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Planned Dunedin townhomes will create more electricity than residents use listen
08/01/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Pinellas County, Dunedin, Ken Welch, Green Planet, green buildings, energy efficiency, sustainable living, solar power, solar energy, LEED
Officials from across Pinellas County broke ground this morning on what they’re calling the nation’s first multi-family dwelling that generates more electricity than it uses. Chuck Burkett, president of Planet Green, the company building the net zero townhomes in Dunedin, said that means most owners won’t have to pay for electricity “if they live a reasonable lifestyle. Now I’m not telling you if you let your kids leave the sliding glass doors open all day in August, you’ll probably get an ...
Be the first to commentHousing Authority of Tampa receives LEED Gold certification for Moses White Estates listen
03/29/12 Olivia KabatWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Tampa Housing Authority, LEED, affordable housing
A public housing community in Tampa has been recognized for its environmentally sustainable design. Moses White Estates is the first development in the Housing Authority of the City of Tampa to attain a LEED Gold designation.
LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and is a recognition by the United Green Building Council. According to Lillian Stringer, director of public relations with the Housing Authority of Tampa, Moses White Estates earned the designation though ...
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09/06/11 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: St. Petersburg fire department, Bill Foster, green building, LEED
St. Petersburg officials opened their third green building this morning near Lake Maggiore. The latest project built using Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, certification principles is a St. Pete’s fire station. It achieved green building classification by using energy efficiency program...
Be the first to commentEnergy efficient buildings and schools
01/24/11 Jon ButtsRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Friday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: education, energy efficiency, LEED, solar, Ybor City
On today’s program we talked with a couple of the best green contractors in our area. The Learning Gate Charter School in Lutz just received its Platinum LEED certification from the US Green Building Council, and last year installed a 5 KW solar electric grid-tie System.
Charles Girard, the teaching contractor on the project, joined the program with the head of the environmental department, Adam, and two really sharp students attending the school, Demonte and Shelby.
Also joining ...
Be the first to commentGreen building at the USF St. Petersburg Campus listen
12/09/08 Colleen Krepstekies and Andrea LypkaWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: LEED, St. Petersburg, USF
The USF green building project began in 2002 and it will open in fall 2009. The new facility will be two colleges, the arts & sciences and the college of marine science with eight research labs.
The construction company, Creative Contractors, hosted a tour of its building project at the USF St. Pete Campus on Dec. 9. The hosts provided an overview of USF’s first LEED certified building. LEED is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and is a program that was started by the U.S. ...
Be the first to commentUSF forms climate steering committee listen
07/09/08 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: USF, sustainable, solar power, light rail, LEED
In April, The University of South Florida joined the American College & University Presidents Climate Committee (ACUPCC), a group focused on reducing the impact that member schools have on the global climate. USF has recently established a Campus Sustainability Steering Committee to help meet ACUPCC goals.
Sharon Hanna-West is a lecturer on ethics and sustainability in USF’s Department of Management. She is a member of the sustainable steering committee at USF and co-chair of the climate c...
Be the first to commentA first in Tampa: 'Green' building listen
04/04/08 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: green building, LEED, John Dingfelder
Tampa finally has its first green building that will achieve LEED certification. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and is the sustainable building accreditation standard.
The building opened Monday on West Kennedy Boulevard and is the new home of the marketing company Walker Brands.
Nancy Walker, owner and president of Walker Brands, said one of her favorite sustainable design elements of the building is the recycled content, especially the pine floor.
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