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,
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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
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Builder and developer Michael Greenberg has proposed the construction of a new sustainable building and design center on his property at 136 Ethan Allen Highway in Ridgefield, just north of the Branchville Metro North train station. Plans call for an exposition center, an education center, and a restaurant specializing in locally and organically grown food.
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Grades Reflect Voter Concern about Protecting the Environment Connecticut lawmakers’ environmental scores inched up this year, reflecting the high priority that voters across the state place on protecting the environment. That finding comes from the just-released Connecticut League of Conservation Voters’ 2009 Environmental Scorecard (pdf), which grades lawmakers on their votes on 19 different bills
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The roof is covered in solar panels, the carpets are made of recycled materials and the classrooms are equipped with sensors that can automatically adjust the indoor lighting, based on how much sunlight is spilling through the windows. Such energy- and resource-saving features recently helped Greenwich Academy, an all-girls private school, earn a Leadership in
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Designed by the Elm City’s rockstar architecture firm Pelli Clarke Pelli, the 145,000-sq.-ft. brick-and-glass New Haven Cooperative Arts + Humanities School wears its heart on its sleeve. Even before “green” became a buzzword, sustainability has been an important element in the work of the firm’s founding partner and former dean of Yale’s School of Architecture,
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WATERBURY — The city is negotiating a deal with a New York developer to transform the long-neglected downtown into a high-end mix of boutique shops, restaurants and apartments. Renaissance Downtowns, a private real estate investment and development firm out of Long Island, wants to redevelop the central business district into a place where boomers, millennials
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WINSTED — According to more than a dozen green technology vendors, exhibitors, and experts who turned out Saturday at the Northwestern Connecticut Community College for a clean energy and sustainable living expo, it makes sense to go green. Organized by the Northwest Conservation District, the event, which was timed to International Climate Action Day, covered
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Twice a week, Alexandra Marks, of the Christian Science Monitor,  blogs about the environmental — and “budget-minded” – renovation of the 100-year-old Connecticut farmhouse known as Sheep Dog Hollow. Click here to read the next installment. via Photo Gallery: Sheep Dog Hollow – framing a green dream home | csmonitor.com.

NEW BRITAIN — At the ReConnstruction Center, do-it-yourself remodelers, and not a few interior designers, are taking advantage of hard-to-find housing items that almost ended up in the local landfill. The ReConnstruction Center is located at 230 South St. Visit their website at www.reconnstructioncenter.org. via ReConnstruction center a ‘Goodwill Store’ for old building materials –
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NEW YORK – The redesign of the 23,000-sq-ft Monahan Building at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut, by Butler Rogers Baskett Architects (BRB) has received Gold LEED Certification. The 1930s Delano and Aldrich building, originally the school’s gymnasium, was renovated to accommodate a new multi-use program of flexible spaces for the alumni and development departments,
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BRIDGEPORT, CT – Bridgeport’s emerging green collar economy will be the topic of discussion during the Green Market Exposition taking place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the Barnum Museum, 820 Main St., Bridgeport.  http://www.greenmarketexposition. org SEE YOU THERE!!! The Green Market Exposition will look at local sustainability and feature
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NORTH HAVEN — Homebuilders told several state lawmakers who attended the Home Builders Association of New Haven County’s legislative breakfast Thursday at the Holiday Inn that they contend with a cumbersome and confusing regulatory system that makes saying afloat in Connecticut an even greater challenge. Several lawmakers spoke of the need to balance development and
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Design center takes environment seriously John Tehan worked as a software engineer until February, when he decided to leave the industry to devote his time to a professional approach to protecting the environment. He walked into a conference held by the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association, introduced himself to representatives of the original ‘g’ Green Design
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PROVIDENCE — United Natural Foods is the type of company Rhode Island wants. United, which also operates a retail business, brought 181 employees with it and promises to hire more. That’s good news for a state with a 12.8-percent jobless rate, the third-highest in the country. It’s also a company that believes in sustainability and
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On a plot directly behind the Stamford Transportation Center on the edge of downtown, the 50-unit Metro Green building is being held out as a model for “smart growth” in Connecticut. The project combines four traits that make it a first for the state: transit-oriented, green, high-density and wholly reserved for low- to moderate-income renters.

Buying green real estate is more affordable than ever before. The premium is minimal compared to what it used to be and can be easily offset by the long-term savings on things like energy-efficient furnaces, for example. That alone could save you $570 annually, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. What qualifies as a
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A measure included in one of the budget implementer bills passed by the state legislature will help stimulate economic development in New Haven and elsewhere while also preserving the environment, says Senate Majority Leader Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven). The legislation establishes a maximum $25 million tax credit for taxpayers who build buildings that meet
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White Oak Farm opened a year ago during a slow real estate market. But builder Ron Gaudet, president of White Oak Development LLC, said recent sales are evidence that the economy is turning around – and also that homebuyers are interested in buying “green,” and saving money on heating and cooling costs. via White Oak
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Title: Northeast Green Building & Design ShowLocation: 97 Sunfield Avenue Edison, NJ 08837Link out: Click hereDescription: Open to Building Industry Professionals & Homeowners: Friday, October 9, 2009 • 10am – 5pm Select members of the USGBC New Jersey Chapter will be presenting education seminars on both October 8 & 9. who should attend? architects, building
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