Integrity Block Selected as BuildingGreen Top-10 Product for 2008

Integrity Block has been selected as one of BuildingGreen’s 2008 Top-10 Green Building Products by the editors of Environmental Building News and GreenSpec®. This seventh annual award recognizes the most innovative and exciting green building products added to the GreenSpec® Directory during the past year or covered in Environmental Building News. “Our selections of the Top-10 Green Building Products represent a wide range of product types in many different application areas,”... 

Bill Hood Appointed Office Principal in Bakers Cary Office

Michael Baker Engineering, Inc., an engineering unit of Michael Baker Corporation (NYSE Alternext US:BKR) announced that Bill Hood, P.E., RLA, LEED AP, has been appointed office principal for Baker’s Cary, North Carolina, office. He will be responsible for operations management, office administration, financial management, project oversight and business development for all of Baker’s activities in Cary. Hood’s extensive experience with NCDOT and other transportation clients will facilitate... 

Green Depot Merges with Greenmaker Creating Nations Largest Green Building Materials Supplier

Green Depot (www.greendepot.com) – the Brooklyn-based supplier of environmentally friendly and sustainable building products, services and solutions – today announced that it has merged with Chicago-based Greenmaker (www.greenmakersupply.com) to create the nation’s largest and most sophisticated supplier of green building materials. Green Depot serves residential and commercial builders and everyday homeowners nationwide through its Web site and throughout the Northeast with five outlets in... 

Green Stars Consumer Products Launches Supertherm Insulation Coating

Green Star Products, Inc. (OTC:GSPI ), Consumer Products Division announces their endorsement and commercialization of a new energy-saving and Earth-friendly insulation coating for industrial and residential applications – Supertherm® Insulation Coating. Supertherm is a ceramic based insulating and weatherizing coating. A 10-mil dry layer is equivalent to a R-19 insulation material. Its high reflectivity stops over 95% of the heat from loading into a structure and the high emissitivity throws... 

Carrier Launches New Software for LEED EA Analysis

Carrier Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX ), has released version 4.40 of their E20-II Hourly Analysis Program (HAP) software. HAP v4.40 provides significant new features making Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Energy and Atmosphere (LEED® EA) Credit 1 analysis faster and easier. Version 4.40 also greatly expands the “wizard” automation features so energy cost performance of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) designs can be compared... 

U.S. Army, Chevron and Keenan Development Receive 2008 National Council for Public-Private Partnerships Infrastructure Award

The National Council for Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) announced today it has selected the U.S. Army’s Enhanced-use Leasing Program, Chevron Energy Solutions and Keenan Development to receive the council’s 2008 Infrastructure Award. The award recognizes outstanding leadership and an exemplary enhanced-use leasing project that illustrates the best practices and innovative approaches in the use of public-private partnerships (PPPs). The NCPPP has noted that such partnerships “provide... 

Citi Foundation Awards $500,000 to Enterprise Community Partners Grant to Further Leadership and Innovation in Green, Affordable Housing

Citi Foundation awarded Enterprise Community Partners a $500,000 grant in support of its Green Communities ® initiative, the largest effort in the U.S. to bring the benefits of green building to low-income people. The grant will support the continued growth and expansion of Green Communities by enabling Enterprise to create more green affordable developments, deepen technical support in improving building energy performance and tap the emerging carbon market as a new resource for green affordable... 

K-State Economists Research Suggests Low-Income, Vulnerable Homeowners Need Support After Purchase to Avoid Foreclosure or Having to Sell Their Home

Programs that help low-income and minority individuals and families purchase a home may be doing more harm than good, according to a Kansas State University economist. When vulnerable homeowners don’t get support after they purchase a home — maybe one they really couldn’t afford in the first place — they’re more likely to return to renting, said Tracy Turner, K-State assistant professor of economics. She and Marc Smith, professor of finance and director for the Institute... 

Landowner Jolly Bay LLC Files Lawsuit against Walton County, Fla., Challenging Denial of Development Based on Unadopted Standard Made up after Public Opposition

Landowner Jolly Bay LLC, a company dedicated to responsible and sustainable growth for Walton County and its residents, has filed a petition with the Circuit Court to reverse the Board of County Commissioners of Walton County, Fla.’s denial of its project, which is located ½ mile from the northeast 331 bridge landing off Jolly Bay Road. The County Commission, on September 22, 2008, denied the project based on an unadopted standard made up by County staff after receiving public opposition to the... 

Despite Economy, Study Reveals Greening of Building Portfolios Remains a Priority for Commercial Real Estate Industry

Despite a faltering economy, commercial building owners are continuing to allocate funds and resources to green their portfolios. According to the “2008 Green Survey: Existing Buildings,” the second annual national survey of the commercial real estate sector, more than 80 percent of respondents have allocated funds to green initiatives this year. In addition, 45 percent said that their sustainability investment will increase in 2009. Findings of the study, sponsored jointly by Incisive Media’s...