ArchWeek Green 2010.0311

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There's plenty to reform in the housing appraisal system in the U.S. - as illustrated, for example, by the dubious role of appraisals in the inflation and bursting of the recent U.S. housing bubble - and some of it connects back to green building...

"Lots of people, especially those trying to battle high utility bills, believe in energy-efficient homebuilding.

"But there's something holding green technology back: It simply costs more to include it than it adds to resale value

"Appraisals for newly built green homes do not fully reflect the cost of green technology, and the lower appraisal values mean buyers often cannot get the full financing they need from banks. That discourages developers from using green technology, in turn diminishing the market for more green products.

"'We can't get lenders to appreciate the value, and if we can't get the values recognized, manufacturers can't justify moving these products forward,' said Bill Nolan, a Florida home building consultant."

Green Homes Face a Red Light - CNN Monday, 2010.0310
http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/10/real_estate/green_homes_redlight/

Energy-efficiency labeling is one element expected to help the housing market and appraisal system to better internalize the value of home energy-efficiency investments - which in turn, should help get actual energy-efficiency improvements into buildings.

"If your home were a car, how many miles-per-gallon would it get? Is it a Toyota Prius or a Hummer? To give consumers answers, the U.S. government is creating a mpg-like label for homes.

"Federal agencies are working together to develop such a label for all homes. Currently, new homes seeking the government's Energy Star label get a HERS rating for energy efficiency. The lower the score, the more efficient.

"'We want to motivate people to do retrofits cost-effective to them,' Kathleen Hogan, the Department of Energy's deputy assistant secretary for energy efficiency, tells Green House.

"Such a label is slated to launch this fall after pilot testing in the summer, Logan says. DOE is developing options with the Environmental Protection Agency, the White House and the Department of Housing and Urban Development."

Your Home's Miles-Per-Gallon? New Labels Quantify Efficiency - USA Today, 2010.0308
http://bit.ly/avgDMG

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Rural Utility Loan Bill Designed to Spur Efficiency - Climate Progress, 2010.0311
http://bit.ly/cgj4An

Executive Departures at Clean Energy Firms - New York Times, 2010.0311
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/executive-departures-at-clean-energy-firms/

ASHRAE Aiming for Net Zero Energy in All New Builds by 2030 - Daily Commercial News and Construction Record, 2010.0310
http://dcnonl.com/article/id37915

Will 2010 Be the Year Home Efficiency Finally Takes Off? - Environmental Leader, 2010.0310
http://bit.ly/ablaEY

Up from the Ashes - EDC, 2010.0310
http://bit.ly/bQEKcZ

Facts about Venezuela's Energy Crisis - Reuters, 2010.0309
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKN0924796620100309

Amazon Droughts and Greening - ENN, 2010.0309
http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/41082

Solar Industry Learns Lessons in Spanish Sun - New York Times, 2010.0309
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/business/energy-environment/09solar.html

Debating the Nuclear Waste Problem - New York Times, 2010.0309
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/debating-the-nuclear-waste-problem/

China and India Endorse Copenhagen Climate Deal - Reuters, 2010.0309
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6283A120100309
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Futuristic New York and Sustainable Sao Paulo Projects Win Zumtobel Prize - Fast Company, 2010.0308
http://www.fastcompany.com/1575684/futuristic-new-york-and-sustainable-sao-paulo-win-zumtobel-prize

European Activists Sue over Biofuels Studies - New York Times, 2010.0308
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/european-activists-sue-over-biofuels-studies/

A Climate-Change Chameleon - Wall Street Journal, 2010.0308
http://bit.ly/9PxOgF

EPA Chief Slams Attempted Delays on Climate - Reuters, 2010.0308
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6275EQ20100308

IBM Opens Energy & Utilities Solutions Lab in Beijing - TMCNet, 2010.0308
http://green.tmcnet.com/topics/green/articles/77873-ibm-opens-energy-utilities-solutions-lab-beijing.htm

Must See Naomi Oreskes Talk on Merchants of Doubt - Climate Progress (blog), 2010.0307
http://bit.ly/ahZJfV

EDF Nuclear Reactor Carries 'Chernobyl-Size' Explosion Risk - Guardian Unlimited, 2010.0307
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/mar/07/edf-nuclear-reactor-chernobyl-risk

Green Cardiff Offices Win BREEAM Outstanding - Green Building Press, 2010.0304
http://www.greenbuildingpress.co.uk/article.php?category_id=1&article_id=501

Woody Shrubs Don't Slurp Up Water - Nature, 2010.0304
http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100304/full/news.2010.107.html

Solar Energy with Jewel-Like Curtains on Windows - Associated Press, 2010.0304
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jqsLA7dApWtRn1BGIdi4eWLipMEwD9E7MVL80

GSA's Green Office Buildings - ArchitectureWeek, 2010.0303
http://www.architectureweek.com/2010/0303/environment_1-1.html
High-performing green buildings provide the best value for the
taxpayer and for the public through both life cycle cost
benefits and positive effects of human health and performance. A
recent study of GSA's 12 earliest green federal buildings shows
energy use is down 26% and occupant satisfaction up 27%,
compared to commercial office benchmark data. More importantly,
the top third of studied buildings, which use an integrated design
approach, deliver significantly better results, with 45% less
energy consumption, 53% lower maintenance costs, and 39% less
water use.

Senate Trio Hopes to Hit Pay Dirt with Carbon 'Fee' on Fuels - New York Times, 2010.0303
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/03/03/03climatewire-senate-trio-hopes-to-hit-pay-dirt-with-carbo-56291.html

Guy Peterson's Florida Modernism - ArchitectureWeek, 2010.0303
http://www.archweek.com/2010/0303/index.html
The Revere Quality House presented Guy Peterson with the
opportunity to renovate and design an addition to a Paul
Rudolph/ Ralph Twitchell building. "It was emotional," he
recalls. "I tried to think about how Rudolph would reinterpret
the project."

Settling the Science on Himalayan Glaciers - Nature, 2010.0302
http://www.nature.com/climate/2010/1003/full/climate.2010.19.html

Bamboo & Sustainable Architecture: Building a Better Future - Green Earth Bamboo, 2010.0301
http://blog.greenearthbamboo.com/20100301/bamboo-the-environment/bamboo-sustainable-architecture-building-a-better-future/

How's the Environment Doing? Ask the Buildings - CNN, 2010.0301
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/02/25/eco.design.tech/

Greening an Icon: The Empire State Building - New York Construction, 2010.0301
http://newyork.construction.com/features/2010/0301_EmpireStateBldg-1.asp

Electric Car Strategy: Follow the Fleet - New York Times, 2010.0301
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/electric-car-strategy-follow-the-fleet/

A Living Lab - EDC, 2010.0301
http://www.edcmag.com/Articles/Featured_Special_Sections/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000766224

Managing Peak Demand with Water Heaters - New York Times, 2010.0226
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/26/managing-peak-demand-with-water-heaters/

Venezuelan Drought Reveals a Long-Submerged Town - Reuters, 2010.0225
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61N63820100224

A Secretive Energy Start-Up Raises the Curtain - New York Times, 2010.0224
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/24/a-secretive-start-up-raises-the-curtain/

Europe All Mouth and No Money in Green Tech Race - Reuters, 2010.0221
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62113820100302

Building an Olympic Legacy - EDC, 2010.0220
http://www.edcmag.com/Articles/Article_Rotation/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000760404
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