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Even certified lumber can be illegal. New enforcement crackdown puts emphasis on verifying lumber sources.
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Analysis shows that legislation could increase market transformation by 2% in 2013 and create 25% sustained levels by 2020.
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Research director of the National Center For Healthy Housing discusses current concerns and looks ahead at emerging issues that will affect indoor environmental quality.
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Here’s the good news: 37% of all new homes sold in 2010 were HERS rated--a substantial jump from a mere 12.2% in 2008. Of course, there are a lot fewer homes being built these days, but as Cliff Majersik at the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) points out, the figures still represent a...
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Beyond the business of bricks and mortar, public service is more than an elective for some architects.
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A new report advises the Obama administration on how it can advance energy efficiency and sustainability in buildings without introducing new legislation.
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Anti-LEED groups view measure as a victory; USGBC thinks it will prevail.
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Defense spending bill demands report on sustainable building practices.
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President Obama announces investments of a total of $4 billion toward building energy upgrades under the administration’s Better Buildings Initiative.
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"Advancing Green Building Policy in the States: 2011 Victories from Alabama to Wyoming," summarizes legislative progress on green building through the first half of the calendar year.