Green Building:
Tidewater Team to Take on the World in Solar Decathlon
This fall as select universities compete in Washington at the Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon (an international solar home design contest), a Tidewater Team will be among the group. Team Tidewater, students and faculty from Hampton University and Old Dominion University, won a bid to compete with their design submission of “Unit 6 Unplugged.” Unit 6, the top floor prototype unit for a 6-unit apartment building will be on display alongside structures hailing from as far away as New Zealand and China. Read Full Article.
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HRGBC Tour of Team Tidewater's Solar Decathlon House (at ODU) Tuesday, July 26, 12-2 p.m .- 48th and Powhattan Rd, Norfolk. RSVP/info at admin@hrgbc.org.
6/14/11- Eco Tree House Youth Center to be built in Virginia Beach. 
From One Hand to Another (FOHTA.org), a charitable organization sponsored by VB local Pharrell Williams, is planning the Bayside area project. As the project develops, more information will be forthcoming Read today's article in Inhabitat. Additional information can also be found at FOHTA.org
6/8/11 - Rainwater Irrigation System Solar Powered (Edenton, NC) | EarthTechling - http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/06/rainwater-irrigation-system-solar-powered/
6/7/11 - Solar Decathlon 2011: Butterfly-Roofed WaterShed House Mimics Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem - http://inhabitat.com/solar-decathlon-2011-butterfly-roofed-watershed-house-mimics-cheseapeake-bay-ecosystem/
5/19/11 - Unit 6 Unplugged: Green technology that you can live in on Page B1 of Thursday, May 19, 2011 issue of The Virginian-Pilot
5/18/11 - Solar Decathlon house built in Norfolk | WAVY.com | Norfolk, Va. - http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/solar-decathlon-house-built-in-norfolk
5/2/11 - Park Place homes open doors for 'Not Your Usual House Tour 2.0' | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com - http://hamptonroads.com/2011/05/park-place-homes-open-doors-not-your-usual-house-tour-20
5/1/11 - Beach school may get eco-friendly wastewater system | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com - http://hamptonroads.com/2011/04/beach-school-may-get-ecofriendly-wastewater-system
Friday, April 22, 4:30-7:30 -Free Green Build It HomeTour in Colonial Place, Norfolk - More info on Events page.
4/18/11 - The "Solar Idea House" Receives the EarthCraft Virginia Single Family Project of the Year Award - http://www.solarideahouse.com/ecsfoy.pdf - http://www.solarideahouse.com/Idea%20House%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf
4/15/11 - VB schools win Evironmental Achievement Award from EPA - http://www.environmental-expert.com/resultEachPressRelease.aspx?cid=7698&codi=233557
4/7/11 - UMD Solar Decathlon Entry - designed for Bay Watershed
4/7/11 -Raleigh Power Producing Home - http://www.jetsongreen.com/2011/04/shotgun-style-shackleton-house-raleigh.html#more-14097
4/11 - First Passive House in North Carolina - http://www.jetsongreen.com/2011/03/first-passive-house-north-carolina.html
Unique Solar Thermal System Installed at Richmond Home http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/2011/mar/08/tdbiz01-henrico-man-installs-unusual-solar-system-ar-889557/
Virginia General Assembly passes voluntary solar development fund legislation
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+sum+HB2191
Solar Decathlon Home to be built at ODU
http://www.odu.edu/ao/news/index.php?todo=details&id=26466
Alexandria Company producing green cement made from flyash
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/alpha-natural-resources-invests-in-green-cement-technology-company-ceratech-117513888.html
Site and maybe dates changes for the National Solar Decathlon
http://www.solardecathlon.gov/index.html
2/1/11 - Team Tidewater to represent region in National Solar Decathlon http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/solardesign-contest-leads-teamwork-unlikely-alliance
Franklin County builds Net Zero/Passive House School http://www.thefranklinnewspost.com/article.cfm?ID=17623
Citgo Opts for Green Roof along Elizabeth River
Tax Exemption for Solar System Passed In Harrisonburg
http://augustafreepress.com/2011/03/09/harrisonburg-passes-tax-exemption-as-incentive-for-solar-power/
6/12/11 - The Energy Lab Receives Highest Living Building Challenge Status - Green Building Elements - http://greenbuildingelements.com/2011/06/12/the-energy-lab/comment-page-1/
6/8//11 - Steve Jobs Unveils Crazy Spaceship-Shaped Clean Energy Campus for Apple - http://inhabitat.com/steve-jobs-unveils-a-new-clean-energy-spaceship-shaped-apple-campus/
6/8/11 - GOP Ally for Senator Sanders's 10 Million Solar Roofs Bill | Reuters - http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/08/idUS41670750020110608
