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AIA COTE announces a new Top Ten Plus award to recognize post-occupancy performance of past Top Ten Green Projects, and is now accepting submissions for the 2013 program.
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During the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, the U.S. Green Building Council announced a $3 million grant from Google meant to make indoor environments healthier.
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A new study by McGraw-Hill Construction and United Technologies shows that the popularity of green building is rapidly increasing both in the U.S. and abroad, largely thanks to a shift in consumer and market demand.
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The new WaterSense program guide highlights products, best practices, and case studies.
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The free, public format aims to standardize the disclosure of building product contents, emissions, chemical hazards, and health information.
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An opinion piece in The New York Times questions whether buildings should be designed to respond to the impacts of the environment, such as flooding, pandemics, and energy shortages, and not just to generate lower environmental impacts.
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The U.S. General Services Administration is gathering info for its Green Proving Ground program that examines sustainable building technologies and practices for federal buildings.
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In round four of the back and forth between USA Today and the USGBC over the on-going series on the green-building organization and LEED, USGBC vice president of LEED technical development Brendan Owens weighs in.
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Buildings less than 5,000 square feet soon may no longer be exempt from a greater level of commissioning. An addendum to Standard 189.1 pushing this measure is up for public review through Nov. 18.
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Carbon emissions dropped 8.2 percent and energy use is down 4.4 percent from 2010 to 2011, according to an Urban Land Institute study.