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What is it that enables some structures to survive a hundred years or longer, while others don't even last a few decades? This article makes the case for durability and offers some strategies for achieving it. By Alex Wilson
by Emily Rabin
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The flagship showroom of Kimball International, Inc., a manufacturer of office furniture and durable electronics, has achieved Gold-level LEED-CI status for environmentally responsible design -- the first building in Indiana to earn that certification.
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The towering windows, extensive woodwork and staircase in the lobby of the Hilton Vancouver Washington hotel tend to catch the eye of first-time visitors. But it is Hilton's unseen features that are earning the hotel recognition as a 'green' building.
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California's design and construction industry, for the most part, has embraced the concepts of 'green' or sustainable design. Yet in many respects, the green movement -- particularly within the hospitality market -- is just beginning to take off. By Robert L. Noble
by Emily Rabin
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The Cree Village Ecolodge has become a northern Canadian tourist destination for those seeking a unique look at the Cree culture as well as an environmental setting indoors and out. By Katherine McIntyre
by Emily Rabin
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How does a manufacturer push technological boundaries without causing environmental problems? For Intel, it all comes down to design. By John Harland and Tim Mohin
by John Harland
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SC Johnson has become the first major consumer packaged goods company to join EPA's Design for Environment program, which promotes innovative chemical products, technologies, and practices that benefit human health and the environment.
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The U.S. Green Building Council has partnered with Turner Construction to launch a Web-based training course designed to educate building industry professionals about LEED professional accreditation requirements.
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport have promoted water-retentive pavement and sprinklers placed around the Japanese National Diet Building as ways to counter the heat island effect.
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The nonprofit Global Green USA has honored four industry leaders -- Citigroup, The Hearst Corporation, Enterprise, and The Weather Channel -- at its 6th Annual 'Designing a Sustainable and Secure World' Awards Gala.
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Albertson's has received an America's Marketplace Recycles! Award from the International Council of Shopping Centers in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Sun Microsystems has introduced the first computer processor designed for eco-responsibility, claiming innovations in power, cooling, and performance.
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Green architect Eric Corey Freed answers your questions on sustainable building performance, materials, and design.
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As the number of businesses and organizations interested in sustainable green buildings increases, Johnson Controls, Inc. has developed software intended to simplify building certification.
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Wal-Mart has opened another resource-efficient superstore in Aurora, Colo., with the goals of reducing the amount of energy and natural resources required to operate and maintain the stores, minimizing the amount of raw materials needed to construct the facility, and substituting renewable materials when appropriate.
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PNC Bank has seven bank branches that are either LEED-certified or in the application process, despite the added time and cost of filing for LEED credentials. By Eric Brill and Gary Saulson
by Emily Rabin
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HP has announced a goal to eliminate the brominated flame retardant (BFR) tetrabromobisphenol A from external case parts of all new HP brand products introduced after Dec. 31, 2006.
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A few years ago, trees started dying by the thousands as the bark-beetle crisis raced across the San Bernardino Mountains. Now a cadre of companies and entrepreneurs are using the timber for wood siding, log houses, table tops, large beams, mulch, energy production, and even as stock for chain-saw sculptures. <br>
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Ask the Green Architect: Eco-Manufacturers; 'C2C'; High Ceilings; Product Certification; Daylighting
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Green architect Eric Corey Freed answers your questions on sustainable building performance, materials, and design.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's WasteWise program has presented furniture maker Herman Miller with its 2005 Product Stewardship Gold Achievement Award in the Design category.
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The Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse located in Denver, Colo., was recently highlighted at the 2005 World Sustainable Building Conference in Tokyo, Japan.
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Lutheran General is being designed with environmentally friendly features that include large expanses of glass for natural light, water-retentive plantings on the roof and a 'rainwater garden' to recycle water.
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The new facility was designed with consideration of resource and energy saving, harmony with the surrounding environment, and the reuse of construction materials from demolished buildings.
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I've heard that it doesn't cost more to build a LEED-certified building than the average building. Due to the extra planning effort, we're expecting it to be much more expensive, in addition to capturing the 'low-hanging fruit' to get to certification. How can we keep costs under control?
by Gil Friend
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Neenah Paper, one of the first environmentally sensitive mills, is using the LEED system as a guide to designing its new headquarters.