Green Buildings

Houston’s Cost Efficient, Delightfully Livable, LEED Certified Home/Studio

The custom home you thought you couldn't afford but always wanted designed by Environment Associates Architects & Consultants

Imagine: a certified green home – one that will last longer than you will; that will cost far less to operate; that provides a healthful living environment for your family; that offers an inviting and versatile entertainment space; that commands a minimal environmental footprint; and that will provide a plenty of room for art, for work, and for an active, easy-going lifestyle. Think there is no way you could afford such a home?

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The Proof is in the Green Pudding

Man tests super insulating foam by taking a welding torch to his hand and then eating it!

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LEED Lawsuit

A Waste of Energy?

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The World's Tallest Green Building

The Taipei 101 was the tallest building in the world until the 2,717 foot Burj Khalifa was completed in Dubai last year. It houses 101 floors above ground and 5 below, including a multi-level mall and hundreds of restaurants and clubs.

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City Turns Old into Gold

City of Houston’s Green Building Resource Center has a new green home

By: Pam McConothy

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East End Green Job Training Meeting Growing Need

Jobs for Progress Partners with Local Business for "Booming" Construction Sector

The Greater East End may be Houston’s oldest neighborhood, but a program to train green construction workers there is putting it at the forefront of building trends and helping spur employment options for East End residents.

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EPA Releases New Draft Voluntary Guidelines for Selecting Safe School Locations

EPA provides new tools for communities making school siting decisions

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released draft voluntary guidelines to help communities protect the health of students and staff from environmental threats when selecting new locations for schools.

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Local School Goes Green

Special Education Leader Earns A+ for Going Green

The Monarch School, a national leader in special education programs for children with autism / Asperger’s Syndrome, ADHD and other neurological differences, is celebrating the A+ earned recently by its new Chrysalis green building.

The environmentally cutting-edge, 100% green powered building is the first LEED® Gold certified and “Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR®” certified special education school in the United States.