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Building Directory Highlights Green Companies

September 10, 2008 By Green Arch Design

scgbd “The Sustainability Institute is embarking on a new project to make green building a little easier The institute has launched the S.C. Green Building Directory, on online resource that lets users search for products and services that further green building efforts. Companies register on the site at no charge, and the institute approves each company before adding it to the directory. Users can search by company, product, service, LEED credit or construction topic. “Overall, the goal is that it (the directory) really promotes green commerce in South Carolina,” said institute Executive Director Bryan Cordell. “We hope it turns into a green building exchange.”

About 120 companies have registered, and Cordell said he hopes to quadruple that number.

The project is funded through grants from the state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control, Department of Commerce and Energy Office”. – Excerpt from SC BIZ Magazine

Click on the link below for more information on the SC. Green Building Directory.

Green Directory

Guitar Hero III Save The Planet Tour @ Northpointe Church!

August 15, 2008 By Green Arch Design

Did you see the June 8 Guitar Hero III tournament at Northpointe Church? All proceeds go to Greenville Middle Academy green efforts. On May 19 & 21, the greenLIFEproject brought Rock Band, Guitar Hero, Live Earth and An Inconvenient Truth to the 6th grade science classes of Greenville Middle Academy.

NCARB Sustainable Design II

July 29, 2008 By Green Arch Design

“Washington, DC” The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) has just published a monograph on the field’s hottest topic: building green. Sustainable Design II examines important new developments, tools, and techniques in sustainable design that have occurred since the publication of NCARB’s Sustainable Design in 2001.

Increasing concern about global climate change has raised public awareness about sustainable design and now requires architects to address these critical issues. Sustainable design has entered the mainstream as a significant environmental and economic force in building design, construction, and development, according to authors Muscoe Martin, AIA, LEED and Gregory Franta, FAIA. Sustainable Design II takes an in-depth look at the emergence of green building rating systems, most notably the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED ®) certification. It also examines the costs and benefits of green buildings and integrated design strategies.

Successful completion of the Sustainable Design II quiz earns 12 professional development units (PDUs) and/or AIA learning units in health, safety, and welfare. The monograph’s price includes the monograph, the web-based quiz, the score reporting process, and one free retest if needed. Online, fax, or mail orders are accepted for all NCARB monographs.

Order online or visit the publication section of NCARB’s web site at
http://www.ncarb.org/publications/index.html to see other available titles.

Sustainable Design II
By Muscoe Martin, AIA, LEED, and Gregory Franta, FAIA
138 Pages
Regular Price: $275
NCARB Record holders: $175

NCARB’s monograph series provides a convenient, low-cost way for architects and other design professionals to learn about new developments in the industry and meet continuing education requirements. Current NCARB Record holders may earn multiple PDUs in health, safety, and welfare for less than $16 per unit” one of the lowest continuing education unit costs available today. All passing scores are reported to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) at no extra cost.” – Copied from www.NCARB.org.

Click on the link below to find out more about this series.

NCARB Monograph Series

Rock Band & Guitar Hero meet Global Warming at Greenville Middle Academy!

June 22, 2008 By Green Arch Design

On May 19 and 21, the greenLIFEproject brought Rock Band, Guitar Hero II, Live Earth and An Inconvenient Truth to the 6th grade science classes of Greenville Middle Academy in an effort to help increase climate awareness. On June 8th, Northpointe Church held a Guitar Hero III Save the Planet tournament to help fund the green efforts of Greenville Middle Academy.