My story today was based on how many local projects are being considered “green.” Unfortunately, we all have different ideas what that means unless we’re talking about Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)by the U.S. Green Building Council.

I hope to do a few more stories on this topic so we’re all on the same page.

Today I also heard from Frank Nothaft, chief economist and vice president of Freddie Mac and Douglas G. Duncan, chief economist for the Mortgage Bankers Association who didn’t tell us anything we didn’t already know — the subprime market fallout affected the prime lending industry. (And several statistics were from the Bay Area company, First American LoanPerformance, and already reported in the Times.)