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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its first WaterSense specification for a commercial building product: urinals.
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The White House continues to make sustainability a priority.
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The economic downturn in the commercial real estate industry has diminished the importance of climate change and alternative energy sources as a factor in real estate investment decisions, according to a survey of U.S.
Team Germany’s surPLUShome took first place in the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2009 Solar Decathlon.
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Kansas City, Kan.–based architect Robert Berkebile, principal of BNIM Architects, was awarded a $100,000 Heinz Award for his work promoting green building design.
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The kudos for Make It Right New Orleans, the post-Hurricane Katrina housing initiative launched by Brad Pitt, continue to roll in.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy unveiled a plan for a national carbon tax, an idea he first put forth in 2007.
Construction is under way in Hamburg-Harburg, Germany, on Eco City, a creative-industrial complex on the city's harbor.
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Under the act, any future construction of state buildings in New York, as well as any substantial renovations to existing buildings, must conform to green building principles that will be developed by OGS.
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The California Sustainability Alliance is now accepting nominations for its 2009 Sustainability Showcase Awards, which aim to recognize successful sustainable policies, programs, practices, and technologies implemented by leading organizations that work in California.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy and the Center for Resource Solutions, recently announced the 2009 Green Power Leadership Awards winners.
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The European Union enacted new energy efficiency requirements on lamp sales.
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Revenues from climate-related business across the globe rose by 75 percent in 2008, according to HSBC Global Research.
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Researchers surveyed tenants in 154 green buildings nationwide and measured sick days and self-reported productivity changes after moving into a new building.
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The ZEROprize is open to design teams that use re-skinning and other retrofitting technologies on an older concrete high-rise structure to reduce its carbon, water, and energy footprint to net-zero while also maintaining high architectural design standards.
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Celebrating U.S. and Canadian green-building architecture and construction using FSC-certified materials, the awards are open to homeowners, architects, interior designers, general contractors, builders, consultants, and other professionals committed to using FSC-certified wood.
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Houston-based International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and Johnson Controls, Glendale, Wis., released their third-annual Energy Efficiency Indicator survey.
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The U.S. and China signed a memorandum of understanding as a joint commitment to reach an international agreement to address climate change.
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The House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, H.R. 2454, energy and climate legislation that includes provisions for green building incentives.
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The U.S. Green Building Council requires building owners to provide energy- and water-consumption data for five years starting when the building is occupied.
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Former Vice President Al Gore is slated as the opening keynote speaker for the 2009 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo.
A proposal converting McMansions into biofilter water treatment plants took top prize in the Reburbia Design Competition.
The “2008 Top Ten Utility Solar Integration Rankings” report identifies those utilities in the U.S. that have the most significant amounts of solar electricity integrated into their portfolio and records the increased collaboration of U.S. electric utility and solar energy industries.
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The Green Building Certification Institute, Washington, D.C., has begun testing for the LEED Green Associate and LEED Accredited Professional Operations and Maintenance credentials.
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The Clinton Climate Initiative, New York, has announced a global program developed in collaboration with the U.S. Green Building Council.
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The National Building Museum recognized the U.S. Green Building Council and its president, chief executive officer, and founding chairman Rick Fedrizzi, with its 2009 Honor Award.
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Crossville has developed a system of processing ceramic and porcelain tile back into powder used in manufacturing new tile.
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Environmental advocate and nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow will help open the U.S. Green Building Council’s Greenbuild 2009 International Conference and Expo to be held Nov. 11-13 in Phoenix.
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The Partnership for Sustainable Communities recently was unveiled by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Department of Transportation.
KnollTextiles' Harmony Collection includes four styles featuring recycled content.
Wahoo Decks' AridDek is a waterproof aluminum deck board.
The Living Machine from Worrell Water Technologies is a decentralized, on-site ecological wastewater treatment and reuse system.
The Luminance light shelf from YKK AP is made of aluminum extrusions and a honeycomb core panel with a highly reflective surface that diffuses daylight deep into inteiror spaces.
Tendal One, manufactured by Durasol Awnings Inc., is a motorized, retractable solar awning system designed for balconies, decks, verandas, terraces, and roof gardens.
