Inc. factory a modular home can be 15 percent of the way towards LEED certification, says Cooper, referring to the UnitedStates Green Building Council s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED-H) certification program for residential
Department of Health and Human Services called lead the "number one environmental threat to the health of children in the UnitedStates." There are many ways in which humans are exposed to lead: through air, drinking water, food, contaminated soil, deteriorating
The DOE announces the Wind Powering America initiative, designed to significantly increase the use of wind power in the UnitedStates over the next 10 years. 2000 - The first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified building is
actress since she was 15 years old, appearing in more than a dozen plays and musicals, including Annie Get Your Gun and the UnitedStates and United Kingdom tours of The King & I in 2002 and 2005. She also created and starred in her one-woman show, One from
great fashion photographer. He is also active with several charities, including working with The Humane Society of the UnitedStates to prevent the Canadian government from the commercial slaughter of baby seals, and traveling to Haiti to raise awareness
countertops are one of the top requested features for home remodels, and Sciarrino says 43 percent of countertops in the UnitedStates will be made of stone by 2009. The increased popularity has fueled demand for products that make cleaning stone a snap
An excellent example of this was the American elm (Ulmus americana). This lovely tree was widely planted throughout the UnitedStates. With the introduction of Dutch elm disease, thousands of communities lost all their street trees in only a few years
facility. Though not a manufacturer, Budget Blinds has a vendor network for its 1,100 franchise territories across the UnitedStates and Canada. It polled its Vendor Alliance and found several good choices for eco-conscious customers. Suzi Carragher
builders will have the methods and technologies to cost-effectively construct net-zero energy homes anywhere in the UnitedStates. The challenge is to get to cost neutral, where the added first costs of system enhancements amortized over 30 years would
founded in 2000 that sells wireless and Web-managed comprehensive security systems to residential customers across the UnitedStates and Canada. A wireless system is independent of any other, she says. It allows two-way communication through a smart