6/8/11 - You Can Now Easily Share Your Solar Power System's Performance on Facebook – CleanTechnica: Cleantech innovation news and views - http://cleantechnica.com/2011/06/08/you-can-now-easily-share-your-solar-power-systems-performance-on-facebook/
6/8/11 - 10 great green houses | MNN - Mother Nature Network - http://www.mnn.com/your-home/remodeling-design/stories/10-great-green-houses
6/8/11 - USGBC and Better Homes and Gardens Launch Green Home Makeover Sweepstakes | RealEstateRama - http://www.realestaterama.com/2011/06/08/usgbc-and-better-homes-and-gardens-launch-green-home-makeover-sweepstakes-ID09532.html
6/7/11 - Solar-Powered Audubon Center Restores Nearby River and Immerses Visitors in the Phoenix Landscape - http://inhabitat.com/solar-powered-audubon-center-restores-nearby-river-and-immerses-visitors-in-the-phoenix-landscape/
6/4/11 - DOE Shows the South how to save Energy - http://zeroenergyconstruction.blogspot.com/2011/06/doe-shows-south-how-to-save-energy.html
6/1/11 - Why Knowledge is (Solar) Power - Should you put solar panels on our roof? - http://theenergycollective.com/marcgunther/58570/why-knowledge-solar-power
5/28/11 - A Net Zero Retrofit Powered by Algae? | EarthTechling - http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/05/a-net-zero-retrofit-powered-by-algae/
5/25/11 - PNC Plans 'World's Greenest Skyscraper' - http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/05/25/pnc-plans-worlds-greenest-skyscraper/
5/25/11 - Net-Zero in Vermont: Putney School a Model for Sustainability - http://www.triplepundit.com/2011/05/putney-school-builds-first-net-platinum-leed-certified-school-building-country/comment-page-1/
5/25/11 - Google Data Center Cooled with Ocean Water - http://ecogeek.org/component/content/article/3510
5/19/11 - The Power Haus -22 HERS Index Home#more-15342 (lowest HERS rating yet) - http://www.jetsongreen.com/2011/05/the-power-haus-22-hers-index-florida.html#more-15342
5/17/11 - ARCHITECTURE - Green Wars: Two 'Living Buildings' Battle for Sustainable Supremacy -http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/05/17/green-wars-two-living-buildings-battle-for-sustainable-supremacy/
5/15/11 - Green buildings small on the takeoff, big on the payoff - http://onlineathens.com/stories/051511/liv_829175118.shtml
5/10/11 - B'More Green: 'Code Green' on construction in MD - Going Green: Environment, energy, living green, conservation and more in Baltimore, the Chesapeake Bay and beyond - baltimoresun.com - http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/features/green/2011/05/code_green_on_construction_in.html
5/9/11 - Alcoa's Self-Cleaning, Smog-Eating Buildings - http://blogs.forbes.com/toddwoody/2011/05/09/alcoas-self-cleaning-smog-eating-buildings/
5/9/11 - Google hiring German firm to build most green sustainable building possible - http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/05/09/businessinsider-google-office-2011-5.DTL
5/4/11 - Sprawl Can Be Worse than the Buildings Themselves - http://ecogeek.org/component/content/article/3494
5/5/11 - Roofs green up: Downtown Louisville's overhead gardens treat the eye and the Earth - http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20110509/GREEN/305090002/Roofs-green-up-Downtown-Louisville-s-overhead-gardens-treat-eye-Earth?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFeatures
4/25/11 - Residential Solar Systems Increase Sale Prices, Study Finds - NYTimes.com - http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/study-finds-solar-panels-increase-home-values/
4/21/11 - Home energy upgrades get U.S.-backed loans - Green House - USATODAY.com - http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/04/home-energy-upgrades-us-loans/1?csp=34
4/21/11 - Bethesda 'passive house' uses less energy - Washington Times - http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/21/bethesda-passive-house-uses-less-energy/
4/21/11 - Gearless Wind Turbine Launches Today - http://www.jetsongreen.com/2011/04/honeywell-wind-turbine-windtronics-launch.html
4/19/11 - Builders offer green tract homes with nearly zero utility bills - USATODAY.com http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/environment/2011-04-19-net-zero-homes.htm
4/19/11 - Echo Delivers More than Solar PV Power - http://www.jetsongreen.com/2011/04/echo-delivers-thermal-heat-electric-pv.html
4/14/11 - The American Institute of Architects - AIA Selects the 2011 COTE Top Ten Green Projects, Press Releases - http://www.aia.org/press/releases/AIAB088729
4/13/11 -Smart Windows Automatically Adjust to Outdoor Temperature to Save Energy http://ecogeek.org/component/content/article/3478
Glowing Pendant Lamp Powered by Ambient Light - http://ecogeek.org/component/content/article/3477
3/24/11 - Vertical Solar Farm integrated into Willis Tower in Chicago
http://ecogeek.org/component/content/article/3462
LivingWalls – free e-pub available
http://www.jetsongreen.com/2011/03/embrace-lush-vertical-plant-wall.html#more-13512
Green Roof DIY Guide - http://www.mountainx.com/features/2011/031611green-scene-spring-green
Carbon Negative Cement
http://ecogeek.org/alternative-materials/3441