U2 Malibu project raises questions about LEED

U2 guitarist The Edge is locked in a dispute with California authorities over plans to build five new luxury homes near Malibu, with officials claiming they would harm the local environment.The star -- real name David Evans -- wants to build the houses on a ridge in the hills overlooking Malibu up the Pacific coast from Los Angeles, and has set up a website boasting they are environmentally-friendly.But the California Coastal Commission has filed a report recommending that the planning applications be rejected when they go before local lawmakers next week.

? ? Brand new to the??Malibu housing market,??Dick Clark has??just listed his Flintstone-esque home atop a remote bluff for $3,500,000. One of??Malibu?s landmark properties, Clark?s stone home features unparalleled 360 degree views of the Pacific Ocean, Channel Islands, Boney Mountains, Serrano Valley,??Los Angeles sunsets and sparkling city lights. This unusually??imaginative architectural creation is nestled atop ...

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is the new owner of a 16-acre vineyard in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, The Los Angeles Times reports.

A four-bedroom contemporary home in Malibu offers ocean views from most rooms. In the living room, windows underwater provide a view into the pool.A waterfall cascades from an infinity pool to mark the entrance to this Malibu contemporary.

Fourteen federal departments and agencies, 34 states and more than 200 local governments now encourage or require LEED certification. But a New York apartment building owner says the green-building certification is awarded before energy savings are proven.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Green building now accounts for close to one-third of new U.S. construction. That's up from 2 percent in 2005, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, which tracks the industry. U.S. Green Building Council, and its LEED rating system, have changed construction practice -- and policy -- around the country.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us