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Supermarket retailer Giant Eagle, Inc. last week became the nation's first grocer to operate a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified supermarket at one of its locations in Northeastern Ohio.
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A Seattle building materials maker, a New York neighborhood, and a Kansas City design firm are winners of this year's awards.
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Dusty Gedge received the Andrew Lees Award for his success in persuading developers to install “green roofs” -- hundreds of thousands of square meters of greenery -- on rooftops all over London.
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Recycled plastic can be used as a reinforcement medium for high-pressure engineering applications, according to a U.K. research project.
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Joel Makower talks with Interface’s Ray Anderson -- ten years after his “spear in the chest.”
by Joel Makower
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The National Association of Realtors has officially opened for business in one of Washington, D.C.'s most environmentally advanced commercial building expected to receive 'green' certification.
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Understanding how the LEED rating system works can help facility executives shape green buildings. By Greg Zimmerman
by Emily Rabin
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The Green Building Council of Australia has announced that the design of an office building in the national capital of Canberra is the first to earn certification under Green Star for Office Design, a comprehensive tool for rating the environmental responsibility of building designs.
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A premier national affordable housing provider and a leading national environmental group has launched the Green Communities Initiative, a five-year, $550-million commitment to build more than 8,500 environmentally friendly affordable homes across the country.
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Turner Construction Company has announced the findings of its survey of 719 building owners, developers, architects, engineers and consultants on green building issues.
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The only way is up when looking for new habitats for urban wildlife, says Peter Marren. Rooftop sanctuaries are cheap, fashionable, and effective.
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LEED-accredited columnist Tom Paladino identifies five key trends: knowledge-based demand, wide owner adoption, deep sector penetration, strong creative demographics, and innovators pushing limits.
by Emily Rabin
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The city of Vancouver has adopted LEED Gold as its standard for all new city buildings, making it the first municipality in North America to adopt this leading edge energy and environmental performance system.
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The company has announced that Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, will be featured in the third print execution of its new corporate advertising campaign, launched in July.
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Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water Co. has been awarded the Silver Rating from the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) program, the first food manufacturing facility in the U.S. to earn LEED certification.
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Bank of America and The Durst Organization have broken ground on the construction of the Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park, a 945-foot-tall crystalline skyscraper that will rise in Midtown Manhattan.
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Five years ago, the 22-year-old World Resources Institute (WRI) opened the doors to its new and innovative 'green' office near the Capitol in Washington, D.C. The move has encouraged many planners to include environmentally friendly features in their own offices. By Peter Denton
by Emily Rabin
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For a modest first-cost premium, an EPA laboratory building went from a basic green design to the best practices embodied in LEED gold status. By Charles Vaciliou
by Emily Rabin
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An abandoned Brooklyn warehouse heralds the onset of hipster environmentalism. By Amanda Griscom
by Emily Rabin
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Mayor Richard M. Daley has announced that the city’s newly constructed public buildings will be LEED Certified by the U.S. Green Building Council.
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The Los Angeles Community College District plans to launch sustainable design certification classes at its campus, where more than 40 green buildings are being constructed as part of the college district’s extensive campus improvement program.
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Environmental sensitivity ranks high among the hip trends in culture and design. But one Boulder design firm reaches beyond the hype, to innovate and lead within the sustainable design movement. Sustainability takes architectural design to the next level, combining environment responsibility with profitability, social proactivity and innovation.
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The IKEA store in Vaughn, Toronto, practices environmental responsibility by utilizing a rehabilitated brownfield site near a public transit stop. By Paul Nutcher
by Emily Rabin