Temple-Inland’s ComfortGuard line of Gypsum board, designed to protect against abuse,
PV Powered Inc. has added the PVP260kW to its family of commercial solar inverters.
Nora Systems now offers a 6-inch sanitary base for healthcare designs.
Tate’s new engineered hardwood tiles are made of 3-mm-thick natural wood laminate bonded to an 11-mm-thick Versacore wood veneer backer.
Cabinet maker ALNO has addressed the issues of illegal logging and insufficient forest management by creating a glass alternative to exotic wood veneer.
Sina Pearson Textiles incorporate recycled polyester into their eco-friendly Indian Summer line of fabrics.
Englert Environmental unveiled its SunNet Blue standing seam panel and flat sheet coating that match the color of its SunNet Building Integrated Photovoltaics, a standing seam roofing technology.
Caroma has released the Sydney Smart back outlet high-efficiency dual-flush toilet, which is WaterSense labeled to deliver high-performance and water savings.
Stacy Garcia Inc. has introduced four new motifs to its Lexmark Carpet Mill and York Wall Covering lines.
Two new Outside Weatherable window films from Solar Gard are designed for external installations.
Humanscale’s Diffrient World chair is made from eight major parts and weighs less than 25 pounds (11 kg).
Lutron’s EcoSystem technology has expanded to include digital dimming ballasts for T4 compact fluorescent lamps.
GreenGlass fiberglass-faced interior gypsum board from the Temple-Inland GreenGlass family of products contains at least 90 percent recycled content.
Meraki released Meraki Solar, a WiFi mesh device that is powered by its own solar panel and solar-charged battery.
The PMG37 vibration energy harvester from Perpetuum Ltd. converts unused mechanical vibration into electrical energy to power wireless sensor systems used to monitor critical systems.
Veris Industries manufactures a range of plug-in AC current sensors for use with HOBO U12-006 data loggers from Onset Computer Corp.
Johnson Controls Inc.’s commercial and vertical stacked water-source heat pumps can be used in water-loop, ground-water, or ground-loop applications.
BULBRITE has introduced Color Changing LED Step Lights.
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Nora systems Inc. has launched a new Web site that supports the “All About Flooring, All About You” brand introduced earlier this year.
Caroma has introduced the Profile Smart HET, which incorporates a sink into the lid of the toilet tank for increased water savings in the bathroom.
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The online calculator, commissioned by the Green Building Initiative, is for use with the Green Globes system.
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RETROFITS is part quiz show, part speed game that tasks players with retrofitting an existing building to be more energy efficient.
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New York City passes its Greener, Greater Buildings Plan, which includes specific targets to reduce the city's carbon footprint.
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Recapping 10 years of work, the EPA publishes "Celebrating a Decade of Energy Star Buildings," which details program milestones and case studies.
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The Building Energy Quotient program, or Building EQ, will examine energy use for all building types except residential
This year's Evergreen Awards competition recognizes five winners in three categories of sustainable design and building performance
A winner in the Greenhouse category of the 2009 Evergreen Awards, LivingHomes prototype house aims for high-efficiency
Zimmer Gunsul Frasca's design of the Region 8 headquarters is an Ecommercial category winner in the 2009 Evergreen Awards
Steven Winter, FAIA, has spent 40 years championing energy efficient buildings
A winner in the Greenhouse category of the 2009 Evergreen Awards, the EcoDEEP Haus doubles the size of a 1940s bungalow but cuts its energy use nearly in half
Fulfilling Aldo Leopold's belief that ethical behavior includes respecting the land, the Leopold Legacy Center examines the relationships between buildings, their inhabitants and their sites
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“Introduction to Green Walls: Technology, Benefits and Design,” a Washington, D.C.-based American Institute of Architects continuing education systems course sponsored by Los Angeles-based greenscreen, explores characteristics of green façades, living walls, and green walls.
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The new dance complex at Point Park University recently achieved LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. At 44,000 square feet (4088 m2), the complex contains five rehearsal studios and performance spaces, with room for three additional studios.
The studios, whose work includes movies such as “Ice Age” and television programs such as “The Sopranos,” needed its New York office to facilitate high-level creativity and productivity.
This design studio achieved LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
Las Vegas is a rather bright representation of the way we have come to take our most vital natural resource for granted.