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Joel Mills, director of the Center for Communities by Design, shares his thoughts about the role community development can play in creating livable communities and a healthy planet.
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Seven of the most innovative green projects of 2009.
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2009 Events
Browse upcoming events in the green-building industry.
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State Aid Needed for Green Buildings
Jul. 28--The government needs to better support the development of green buildings to help tackle the impact of climate change, academics say.
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BrandPartners Launches Suite of Green Consulting Services for Retail Environments
BrandPartners Group Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BPTR), a leader in delivering high performance retail environments to the financial services industry and a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, is pleased to announce the launch of its Green Directions consulting services.
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Six sculptures sit amid this 10,000-square-foot (929-m2) vegetated roof that features sod rather than typical green-roof sedum.
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Designed and built to provide a world-class workplace for 6,000 employees, the Census Bureau’s design features sweeping curves and glass cladding with vertical wooden louvers.
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This call to action is a comprehensive introduction to “sustainable urbanism,” the emerging and growing design reform movement that combines the creation and enhancement of walkable and diverse places with the need to build high-performance infrastructure and buildings.
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The project team for the Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. Hall at the University of California, Davis, found inspiration in a book titled Natural Capitalism while designing the 82,000-square-foot (7618-m²) business school in a sustainable manner.
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THE WASHINGTON, D.C.-BASED U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’S 2007 SOLAR DECATHLON challenged 20 university-led teams from around the world to design, build and operate an attractive, energy-efficient, solar-powered home.