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West leading the way on building codes?

September 23rd, 2007 · Comments Off on West leading the way on building codes?

This is something that we should hope to see spread globally, but it would be a tremendous step forward toward something like Architecture 2030 if California adopts its proposed building codes.  The proposal:  all new residential housing developments  energy self-sufficient by 2020 all new commercial buildings be “zero net energy” by 2030. Wow …

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Tags: architecture · building green · energy efficiency

Will Congress condemn this ad?

September 23rd, 2007 · Comments Off on Will Congress condemn this ad?

The Heartland Institute is investing $1 million in advertisements that headline: Freedom, not Climate, is at Risk Global Warming is NOT A CRISIS These ads will be promoting Czech President Vaclav Klaus, who rivals Dick Cheney for his climate denialist attitudes. Klaus had a despicable OPED in Financial Times earlier this year, discussed by Jerome […]

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Tags: Global Warming · skeptic