Charlotte Business Journal

In a time of escalating energy costs and concerns about global warming, many people are rethinking the car they drive or the consumption of bottled water. Deborah and Michael Edwards of Dilworth are rethinking their home.

Green Biz

The majority of LEED certification is provided to buildings undergoing new construction, while only a handful of the United States’ 5 million commercial buildings receive LEED certification as existing buildings. This article focuses on this issue, examining some of the difficulties and successes in attempting to make the upgrades necessary to a making buildings in the US more sustainable, efficient, and attractive to work in.

The Christian Science Monitor

Stroll around a typical home-goods store and you might feel as though you’re walking outdoors – everything is turning green. Over the past year, more mainstream companies have jumped on the green bandwagon, unveiling “natural” cleaners, recycled products and packaging, sustainably made furniture, and housewares aimed at a growing market niche: the green consumer.

Environmental Leader

The number of sustainable buildings has soared in the past years and along with it, the market in green-building products and services has increased to more than $12 billion today from around $7 billion in 2005.

“The Redmond, Washington, branch of Seattle-based PCC Natural Markets became the first grocery store to achieve a Gold certification in any of the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED rating systems.”