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Two U.S. senators aim to improve access to mortgage financing for energy efficiency by reintroducing the Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act as an amendment to the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013.
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An EPA survey shows the country’s drinking water infrastructure needs $384 billion in improvements by 2030 to continue providing safe drinking water.
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The first projects to obtain LEED certification in any of the 112 countries where the program currently is not in use will have their certification fees waived.
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Attention wannabe mayors of New York City: A coalition of green building, real estate, labor, design, and construction leaders have your roadmap for sustainability.
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The former Secretary of State will open the 2013 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Philadelphia.
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In a letter to Congress, more than 350 associations and companies voiced opposition to special interest efforts to gut energy conservation requirements for federal buildings.
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Rocky Mountain Institute has chosen ZGF Architects to design its new office building in Basalt, Colo.
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With more clients demanding fact-based design, architects and builders increasingly will need to collect and analyze occupancy data on their projects. A recent study of DLR Group’s high-performance schools shows how a firm can benefit from this data collection.
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Data shows American renters consume a third more energy per square foot than homeowners. The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies looks into the difference.
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Rust Belt carbon neutrality, a water treatment plant you'll want to visit, why energy efficiency is good for a mortgage: The high-performance building stories you should have read this week.