Sustainability & Resilience: Page 47
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Department of Energy, home builders collaborate on 10,000 high-performance houses
The U.S. Department of Energy says more than new 10,000 homes meet the energy-efficiency specifications of the Builders Challenge initiative.
Jan. 12, 2012 -
Green Building to Be a Priority at Rio+20
A draft text for a June U.N. Convention on Sustainable Development has leaked.
Jan. 12, 2012 -
Use of wood is crux of ban on Defense Dept. building to LEED
A congressional limit on LEED building in the Department of Defense may grow from standards that discourage the use of lumber.
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CBRE Grabs Office Building in Atlanta’s Atlantic Station
The 17-story building in the mixed-use development is LEED Gold certified.
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21st-Century Ghost Town
A new town in New Mexico has zero residents, but their behavior is the focus of a study on energy efficiency.
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Supreme Court Hears Idaho Wetlands Case
Several justices seemed sympathetic to property owners in a case that could affect the construction industry.
Jan. 10, 2012 -
Strengthening the Economy While Protecting the Environment
If you want to substantively get into a discussion on driving job creation, it won’t be long before you’re talking about green jobs.
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Air Dryer Claims Lower Impact Than Paper Towels
Low-flow faucets have become a standard water-saving feature in public bathrooms.
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Architect and Contractor Sitting in a Tree . . . K-I-S-S-I-N-G
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) have a marketing partnership agreement.
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Every Penny Counts: Tracking Building Performance to Save Money and Resources
As building owners and facility managers know all too well, every penny adds up.
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Citywide Clean-Development Mechanism: Empowering Cities
A new U.N. climate change provision counts reductions that cities achieve via a range of methods.
Jan. 5, 2012 -
Builders Worry About Indoor Air Quality Under Ontario Energy Code
They say they are concerned that stricter energy-efficiency codes could harm indoor air quality
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GreenStep Cities Program Helps Minn. Communities Get Grants
GreenStep Cities was designed to give communities greater recognition for their sustainability efforts.
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New Law Limits Defense Department LEED Work
Platinum and gold certifications are off limits unless the secretary of defense swears savings will exceed costs.
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"Safe" Flame Retardants Show Bioaccumulation Potential
Researchers at Canada’s National Wildlife Research Centre and multiple Canadian universities have detected what may be traces of second-generation brominated flame retardants in gulls’ eggs from colonies across the Great Lakes.
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JLL: Green Now Makes Sense, Can Save Cents
Dan Probst, Jones Lang LaSalle chairman of energy and sustainability, says green has proven itself.
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Recurrent Energy Secures Financing for Ontario Solar Projects
The $250 million in financing is evidence that solar is a mainstream energy source attracting significant investment from established financial partners, says the San Francisco firm.
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10 Innovators Who Find New Ways to Make, Sell Homes
Firms and individuals are finding ways to make the market work with high-performance building.
Dec. 30, 2011 -
Putting $$ Where Their Green Is
A Pennsylvania design-build firm decided that it had to walk the walk if it was going to talk the LEED talk.
Dec. 28, 2011 -
800 Brickell Office Tower Gets LEED Certification, New Tenants
Stiles' Richard Stein tells GlobSt.com's Jennifer LeClaire it's still a tenants market for larger, multi-floor tenants in Miami.
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Iconic Treasury Building in D.C. Earns LEED Gold
One of America’s most iconic buildings earned LEED for Existing Buildings.
Dec. 22, 2011 -
LEED Professionals: Remember to Renew Every Two Years
LEED certification is good to have, but it's only good for two years and needs to be renewed.
Dec. 20, 2011 -
Tapping the Zoning Code to Get Greener Buildings and Communities
Many communities are opening up their zoning codes to identify and remove barriers and adopting language that will encourage greener building and greener living outcomes.
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ENR's 2011 "Best of the Best" in Design, Construction
The magazine selected 18 projects from around the country as the top design and construction work for 2011.
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USGBC Explains Who’s Who at COP17
The Green Building Council's Roger Platt looks at who the players were at the recently completed climate conference in bSouth Africa.
Dec. 19, 2011
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