Act Green Blog » Government Efforts http://www.actgreenblog.com For a Green Eco World Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:00:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 What Is Green Building Certification? http://www.actgreenblog.com/what-is-green-building-certification.html http://www.actgreenblog.com/what-is-green-building-certification.html#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:00:21 +0000 qwcdirect http://www.actgreenblog.com/?p=521 Green building certification is a system that regulates the building industry to prove that the project has been carried out under environmental friendly conditions and has met the set green standards. There are four levels of accreditation that are carried out to give the project a public face that is different from similar building projects. It can be rated gold, silver or platinum. Green building certification is done mainly for commercial establishments.

The basic guidelines of identifying a top green building certification are to have met the following credits in the finished building. These include: The site’s sustainability, which means that the site must be easy to maintain without any health hazard. The building must also be in a water sufficient place. The energy resources used in the building should be non-carbonic. The materials used to construct the building should be tenable both for the surrounding environments and the indoors.

]]> http://www.actgreenblog.com/what-is-green-building-certification.html/feed/ 0 Top Five Resources for Green Energy Enthusiasts http://www.actgreenblog.com/top-five-resources-for-green-energy-enthusiasts.html http://www.actgreenblog.com/top-five-resources-for-green-energy-enthusiasts.html#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:42:53 +0000 actgreenblog http://www.actgreenblog.com/?p=32 Green Energy, EnvironmentIf you are interested in green energy and its issues and want to find out more information about the whole concept, then the top five resources for you are:

The Home page of the US Department of Energy on energy.gov. It is a user-friendly page with current news and events information. You can also go to the eere.energy.gov page of this site which is devoted to renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Energysavers.gov is a platform that is devoted to the cost savings that are made by using green energy products

The Home page of DOE agenda where young people will find several interesting facts about green energy.
Energy Kid’s Page sponsored by Energy Information Administration, geared for students who are interested in finding information about green energy resources.

The NREL of National Renewable Energy Laboratory of US Department of Energy which is a unique resource for the serious students who want to pursue career in field studies and green industry.

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