Green building encompasses a wide variety of solutions -- from new building to remodeling and rehabilitation. And deconstruction. And conservation of resources such as energy and water and solid waste. And healthy air to breathe. Polution prevention. Prevention of urban heat islands by providing green spaces and green roofs.

Green building is near and dear to all of us because buildings and their campuses have such major impacts on the quality of our lives, our relationships and our ability to work, rest and play effectively.

The SolutionsForGreenBuilding.com blog covers reliable green building and sustainable community solutions from LED lights to reclaimed wood to the metrics of gauging whether a material is nontoxic or resource-smart.

Where you build is also important...and we cover it. How big you build is a vital metric in consumption of increasingly tight supplies of materials and demand for future energy and water.

Together we can learn to build, conserve and use our buildings more effectively, and the innovations to make this more feasible are being created and innovated at increasing speeds.

Your organization (business, nonprofit, goverment or public) is invited to submit articles about green building strategies, case studies, products that provide high performance and renewable sources. Please send your articles and news about these breakthrough solutions -- and tried and true solutions as well -- to: info@SolutionsForGreen.com.