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Stamford-based Pitney Bowes has joined with DuPont, IBM Corp., Fluor Corp. and the Switzer Group to raise awareness that it is difficult to secure leading-edge energy and environmental features when a company is leasing a relatively small amount of space in a large multi-tenant building. On the surface, this may not seem like serious stuff but it certainly sets a tone for the next generation of green building activity and may change how the landlord/owner and tenant interact.
via Demystifying the Green Office Lease | BuildingCTGreen.
The US Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) building rating system will be the subject of a half-day seminar sponsored by Housatonic Community College’s Continuing Education Department. The seminar will be held at the college on Monday, March 22 from 9:00 AM to 12 noon IN Room 135 in Beacon Hall
via LEED seminar slated for HCC | Bridgeport Banner.
The recipient of various awards from the Home Builders Association of Connecticut, Richard R. Girouard maintained a competitive edge by running an efficient operation, said Doug Milne, an agent with Kelly Associates in Darien.
These days, however, Girouard, 55, has been forced to contemplate a different calculation: the number of years he could spend in prison. He is to be sentenced in the next month or so, having pleaded guilty in November to conspiring to bribe a bank official; federal authorities say the scheme made him and his company $6 million in illegal profits. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison, the United States attorney said.
via In the Region – Connecticut – After Plea, High-End Builder Awaits His Fate – NYTimes.com.
Charles R. Welsh, partner-in-charge of the Hartford office of the law offices of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, said the firm chose to dive headlong into “green” construction because it was then emerging as a trend for the future — and is now infused into the culture.
via Hartford Law Firm Showing Off Its $4M ‘Green’ Renovation – Courant.com.
Groundbreaking ceremonies for a new $38.3 million Center for Science, Health and Wellness at Norwalk Community College (and existing building renovation) will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. on the college’s West Campus at 188 Richards Ave. Gov. M. Jodi Rell, Connecticut State Department of Public Works Commissioner Raeanne V. Curtis, NCC President David L. Levinson and state and local officials are scheduled to participate. Upon completion, projected in September 2012, the project is expected to receive a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification.
via NCC set to break ground on $38M center | The Hour.
Keith Crosby and 4 Elements Group will be presenting “Demystifying the LEED®-EB Process: A Case Study of the Merritt 7 Project” on March 9 in New Britain, CT. For more information, visit the Ct Green Building Council’s web site.
via Event: Demystifying the LEED®-EB Process: A Case Study of the Merritt 7 Project | BuildingCTGreen.
MIDDLETOWN, CT – The Associated Builders and Contractors of Connecticut awarded C.E. Floyd Company for its work on the Fairfield Country Day Lower School renovation with First Place in the Institutional Small Projects category. The project, consisting of a small classroom addition and the renovation of several classrooms and breakout rooms, was designed by Peterman Architects of Concord, Mass.
via C.E. Floyd Earns Award for Fairfield Country Day School Renovation | Boston Real Estate News.
MADISON — For months now, people strolling down Middle Beach Road — a popular beach-front walk for many folks — have noticed an interesting sign in the yard where an elegant beach cottage once faced the Sound.
The sign reports that the house, which is owned by Woodie and Ellen Weiss, has been torn down and the one being rebuilt on the site is an entrant in the Connecticut Zero Energy Challenge.
via Home project in Madison takes the Connecticut Zero Energy Challenge – The New Haven Register.
Harbor Point, an 80-acre mixed-use project in Stamford, recently achieved LEED-ND Gold certification for its environmentally sound design, planning and construction. The project is being developed by Norwalk-based Building & Land Technology.
via Harbor Point gets LEED certification – The Hour.
Less than a year after its completion, Kroon Hall has received the highest energy rating possible for sustainable design. The new home of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies on Science Hill was awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council, a non-profit that focuses on sustainable building, on Jan. 28.
Continue reading Yale’s Kroon Hall sets sustainable standard
The new campus will be the state’s first gold-certified LEED public building
Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell today celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Gateway Community College campus in downtown New Haven, calling the $198 million project a critical step forward for Gateway students and faculty, the city and the state.
