In October, the National Organization of Minority Architects recognized architecture firm Marshall Moya Design with two of their five annual awards, the Professional Design Excellence Award and Visionary Honor Award. Principal architect Michael Marshall ARC ’84 spoke with the News about their two award-winning projects, one a sustainable housing project for internally displaced people in
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The US Green Building Council’s Center for Green Schools recently published a report for state legislators, providing them with a guide to best policy practices concerning green schools. The report states that Connecticut is one of only 12 states that have policies in law encouraging green school construction. The Connecticut Mirror reports. For more on
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President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton announced a $4 billion effort to improve energy efficiency in federal and private-sector buildings across the country over the next two years. During a tour and press conference in northwest Washington, D.C., a Transwestern managed property, Obama and Clinton unveiled commitments which are part of the Better
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In South Wilton, office buildings continue to turn deepening shades of “green.” At Monday’s regular Board of Selectmen’s meeting, Lee Wilson of Wilton Properties LLC, described the retrofits to three of his properties, which have “substantially reduced the carbon footprint” and led to significant energy savings. For more on this story, visit: Turning ‘green’ buildings
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Over Thanksgiving, the Smilow Cancer Hospital became the first Yale health care facility to receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification. Though the hospital received the lowest of LEED’s four certification levels — the “certified level” — the hospital’s president and CEO, Marna Borgstrom, said it is unusual for health care facilities to receive
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Clearwater Systems Corp. announced Monday that it will move from Essex to Middletown to be the first tenant in the new Centerpoint Connecticut “green” complex on Industrial Park Road. Officials lauded the move as a sign that the city can compete for jobs and accommodate a growing sector.

The frame of the two-family house was fashioned by stacking and welding together six steel shipping containers — yes, those 45-footers that are hoisted onto seagoing vessels or loaded onto 18-wheeler flatbeds — three, side-by-side, for each floor. The interior walls of the containers are being carved out to make way for kitchens, living rooms,
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The City of Stamford will receive a $357,000 rebate from Connecticut Light and Power for its use of energy efficient LED street lights made by General Electric. For more on this story, visit: Stamford Saves with New LED Street Lights – Stamford, CT Patch. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook
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Tim Hollister, an environmental attorney and Partner at Shipman & Goodwin LLP in Hartford, Conn., will present a paper about the worldwide evolution of green building standards at the World Jurist Association’s 24th Biennial Congress on the Law of the World in Prague, Czech Republic October 27, 2011. Hollister said his paper “explains the key
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The conversion included a complete redesign and renovation of the building with a 30,000-square-foot addition to adhere to the school’s new theme at a cost of $42 million. In addition to expanded parking, a new cafeteria and a convenient drop-off area for school buses, the upgrades consisted of a butterfly vivarium; a 30-seat interactive film theater; a laboratory with 50 freshwater and salt water aquariums for fish breeding; a weather station; a glass-shrouded lobby with a fish pond and a greenhouse, where students grow their own lunch vegetables. Click on this environmental headline for more on this story.

The “green” features are all integrated into the school’s curriculum, but they also serve another purpose: the South End school was certified last week as LEED platinum, the highest national rating for eco-friendly buildings and the first public school in the state awarded the distinction. via Mary Hooker School Gets Top Rating For ‘Green’ Building
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Chase-Tallwood Science Math Technology Center, recognized for its state-of-the-art environmental design for schools, received Gold LEED Certification. Read more here: Gov. Malloy Attends Ceremony at Kingswood Oxford – Avon, CT Patch. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe
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The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association’s annual Green Buildings Open House (GBOH), the largest sustainable energy event in the Northeast, will take place Oct. 1. Rumsey Hall School in Washington Depot will host a stop on the tour, featuring the solar panel roof installation at the school’s Lufkin Rink between 9 and 11 a.m. Read more
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General Electric lifted the curtain this morning on a $48-million project to make the data center serving its global appliances and lighting business leaner, greener and more capable of growth.

Lots of good green stuff happened in June. The Connecticut Green Building Council announced its 2011 Green Design Award winners. The state got a few more EV charging stations and adopted a new paint law. Buildingctgreen.com also welcomed our newest partner earlier this month, Victory Energy Solutions.

Danbury Road in south Wilton is turning into an innovative “green” corridor.

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Federal, state and local governments want to encourage the construction of “green” buildings and offer incentives to reward developers that do a good job. But how do you define “green” and who certifies the truly earth-friendly projects? Land use lawyer Timothy Hollister, of Shipman & Goodwin, explains. To view the full article in CT Law
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Mayor Bill Finch will receive an award from the Connecticut Green Building Council, an organization that promotes intelligently designed and constructed high-performance energy-efficient buildings. Read more here: Connecticut Postings – Connecticut Post newsroom blog – Connecticut News. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share
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When the proposed Ridgefield Library eventually opens its doors, it won’t just be a handsome new addition to the town and a place with a lot more breathing room for library patrons.