Sarasota, FL (PRWeb) December 24, 2006 -- National Developer Benderson Development, in working with Moule & Polyzoides, urbanist architects and Two Trails, Inc., green consultants, is setting a new standard for Green Building with their unique approach for integrating stores, homes and offices. University Town Center will be the mixed-use development others will reference when looking to achieve working sustainable Lifestyle Center.

Having spent his first career in waste management, Steve Ellis wasn't about to trash a 1,000-square-foot house at 1876 Goldenrod St. Sure, other developers might have considered it a tear-down and sent it off to the landfill in metal boxes -- another 200 or so cubic yards of concrete, wood and plaster for the ever-growing pile that is yesterday's Sarasota.

NEW PORT RICHEY -- Incentives and costs of "green" building codes were dissected today as a Pasco Building Association group examined the second draft of a proposed Pasco County environmentally friendly construction ordinance.

LAKEWOOD RANCH - Tuesday, Greenbuilding University hosted it's first class in the largest green community in the nation,Lakewood Ranch. Sub-contractors and homeowners spent the day learning about new energy-saving building techniques, along with the basics of being green.

With apologies to Kermit the Frog, these days it seems like it's easy—but pricey—being green. Reducing your carbon footprint has become such a stylish hobby that accoutrements like solar panels, hybrid cars, and organic foods have become status symbols. And like many status symbols, they're expensive.

Tampa Bay Business Journal - 9:39 AM EDT Wednesday, March 28, 2007 Taylor Woodrow has plans to develop communities and build homes that meet or exceed Florida Green Building Coalition standards in all new Sarasota County communities.

This is the first green home for Hannah Bartoletta Homes, which intends to build all-green homes in the future. It's the second straight green showcase home for the builders association, and they've decided that all future showcases will be green.

So you have an older home and you want to make it more energy efficient. Where do you turn for information? The Florida House Learning Center, right?

UNIVERSITY PARK -- The University Park Women's Club Garden Group recently spent an afternoon exploring The Tech House. The Tech House was built incorporating a variety of innovative and advanced materials and techniques to demonstrate "green" construction, energy saving, environmentally friendly products and "smart" technology.

UNIVERSITY PARK -- The University Park Women's Club Garden Group recently spent an afternoon exploring The Tech House. The Tech House was built incorporating a variety of innovative and advanced materials and techniques to demonstrate "green" construction, energy saving, environmentally friendly products and "smart" technology.