Buildings get credit for specific eco-friendly features, some of which can be rewarded with tax credits or abatements.
Because of its eco-friendly features, the Glas lamp is a great offering for Earth Day, which is this Sunday, but the design could use a little tweak.
All apartments have eco-friendly features like bamboo flooring over cork, recycled glass countertops and cabinets made with wood from Connecticut.
Other eco-friendly features include a recycling system that repurposes "grey water" from the sinks and showers to irrigate the community garden; a waste-processing system; and composting bins.
It was all part of an effort to make their vacation retreat as green as possible, with eco-friendly features that were missing from their Lincoln Park home in the city.
Ms. Greenspan declined to say what she paid for her unit, but Mr. Namer says prices at Village Green, which started at about $1,100 a square foot in 2009, have nearly doubled, to $2,000 a square foot, partly because of the eco-friendly features.
Nowadays the proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have gained more importance due to their eco-friendly features.
The Blue2 is materialized in a sporty and luxurious style, a combination of futuristic, flowing designs and eco-friendly features.
The new displays also offer eco-friendly features and power-efficient performance, making them ideal for consumers who want to conserve energy and the environment.
"There is a growing interest in eco-friendly features for kitchens, such as bamboo and cork flooring, and concrete and bamboo countertops," says Kermit Baker, the AIA's chief economist.
To replace these mercury-based units, nitride-based UV light-emitting diodes (UV-LEDs) have recently received considerable attention because of their light-weight, high-efficiency, and eco-friendly features [1-4].
