Tag: denis hayes

The Bullitt Center is the greenest commercial building in the world, it is Net Zero, and was recently named the World Architecture News Sustainable Building of the Year 2013. In addition to an energy efficient design, the Bullitt Center relies on the behavior of the tenants to meet the goals of net zero energy and water. To support efficient behavior, the team […]

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Last Friday morning began with plenty of coffee, a healthy dose of surly and a splash of edginess to kick off the WCTA Second Annual Meeting featuring Denis Hayes of the Bullitt Foundation. Nearly 300 leaders in the cleantech industry came together to hear Hayes remark on the future of clean technology and the built […]

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April 22nd 1970. It was the first Earth Day organized by environmental icon and Washingtonian, Denis Hayes. Twenty million Americans hit the streets to raise awareness for environmental issues that had long been considered things of no great political consequence, launching the modern environmental movement. The passage of groundbreaking environmental laws followed and Earth Day […]

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