Bank of America, which just ranked at the top of a recent survey on green banking initiatives, is going for US Green Building Council Platinum certification with a recently opened banking center in Adelanto, CA.
The building features solar-PV systems, recycled content insulation, water conserving landscaping and fixtures and sustainable finishes like compressed wheat countertops.
The structure is part of Bank of America’s $20 billion environmental commitment which tagged $1.4 billion worth of funds for green building initiatives aligned with the USGBC LEED program. Platinum is the highest certification possible for a green building under the LEED program.
The project was designed by …read more

MSNBC had an article yesterday called Hyper-green products go ‘cradle to cradle’ which was great because it brought considerable attention to Cradle to Cradle (C2C) certification, a new green labeling process that takes the guesswork out of a product’s ‘greenness’. As a fan of Cradle to Cradle authors William McDonough and Michael Braungart, I’m psyched to see the idea get some time in the mainstream …read more