021

Raunchy t-shirts, “green” SUV house in the boonies, and worst excuses ever.

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One green footprint at a time

by Harold Henderson August 15, 2006August 19, 2021

Erik Olsen’s blog has the goods on eight Chicago green buildings and counting.

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Green markets, and a Chicago survey

by Harold Henderson July 31, 2006August 19, 2021

What would an econ-savvy environmentalist do? Plus, a local survey to help the green-building business get going.

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