The Corbett Garage Building was built on the foundation of a historic automotive garage. It has been revitalized into a mixed-use building and now embodies comfort, character and sustainability. Portland, OR.
- The city of Portland and Multnomah County plan to start providing low-cost financing to homeowners this summer for energy efficiency and weatherization improvements.
- New program to provide 5,000 home-energy audits to Seattle City Light customers over the next 18 months for $95 apiece -- a $505 discount.
- Comprehensive package of legislation would help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing government, commercial, and residential buildings.
- New $25 million building is first in city to feature mounted wind turbines
- A $500 million retrofit of the NYC landmark will reduce energy use 38 percent
- Funding for SF Energy Watch to increase by nearly $4 million
- The Oakland Green Jobs Corp will train at-risk youth in green construction, solar installation, and other green job skills
- A new program in Annapolis, Md., will offer tax-exempt, low-interest loans to property owners who install energy-efficient equipment.
- Chicago leads the nation with five Green Seal certified hotels
- Houston is the first U.S. city to retrofit municipal buildings to reduce energy and water consumption as part of the Clinton Climate Initiative.
- The country’s largest “green” shopping center benefits from historic and LEED designations
- Town breaks ground on Infrastructure Services Building that will anchor eco-industrial park.
- Public-private partnership that provides energy saving advice, free home energy audits, and financing.
- New Program to Calculate Building’s Carbon Emissions
- DC Passes Energy Star Benchmarking Law
- US Conference of Mayors Adopts Resolution Supporting 30% Solution
- Savannah’s New Affordable Housing, Mixed-Use Development
- Portland: Considering a “feebate”
- Washington, DC: Free home energy audits
- Berkeley: Financing Initiative for Solar and Renewable Technology (FIRST) Program
- Using shipping containers as housing units
- Zoning changes for height & density bonus.
- First LEED Gold requirements for municipal buildings.
- Fast tracking for LEED Silver development.
- City expands green building requirements to private sector.
Green features included in 2% of new homes built in the United States in 2006, created a $7.4 billion market for green homes.
(McGraw Hill Construction, 2006)
