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The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers has published a 'GreenGuide' focusing on the 'design, construction, and operation of sustainable buildings.' The guide aims help teach designers how to participate effectively on design teams charged with producing green buildings.
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A new national report finds that building 'green' would save an average school $100,000 each year - enough to hire two new additional full-time teachers.
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Green architect Eric Corey Freed answers your questions on sustainable building performance, materials, and design.
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Global design firm HOK has entered into a strategic alliance with Advanced Environmental, a specialist environmental division of Australia-based Lincolne Scott consulting engineers, to advance sustainable design expertise and innovation in commercial building projects throughout the U.S.
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LivingHomes has received the highest rating possible from the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) new pilot, LEED for Homes rating system, making it the first residential project in the country to attain a Platinum rating and setting a new national standard in sustainable construction.
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Green architect Eric Corey Freed answers your questions on sustainable building performance, materials, and design.
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Homes in North Carolina have to cope with America's most violent weather -- hurricanes, tornadoes, and ice storms that knock out power for days and weeks. All that natural energy gave Wake Forest builder Michael Sykes an idea -- a house that makes its own weather.
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It's well past time for eco-friendly design and construction to go mainstream. By Auden Schendler
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Seven nonresidential California projects received 2006 Savings By Design Energy Efficiency Integration Awards for combining energy efficiency with outstanding design.
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Green architect Eric Corey Freed answers your questions on sustainable building performance, materials, and design.
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Scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Lighting Research Center (LRC) have developed a simple, cost-effective, energy-saving device designed to harvest daylight automatically.
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U.S. children are facing serious medical problems as a result of living in unhealthy built environments because poorly designed neighborhoods and buildings, roads, and sidewalks do not foster health, according to the American Public Health Association.
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The new office building is an innovative model for sustainable design, say its designers.
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The city of Toronto and Toronto Hydro are offering developers up to $13,000 for constructing energy efficient buildings.
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With proper commissioning, daylighting delivers energy efficiency, says columnist Christopher Meek.
by Emily Rabin
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The Toronto office and studio of HOK, Canada's leading architectural design firm, has received Gold certification in the LEED for Commercial Interiors (LEED-CI) program from the U.S. Green Building Council.
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The high-rise headquarters of the world's biggest maker of graphic-design software is on track to be recognized as among the most environmentally friendly in the nation. Inside the three towers, technology and frugality work together to save water and power, reduce waste and improve air quality.
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The new headquarters adjacent to RAND's longtime home was constructed to reflect the institution’s values of researcher collaboration, conservation of client and natural resources, and an ability to adapt to future changes.
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The new Radioshack riverfront campus is a state-of-the-art sustainable facility that accommodates the needs of the company and the community. By Trish Martineck
by Emily Rabin