Mar 30th 2010 8:30AM
The U.S. government's Energy Star program is shining a little less brightly this week, after an investigation by the Government Accountability Office highlighted some embarrassing lapses. As The New York Times reported late last week, the GAO, acting at the behest of Congress, was able to obtain Energy Star approval for... Continue Reading »
Mar 1st 2010 1:15PM
Is your apartment building LEED certified? Who cares - that's sooo last year. Now, LEED certification is expanding from buildings to entire neighborhoods with the arrival of LEED-ND ("Neighborhood Development"). This is the first year projects can apply for this designation. LEED for Neighborhood Development is a... Continue Reading »
Jan 27th 2010 4:00PM
Attention lenders: pedestrians are better risks! A new study of mortgage defaults in three cities concludes that people who live in areas where they don't need a car are less likely to default on their mortgages than people who live in suburban sprawl. In fact, the likelihood of default went up with the number of cars a... Continue Reading »
