If you live on the Mid-Atlantic it’s hard to believe there was anything going on besides Snowmageddon, but there was.
Read the third annual GreenBiz State of Green Building Report
Radical transparency in green marketing
Foreclosures declined by 10% in January compared to December
The Living Building Challenge is coming to a city near you
Defaults on FHA Mortgages pass 9%
Massive commercial real estate foreclosures coming
A permeable solution with drivable grass
Green building materials are gaining attention and growing fast
Efficiency upgrades and baby boomers will help boost remodeling market
EPA launches green building competition: EnergyStar National Building Competition
Using social networking to win land use battles
How to engage employees in workplace greening
Increased commercial construction volume expected in 2010
Stimulus money will spur construction on California high-speed rail project
10 cities where defaults grew the fastest in 2009
Big Builder editorial director John McManus shares insights from IBS 2010:
Businesses plan to use more green messaging in their marketing
IS IT GREEN?: Las Vegas CityCenter
The national apartment vacancy rate rose to 8%
U.S. commercial building energy efficiency biz is worth $5.6B a year
Nonresidential construction spending expected to decrease 13.4%
Lennar surprises Wall Street with Q4 earnings
The number of homes listed for sale declined in many cities in December
Is activity returning to the investment-property market?
10 builders and suppliers to watch in 2010
Deal set in Copenhagen for world’s first truly global pact on cutting greenhouse gases
The top 10 reports of the week from COP15
“The Most Innovative Home Never Built”
Don’t expect Hovanian Enterprises to turn a profit in 2010
Few buyers considering foreclosures
Architectural Billings Index (ABI) dropped more than three points in November
Companies are looking for varied skill sets to meet their needs around sustainability
New trade group – the Leading Builders of America
Since Copenhagen and emissions regulation dominated the news this week, and Google, we thought we’d highlight some of the best Twitter sources for COP15 – the Climate Change Conference. Twitter lists… the old fashioned way.
Tree Hugger also has a Twitter list of all their partners who are covering the Conference - http://twitter.com/TreeHugger/cop15-collab
And of course, the guest of honor…
Construction jobs losses will grow sharply in 2010
Mortgage rates keep falling but no one is talking about it
2010 AIA Architecture Firm Award Winner (see picture below from winner, Pugh + Scarpa Architects)
Reading the Fine Print in the American Clean Energy and Security Act
Pending home sales rise for 9th month in a row
The green value of building commissioning- 30 billion in energy savings
A guide to the UN COP15 Climate Change Conference next week
More homeowners fall behind on mortgages
Green Building reinforcements on their way
RSC Equipment Rental introduces emissions tracking service
What “Cash for Caulkers” could do for the economy
One of the world’s largest LEED projects nearing completion
Construction materials costs will post modest gains
Study proves green buildings produce higher productivity and reduce sick days
And finally, the world’s most indestructible sheet of paper:
Best Of What’s New 2009: Bombproof Wallpaper Test from PopSci.com on Vimeo.
Architect will freeze an abandoned house in Detroit to draw attention to foreclosures
The new Florida Marlins stadium at 100 days
Hotel construction will continue to decline in 2010
Stimulus spending creates 640,000 jobs – 5 questions and 5 answers
Remodeling boosts local economies
New computer tool helps make existing buildings greener
Sales of new homes unexpectedly fell in September
More on the stimulus jobs:
How bad is it in Detroit? 80,000 houses are potentially abandoned…
http://www.lostmag.com/issue2/detroit.php
We’re switching things up this week. Throwing you a curveball in honor of the Major League Baseball playoffs. We’d like to highlight some of our favorite tweeps from the week. These Twitter users consistently provide us with the most recent news and insight from the leading voices in the built environment.
Find us on Twitter – @BuildIntel and @GreenIntel
Builder Magazine updates their Healthiest Housing Markets list
Housing groups and experts testify about the soon-to-expire housing tax credit
AIA unveiled the next phase of their Rebuild and Renew plan
Lifecycle Building Challenge winners announced
By the way, don’t forget that the Solar Decathlon begins today.
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