From the monthly archives:

April 2009

You have probably heard by now, but the new Element Houston Vintage Park hotel has made its proud and commendable debut last month.  The message bears repeating.  The Element Houston Vintage Park hotel is the first in the state to pursue and obtain the United States Green Building Council’s  (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental [...]

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Highlands’ Chinquapin Faculty Duplex moves to the head of the green classroom by scoring high marks with the U.S. Green Building Council in its LEED® certification program.  This faculty duplex serves as the first all-green facility on campus but is just a prelude to bigger and greener projects in the future.

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Granite Properties gets high marks for developing the first gold LEED® certified high-rise office complex in Dallas.  Since the building’s pre-certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in January, green supporters have referenced the energy efficiency and healthy environmental aspects of the building regularly.  There is definitely a local and national trend toward green [...]

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