Posts Tagged ‘Mortgage’
Green building loans fall flat
The City could resume its position as a green energy leader if a lawsuit filed Wednesday by Californias attorney general reverses a federal move to suspend some clean energy loan programs. Attorney General Jerry Brown is challenging mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for essentially stopping a...
Restaurant takes spin on the green side
It took nearly two years of planning and construction, two permits, a $350,000 mortgage, nine truckloads of concrete and about 40 tons of steel and fiberglass, but Brian Great finally realized his dream of going green. His northwest suburban restaurant is now largely powered by a towering steel turbine out front, reaching roughly 11 stories into the sky.