January 2010

The Archives

• Business, Green

  Why Building Green is a Good Business Decision

  01.22.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  

  While I think most people can agree that sustainable building practices are a good thing, the decision on whether or not to take a project down a green path ultimately becomes a business decision, and rightfully so.

• Green

  California Adopts Mandatory Green Building Code

  01.19.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  

  Surprise, Surprise; California has became the first state in the nation to adopt a mandatory green building standards code.

• Business

  Lighthouse Bagels – #1 on Tripadvisor.com

  01.15.10 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  

  We are very proud of the fact that we have gained the number one ranking for restaurants in the city of Corolla, NC. Sites like Tripadvisor.com and Yelp.com can be a great tool to promote a small business that has a focus on a quality product.

• Green

  Top 10 Green Building Trends for 2010

  01.12.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  

  Jerry Yudelson, founder of the top notch green building firm Yudelson Associates, and author of some of the best books on Green Building I have read posted what he believes to be the top 10 Green Building Trends for the coming year. Well, he is kind of a big deal, so I was listening.

• Green

  Study Claims half of Non-Residential Buildings Will Be Green by 2015

  01.06.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  

  A new study laims that 50% of the non – residential buildings in America will be green by 2015. This seems like a bit of a reach to me, but then again, I didn’t just conduct a two year study on it.