Trade Magazine or Scholarly Journals

1) Yudelson, J. (2008, January). The Green-Building Revolution. Heating/Piping/Air Conditioning HPAC Engineering, 80(1), 8-10. Retrieved February 4, 2008, from Academic Search Complete database.

Yudelson’s article is not for those unfamiliar with building terminology; what is helpful is that there are statistics presented in the article; however, no sources are cited for further follow-up. The statistics tell the number of new LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Building) registered and certified projects. The article also cites global warming as the reason sustainable building is a rapidly growing business. It also discusses the differences between German and U.S. building energy concepts. According to the article, Germany uses half the energy per building that the U.S. does; reasons are discussed briefly.


2) Building Green, LLC. (2008, March). Building Green. Retrieved March 5, 2008, from the World Wide Web: http://www.buildinggreen.com/

BuildingGreen.com contains lots of information about green technology, primarily more for building or renovating an existing building. It includes articles on timely green design information. Sections on the page include: “Learn,” an area that provides basic information on green design; “CSI Divisions,” which outlines green building based on the CSI MasterFormat; “LEED Credits,” which has links to other articles based on LEED; “Green Products” contains links to the materials green builders would be interested in, such as roofing; “Projects” offers case studies on green building; and “News” which provides the latest information on sustainable building material.


3) Penton Media, Inc. (2008, March). HPAC Engineering - Heating, Piping, Air Conditioning. Retrieved March 5, 2008, from the World Wide Web: http://www.hpac.com/

HPAC’s site is slightly more difficult to find green material in. The entire site is not dedicated to sustainable building, instead it focuses on building engineering in general. It is useful because it does contain subheads on green engineering. Green building information can be found under “Technology,” “Columns,” “News and Events” and “Newsletters.” The information under those sections is helpful and provides inside information as well as national news about engineering green buildings. This site, however, would not be helpful for a stay at home mother who is looking for some minor ways to live a more green lifestyle.