By Jonathan O’Connell, Washington Post – The District imposed some of the nation’s toughest standards for green construction in 2006, many of them to take effect in 2012. But developers didn’t need a deadline to get started. Many are incorporating energy-saving designs into their projects, hoping to appeal to the federal government as it pushes [...]

By Jason Hidalgo (rgj.com) – Going old vs. going new. That’s apparently the key question when tackling a renewable building project. Once associated mostly with free-spirited hippies and tree-hugging nature lovers, going green has made serious gains within the general public’s consciousness in just the past few years. “The perception of green building used to [...]