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Construction Waste Goes Mainstream

Monday, November 16th, 2009

"You're kidding me, construction waste has always been mainstream, except that nobody is actually paying attention...."
I was in a meeting with a fellow USGBC member last August 2009 to discuss recent changes made on LEED Version 3.0.  I told him that it appears that there wasn't a change on the Materials and Resources (MR) credits where waste [...]

Green Squad East - Up and running !

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Green Squad’s Eastern office is open for business ! Building on the success of Green Squad around the U.S., we are approaching and offering our services to a wide variety of businesses and organizations, including municipalities, healthcare facilities, sports venues, manufacturing, service providers and educational institutions.
Only months after the launch of this region’s office, [...]

Systems thinking and the inevitability of ‘green’

Friday, September 25th, 2009

A green destination is inevitable for every American company. How that is achieved is the point of this blog post. At the outset, I’ll just say this: those companies that follow the defined path toward sustainability may survive, but those that chart their own course will become leaders, and thrive in the new business environment [...]