jetsongreen.com - 12/26/2008
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There's so much innovation in the green building space, it's pretty hard to keep up with it all. I mean, check out these articles below. In the past year alone, we've discussed at least thirty-three different LEED Platinum projects -- some are done, some are under way, and some ...
brightbuiltbarn.com - 12/30/2008
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brightbuiltbarn.com —
Rockland, Maine BrightBuilt Barn: An Introduction Constructed by
a group of visionaries, the BrightBuilt Barn is a
Net-Zero, super green pre-fabricated studio that draws on all that is known to reveal the unknown. Establishing a level of ...
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BrightBuilt Barn : An Eco-Smart Project on Spruce Mountain
100khouse.com - 12/21/2008
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100khouse.com —
In an interview a few weeks ago I
was asked what our premium was for building LEED
Platinum. The reporter had done some research and found that the highest level of LEED for Homes usually carried a 15-20% markup and wanted to know what the added cost ...
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The Cost of Polishing a Turd | 100K House Blog
jetsongreen.com - 12/31/2008
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jetsongreen.com —
If you liked our article on 34 Stunning
LEED Platinum Projects , you'll probably like this one,
too. As with the other, this is a retrospective on the past year. We've seen some awesome green homes and are constantly inspired: ...
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40 Innovative, Built Green Homes
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LEED Platinum is Bustin' Out All Over
TreeHugger —
... ?) or boring LEED categories like Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance oops, that's the Mother Ship.
However Preston at Jetson Green gathers together thirty-three LEED Platinum buildings that he covered this year and it is clear that we missed a lot of neat stuff. ... ...
34 Stunning LEED Platinum Projects from Jetson Green
EarthFirst.com —
... to come up with a list of incredible LEED Platinum projects from around the world. The 34 residential and commercial buildings on the list include the twin eco towers planned for Abu Dhabi, the world’s first LEED platinum museum and Justin Timberlake’s golf course buildings. The list is comprised of all the LEED platinum buildings Jetson Green has covered throughout 2008, underscoring the fantastic growth we’ve seen in green building despite economic uncertainty.
From Jetson Green:
There’s so much innovation in the green building space, ...
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