Noteworthy News and Information (WIR)

Here's an important roundup of news and articles from the past week that affect green building, or the future of green building.

1. A new report by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development found that the costs of green building are often misunderstood, and even overestimated by as much as 300%.
2. HGTV announces the Green Home Giveaway - they will build a home somewhere using eco-friendly materials and give it away in 2008.
3. Sun Microsystems completes next-generation, energy-efficient datacenters in California, the U.K, and India -- they expect to save over $1.1 million in energy costs per year.
4. Developing special lending programs dedicated to energy efficiency projects is a good way for banks to support green endeavors.
5. With climate change and 80% of the world's population living less than 30 miles from a coastline, Discovery talks about green principles in building a modern city.

Also posted at Jetson Green in the Week in Review column.