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WORLD GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL, ARCHITECT GROUP SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Mar 1, 2010: Council, International Union of Architects aim to improve their relationship in promoting green buildings.

CHANNELING WIND POWER THE EUROPEAN WAY Jun 12, 2009: The European Union's Economic Recovery Plan, passed on May 6, allocates €5 billion for on and offshore energy projects. Wind farms already source four percent of the E.U.'s total energy usage. This new funding enables construction for more farms, on and off shore, to boost that figure to as much as 28 percent by 2030. That's enough to power 85 percent of the homes in the European Union.

ONLINE MODEL PREDICTS BEST LOCATIONS FOR WIND TURBINES IN BRITAIN Mar 11, 2009: An online calculator developed by Britain's national weather service enables residents to evaluate the cost benefits of using small roof turbines to generate localized renewable energy.

ENGLISH LAWMAKERS PROPOSE ZERO CARBON HOMES BY 2016 Dec 22, 2008: British Housing Minister Margaret Beckett wants all new home construction in the United Kingdom to be zero carbon by 2016. The move is part of a larger goal to reduce overall carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2050.

EUROPEANS ARE BETTER THAN US Oct 15, 2008: When it comes to energy efficiency, the United States is in the dark compared to Europe. A recent trip to Europe shed some light on energy technology for green building writer Robert Ebisch.

CATERPILLAR EXPANDS MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS WITH SUSTAINABLE FACILITY Sep 8, 2008: Caterpillar's projected 215,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Singapore, to be completed in 2010, is slated to earn green building certifications from the Singapore Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Greenmark and the USGBC LEED program.

OLYMPIC VILLAGE IN BEIJING EARNS LEED GOLD CERTIFICATION Sep 1, 2008: Beijing's Olympic Village wins the gold when it comes to the USGBC's LEED Neighborhood Development certification pilot program. The gold sets the stage for additional certifications as well as collaboration between the USGBC and China’s Green Building Council.

GOING FOR GOLD: BEIJING’S OLYMPIC BUILDING PERFORMANCE Aug 14, 2008: China aspires to a gold medal in sustainability with the designs of its Olympic venues.