http://www.greenbuildblog.com/2008/03/18/coming-soon-to-philadelphia-worlds-second-tallest-building-leed-gold-certified/ A weblog about green building, LEED, and the environment. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:31:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 http://www.greenbuildblog.com/2008/03/18/coming-soon-to-philadelphia-worlds-second-tallest-building-leed-gold-certified/#comment-11049 Mon, 19 May 2008 04:24:25 +0000 http://www.greenbuildblog.com/2008/03/18/coming-soon-to-philadelphia-worlds-second-tallest-building-leed-gold-certified/#comment-11049 This would be so great...we really need to see more green buildings on the forefront of things. This would be so great…we really need to see more green buildings on the forefront of things.

]]> http://www.greenbuildblog.com/2008/03/18/coming-soon-to-philadelphia-worlds-second-tallest-building-leed-gold-certified/#comment-10506 Sun, 11 May 2008 15:35:54 +0000 http://www.greenbuildblog.com/2008/03/18/coming-soon-to-philadelphia-worlds-second-tallest-building-leed-gold-certified/#comment-10506 Good to see this happening in Philladelphia - just read another article about their baseball team trying to cut their carbon footprint. Check it out on http://www.cutyourfootprint.com Would be great to have a major city setting an example of being green that could be copied in other parts of the country! Good to see this happening in Philladelphia - just read another article about their baseball team trying to cut their carbon footprint. Check it out on http://www.cutyourfootprint.com
Would be great to have a major city setting an example of being green that could be copied in other parts of the country!

]]> http://www.greenbuildblog.com/2008/03/18/coming-soon-to-philadelphia-worlds-second-tallest-building-leed-gold-certified/#comment-9040 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:06:10 +0000 http://www.greenbuildblog.com/2008/03/18/coming-soon-to-philadelphia-worlds-second-tallest-building-leed-gold-certified/#comment-9040 Buildings account for about one-third of the energy consumed in the United States. Of this one-third, heating and cooling systems use 60 percent, while lights and appliances use the other 40 percent. And this does not include the energy consumed during the construction process - manufacturing and transporting building materials. Buildings account for about one-third of the energy consumed in the United States. Of this one-third, heating and cooling systems use 60 percent, while lights and appliances use the other 40 percent. And this does not include the energy consumed during the construction process - manufacturing and transporting building materials.

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