Green Buildings

Boston Cleaning Company can help your building achieve accreditation

Green Cleaning/LEED Certification: In an effort to help you both protect the environment and receive valuable LEED certification points, Bos...

Geothermal technology cuts costs and increases energy efficiency for New England development, redevelopment projects

As the Gulf oil spill continues to decimate acres of pristine natural habitats, it is hard to imagine any good coming from the worst ecologi...

C.E. Floyd recognized as Accredited Quality Contractor

The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) have named C.E. Floyd Company an Accredited Quality Contractor (AQC) for the fourth year in a ...

Marques, Anjo and Hedden of D.F. Pray earn LEED Green Associates certification

John Marques, project manager; Dan Anjo, assistant project manager and Andrew Hedden, assistant project manager of D.F. Pray have achieved t...

Weston Solutions headquarters earns LEED Gold - Pro Con serves as builder

Weston Solutions Inc's completed 21,000 s/f regional headquarters has been awarded LEED-Gold certification. Pro Con Inc. of Manchester, New ...

HUD puts grant money behind new LEED standard

According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development the LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) will be used to score the ...

Mass Wind Corp. and Quinn Associates seek wind turbine sites

Paul D'Angelo of Quinn Associates of Brockton has been retained by Mass Wind Corp. to seek wind turbine sites to install turbines at custome...

The Three Rs of a Green Office Don't throw your investments away

The three Rs of sustainability—reduce, reuse, recycle—are the most important basics for any Green endeavor. If you apply these...

EPA toughens stormwater runoff regulations for the northeast region

The EPA has toughened their stormwater regulations as they identify runoff from parking lots and driveways as a significant source of water ...

Solar photovoltaics - considerations for Massachusetts

Solar photovoltaics - those familiar silicon panels once reserved for exotic locales like the South Pole and orbiting satellites, are finall...