This week we celebrate the ten year anniversary of the City of Houston’s LEED resolution and look at the impact it has had. On June 23, 2004, the City of Houston passed resolution 2004-15 “Authorizing the City to establish the USGBC’s LEED Certification as a … [Read more...]
Green Building Bills Pass Texas Legislature
Texas politics are maddening. Every other January we dive in full of hope and every other May we go home empty-handed. And those are the good years. Then 2011 rolls around with astronomical budget deficits, education issues and redistricting…and look what … [Read more...]
Federal and Local Incentives to Build Green
Some framework is in place for green building tax deductions at both the national and the lower levels. At both the federal level and local level, tax benefits exist to help promote green buildings in Houston. These benefits not only affect owners, but some … [Read more...]
Houston LEED 2010 Statistics: More Certified than Registered
For the first time ever, the number of Houston LEED projects Certified exceeded the number of projects Registered for LEED. In 2010, the Houston region had 59 projects acheive LEED certification, a 55% increase over 2009 and a continuation of the exponential … [Read more...]
Transformation in Transportation – Houston Sets the Stage to Welcome More Electric Vehicles (EVs)
As a city shaped and designed by the personal vehicle, now it is Houston’s turn to welcome, promote, and shape its urban infrastructure to a new kind of vehicle – the electric vehicle (EV). As plans are underway to expand public transportation networks and … [Read more...]