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Not long ago, any time you got an X-ray, the doctor would pull out a big floppy rectangle of film. Now, there’s a good chance the doctor will call up the images on a computer screen. In the not too distant future, the old approach to X-rays will seem as antiquated as mercury thermometers. On the...

Of all the developments in the building industry over the past 10 years, I can’t think of one that’s had as much impact as the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED system. Wouldn’t it be great if the same thing turned out to be true for the next decade? That is, LEED not only serves...

Utilities have long offered rebates and other incentives for energy efficiency. In the early and mide-90s, for example, rebates helped drive a market shift from T12 lamps and magnetic ballasts to T8s and electronic ballasts. By the end of that decade, the amount of rebates had dropped. But the tide has...

Do you think of utility incentives when you're planning a new construction project? Maybe you should. If you're considering a green building, you should visit your utility to see if they have energy efficiency incentives for new buildings. For example, Southern California Edison has a program...