Remodelers Struggle to Meet Lead Paint Rule Deadline Due to Lack of EPA Trainers
March 18, 2010 Posted by NAHB
WASHINGTON D.C. - March 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — A shortage of EPA-accredited trainers means that home owners planning a remodeling project this spring may not be able to find a qualified remodeler if a new regulation from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) goes into effect as scheduled, according to the National Association of Home Builders
Know your facts, keep your home lead-safe
March 15, 2010 Posted by RealEstateRama
Des Plaines, IL - March 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) is making homeowners aware of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) regulations that will take effect April 22, 2010, requiring remodelers working in homes built before 1978 to follow practices designed to minimize the exposure of residents to lead hazards.
EPA RECOGNIZES USAA REAL ESTATE COMPANY WITH 2010 ENERGY STAR® SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE AWARD
March 11, 2010 Posted by RealEstateRama
March 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded USAA Real Estate Co. a 2010 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award in recognition of its continued leadership in protecting our environment through energy efficiency. USAA Real Estate Company’s accomplishments will be recognized at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. on March 18, 2010. USAA Real Estate Company is the only real estate company in America that has won eight ENERGY STAR awards
House Passage of Energy and Climate Legislation Creates New Opportunities for Green Building
July 1, 2009 Posted by USGBC
Washington, DC - July 1, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) commends the House of Representatives for passing landmark energy and climate legislation Friday that includes several significant provisions to incentivize and accelerate the benefits of green building across the country.
“Livability Principles” Announced In Federal Interagency Agreement Echo Urban Land Institute Efforts To Promote Sustainable Communities
June 17, 2009 Posted by RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, DC - June 17, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) - The recent announcement of six livability principles for sustainable communities jointly issued by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson represents a “pivotal point in restoring land use issues as a national priority,” according to Richard Rosan, chief executive officer of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Worldwide.
Enterprise Applauds Government Agencies’ Unprecedented Partnership for Sustainable Communities
June 17, 2009 Posted by RealEstateRama
COLUMBIA, Md. - June 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) today unveiled the Partnership for Sustainable Communities.
NHC Responds to the Administration’s New “Livability Principles” Focused on Cooperatively Addressing Housing, Transportation, Environmental and Energy Concerns
June 16, 2009 Posted by NHC
Prepared in Response to the Administration’s New “Livability Principles” Focused on Cooperatively Addressing Housing, Transportation, Environmental and Energy Concerns. June 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — “Today’s joint hearing held by the U.S. Senate Banking Committee with Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson underscores the Administration’s clear commitment to developing comprehensive plans for communities that will cooperatively address the nation’s extensive housing, transportation, environmental and energy concerns
DOT Secretary Ray LaHood, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announce Interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities
June 16, 2009 Posted by HUD
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson today announced an interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities to help improve access to affordable housing, more transportation options, and lower transportation costs while protecting the environment in communities nationwide. Testifying together at a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing chaired by U.S. Senator Christopher J. Dodd, Secretary LaHood, Secretary Donovan and Administrator Jackson outlined the six guiding ‘livability principles’ they will use to coordinate federal transportation, environmental protection, and housing investments at their respective agencies.
U.S. EPA’s ENERGY STAR Program Recognizes Record Number of Energy-Efficient Building Designs/ Latest commercial building design projects to be unveiled today in San Francisco, see details below
April 30, 2009 Posted by EPA
San Francisco, CA - April 30, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will unveil the latest group of commercial building design projects that have been recognized as Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR. Together with representatives from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), EPA will recognize 75 new commercial building design projects for their energy efficiency, representing a 60 percent increase in the number of qualifying projects over the last year.
EPA Challenges Americans by Launching National Cell Phone Recycling Week: April 6-12 100 million recycled cell phones save enough energy to power 18,500 homes
April 3, 2009 Posted by EPA
Washington, D.C. - April 03, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — EPA is launching National Cell Phone Recycling Week as part of its efforts to celebrate Earth Day the entire month of April. The week, which runs from April 6 through April 12, is a joint effort between EPA’s Plug-In To eCycling program and leading cell phone manufacturers, retailers and service providers to increase national awareness about the importance of cell phone recycling.
