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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is offering comprehensive technical assistance to state capitals for the design and development of more sustainable neighborhoods -- ones that incorporate green building and infrastructure to foster social, economic and environmental benefits.
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A LEED-Platinum rated zero net energy live/work unit opens its doors to the public today before a deal closes to buy the unique property near the Oakland Estuary.<br />
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Support for green construction and LEED certification dipped slightly in 2009 but remains strong across the past three years despite the recession, according to the latest green building survey by Allen Matkins, Constructive Technologies Group and the Green Building Insider.<br />
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The U.S. Departments of Energy, Commerce, Labor and four other federal agencies are banding together to establish a nearly $130 million regional research center to develop and implement new technology for building efficiency.
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Working with William McDonough + Partners and Swinerton Builders, NASA’s Ames Research Center broke ground this week on what is planned as a state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot green office building.<br />
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The Home Depot Foundation and Habitat for Humanity International are expanding their Partners in Sustainable Building program to a $30 million five-year effort across the United States.
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The typical building in the U.S. leaks energy like a sieve and its occupants usually make the situation worse. But businesses and individuals could stanch the flow by making simple changes that could yield a 23 percent drop in energy use by 2020, save the U.S. economy $1.2 trillion and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1.1 gigatons annually, according to a new study.
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From its roof sown with native plants to the depths of its two geothermal wells, a new Hannaford supermarket has been declared the greenest of the green groceries in the United States. It's the first to earn the highest rating possible from the U.S. Green Building Council.
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The United States and China have agreed to a research partnership on energy efficient buildings and communities, redoubling collaborative efforts between the two countries in the development of cleaner, greener technology.
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With solar power, radiant floors and other eco-friendly building elements, Hall Wines' St. Helena winery has been certified at the LEED-Gold level, one of a growing number of vineyards and wineries that are greening their operations.
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Eco-friendly exterior wall coatings that incorporate heat reflective technology helped a Florida office building earn a LEED-Gold green rating and won the project recognition from an industry magazine.
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Deloitte House, the first commercial structure in Poland to be certified as a green building by the European Commission, officially opened this month.
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A new Asda supermarket in a Liverpool suburb that diverts 95 percent of its operational waste and slashes greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent has been awarded an 'excellent' green rating from the British Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology.
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NASA's George C. Marshall Space Flight Center cuts the ribbon on a new state-of-the-art $30 million facility, the second of three designed according to green building standards for the center's engineering complex.
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A new bottling plant for Nestle Waters North America in Pennsylvania, the interior of Seventh Generation’s new headquarters facility in Vermont and a historic Atlanta office building receive LEED Gold green building certification, while new corporate offices for the Tower Companies snag a LEED platinum rating.
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Managing water use is becoming increasingly important to commercial property owners, contractors, architects and engineers, and more than half say that water efficiency is an extremely important aspect of green building, according to a recent survey by McGraw-Hill Construction.
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Sixteen ambitious community development projects in 10 countries have been selected as models for the new Climate Positive Development Program for urban growth that was launched by the Clinton Climate Initiative and U.S. Green Building Council.
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Strict thresholds for reduction of carbon emissions, energy efficiency, decreased water consumption and use of more sustainable materials in new buildings take effect September 1 in Wales, whose Assembly Government adopted the first national green building standard in the U.K.
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Kohl's tally of Energy Star-labeled stores now stands at 219, the retailer's design prototype for stores has been awarded initial LEED Silver certification and three other stores in the chain have attained LEED ratings.
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The building sector and governments have made progress but are not doing enough to improve energy efficiency in the built environment -- and will not meet targets to address global climate change unless sweeping action is taken immediately to slash energy use, according to a new report by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
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Integrated Environmental Solutions Ltd., a building analysis software firm headquartered in Glasgow, is launching enhanced versions of its VE-Toolkits to support sustainable design analysis.
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The Duncan Avenue Apartments and Community Center at the University of Arkansas have been certified as environmentally friendly under the standards set by the Green Building Initiative's Green Globes rating and assessment system.
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The American Institute of Architects and its Committee on the Environment have selected the organization's Top 10 List of outstanding examples of environmentally responsible architecture and design for 2009.
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Raley’s new supermarket in this San Francisco Bay Area town has been certified at the Green Chill Gold level, the Environmental Protection Agency’s highest rating for businesses that deploy advanced refrigeration technology in energy efficient buildings.
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AMB Property's Kasugai Distribution Center has received the highest rating possible under the Comprehensive Assessment System for Building Environmental Efficiency maintained by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The certification marks the first time that a CASBEE S-Class ranking has been awarded to a distribution center.