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  • EPA Issues Fines for Lead Rule Violations

    Window World of St. Louis agreed to pay a $19,529 civil penalty for failing to provide information--i.e., the agency's "Renovate Right" brochure--to "at least 20" owners and residents of properties built before 1978.

  • The Week in Green: June 19-25

    A roundup of green building news including EPA changes regarding lead paint, worldwide increase in green certifications, and top green building products.

  • New Lead Paint Rule Now In Effect

    Contractors disturbing more than six square feet of lead paint in certain pre-1978 structures must now be lead-safe certified.

  • Creating An Olympic Hero

    Any 355,000-square-foot facility will have environmental impacts. The sheer size alone implies a drain on materials, natural resources, and local ecosystems. The Richmond Olympic Oval offers a new slant on large-scale design, however, as the speed skating venue for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in...

  • Low-VOC paints hit the mainstream market.

    Whether you're interested in working in a more environmentally friendly way or not, soon the interior paint you use–no matter where you live–may be a greener product. That's already true for a chunk of California and a large part of the Northeast, where stringent regulations over the last few years...