Continue reading Gov. Rell Breaks Ground on New Gateway Community College Campus
Project Frog has three major projects in different stages right now including one in Hartford, Connecticut, where Project Frog will be building three connected, energy-neutral science classrooms for the Watkinson School. In Bayside, Calif., it’s replacing the portable trailers on the Jacoby Creek Charter School’s 6-acre campus to provide space for more students. The school district received a grant from the state of California to pay for the construction. And lastly, the company’s crowning accomplishment is the new Crissy Field Center located on the waterfront in San Francisco.
via Project Frog leaps ahead with $5.2M for greener school buildings – Dintz.com.
Come to the Living Green Home Show and discover products and services from local businesses that are environmentally friendly for your home and yard.
In response to the growing interest and awareness in “green building,” the Green Committee of the Litchfield County Board of Realtors, Inc., in conjunction with the Home Builders Association of Northwest Connecticut will be hosting an event in May of 2010 to promote local businesses and educate attendees about green building products and services that are available within the community.
via Event: Litchfield County Board Of Realtors Servicing All Of Litchfield County.
Wed. January 27: Single Stream Recycling at Home and at Work; What it is. How it works. Why you should do it. Speaker; Dan Colleluori, City of Stamford Supervisor of Solid Waste & Recycling. Time/Place: Noon – 1:30 pm, UCONN Stamford
via SoundWaters: Protecting Long Island Sound Through Education.
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Continue reading Event: Protecting Long Island Sound Through Education | SoundWaters
Augie V writes that maybe its a good sign – recently there’s been an up-tick in various news items and activities in Connecticut associated with green buildings, green business, green jobs and green technology.
He gives a sampling of some of the odds and ends he has picked up over the last several weeks, including a video from CBIA that introduces youth to green jobs; the installation of a new 100 kilowatt photovoltaic solar panel system on the roof of 500 W. Putnam in Greenwich, Conn.; International Exposition Company, based in Westport, CT, is the producer and manager of the AHR Expo, the largest and most comprehensive HVAC/R exposition; Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge’s Hartford office has has received notification of LEED certification; and more.
via Green Tidbits and Stuff from BuildingCTGreen.
 NEW HAVEN — Inside and out, the early 20th-century Georgian-Colonial building has been touched up with an emphasis on historical accuracy combined with 21st-century sustainability.
via Union Trust Building conversion sought – The New Haven Register.
Five Westport architects and more than 30 of their colleagues from Fairfield and Westchester counties heard and responded to a clarion call last week on behalf of sustainable residential design.
Matthew Kolk, the founder and editor-in-chief of East Coast Home + Design (formerly Fairfield County Home), served as moderator for the discussion and, in prepared remarks, pointed out that the 130 million homes across the country, together, generate 20 percent of the nation’s carbon dioxide.
via Sustainable design focus of architectural forum – Westport News.
Phil Regan of Hutker Architects, which has offices on the Vineyard and in Falmouth, got back to work restoring the landscape and designing a new house that could earn LEED certification — that’s a building-industry rating system that promotes environmentally friendly construction. Last month, the Rothmans’ property was the first home on the island to earn the designation.
via A fresh start – The Boston Globe.
The Connecticut League of Conservation Voters Education Fund held their 10th Annual Environmental Summit recently at the Jaycees Boathouse on the banks of the Connecticut River in Hartford. Several hundred members of  environmental organizations throughout the state gathered to discuss their legislative agendas for the 2010 legislative session. The 85th session opens Feb. 3, 2010, and continues through May 5, 2010.
A new link popped up on my radar today that I thought readers might appreciate. A copy of all the environmental advocates’ 2010 environmental agendas is available for download at this link. Enjoy.
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Continue reading Connecticut environmental agendas available to download thanks to CTLCV
One year after its opening, Kroon Hall will soon be the seventh Yale structure to be recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council as a sustainable building. The council is likely to approve Kroon Hall’s application for LEED Platinum certification in late December or early January, according to several Kroon Hall project managers.
via Yale Daily News – Kroon Hall going for platinum.
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