Why Curved Buildings are Green, and Why They’re Here to Stay.

A few articles ago, Lloyd Alter of Treehugger lamented the news of the threatened Prentice Hospital in Chicago. For two reasons: one, because it’s pointless to demolish perfectly-good, structurally sound buildings just to erect a new one (pointless still if…

neoli30 October 2012

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Green Building for the Newbies | What Your LEED Contractor Can Do For You

Building green is no easy task. If it’s your first time, ask any LEED contractor and you’ll be introduced to an elaborate process of planning that borders on obsessive compulsiveness. What is LEED anyway? LEED, currently the gold standard in…

neoli27 October 2012

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Green Building Myths We Should Stop Believing Now (Part 2)

Two posts ago, we tackled some of the green building myths we should stop believing now. As in now. And now we’re on to the second half of the list: Green Building is Just a Passing Trend Not if…

neoli20 October 2012

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Eco-Friendly Staplers and Why I’m No Longer Guilted by People Who Point Out My Carbon Footprint

Ah yes, carbon footprint. Did you know that a lone staple wire, which you let the store clerk use on your kraft paper bag, can add to your carbon footprint? Well, I didn’t know about this, until this guy at…

neoli15 October 2012

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Five Green Building Myths You'd Better Stop Believing Now (Part 1)

Green building might not yet be as prevalent as we hope it would be. It’s not yet the rule instead of the exception, but it’s sure come a long way ever since it took off in the 1970s. We’re becoming…

neoli10 October 2012

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Acts of Green in the Office: 43 Green Office Tips

Last September 10, the Journal of Organizational Behavior published the findings of UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability regarding employees in eco-friendly organizations. According to the study, employees are more 16{e3829ec1db02d54faaf9fa2de0d48db26af01d7a7944a63c3b26976124791cab} productive when their offices are engaged in green standards and…

neoli2 October 2012

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Eco Apps for Your Smartphone

Whether you’re team Android or Team Apple, what matters is that we all enjoy our smartphones. Thanks to all the wonderful developers who constantly churn out dozens of variously-purposed apps every day, we’re more connected and updated than ever before,…

neoli29 September 2012

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Let There Be Cold Cathode Lighting…

We’re used to LED being the embodiment of eco-friendliness. What could be greener than LED lamps with its 80{e3829ec1db02d54faaf9fa2de0d48db26af01d7a7944a63c3b26976124791cab} efficiency and long operational life? Last Christmas 2011, when Paris’ city officials lit up Champs Elysees with over a million LED…

neoli25 September 2012

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LEED Points for Platinum: A Quick Profile of Green Buildings and Spaces

Say what you want about the ongoing arms race in LEED points, but there will always be a good and valid reason why these buildings and spaces are awarded with a Platinum rating, the highest credential given by USGBC. Take…

neoli23 September 2012

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Green Building in the Third World Countries

Green building, for the most part, has been confined to First World nations, and for a good reason. Highly industrialized countries are owning up to their intensive energy use and massive carbon footprint, and if there’s anyone who should be…

neoli18 September 2012