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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:59:14 GMT

Building Green Inside and Out
DesignBuild Source
As we are in the midst of a huge push towards green building practices and materials, the interior design sector is increasingly completing refurbishments of inefficient spaces in order to improve their overall energy efficiency, something that is ...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:26:39 GMT

Chattanooga Times Free Press

Airport Terminal Building Goes Green
WTVC
The Chattanooga Airport's new energy-efficient 9000 square foot corporate flight center (FBO) terminal facility was recently awarded platinum certification from the US Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ...
Chattanooga Airport's New Corporate Flight Center is First Aviation Terminal ...MarketWatch (press release)
Chattanooga airport's corporate flight center gets LEED certificationWRCB-TV
FAA chief hails LEED rating at Lovell FieldChattanooga Times Free Press

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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:02:48 GMT

Green Films Day Saturday at The Byrd
Richmond.com
Ecological concerns haven't been the focus of many movies, but a few of the most noteworthy documentary films about those subjects will be screened during James River Green Building Council's Green Films Day. The green-themed film festival will take ...
3 'green' films scheduled at ByrdRichmond Times Dispatch

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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:40:46 GMT

Jani-King of Cincinnati, Ohio Recognized for Exemplary Green Cleaning Standards
MarketWatch (press release)
CINCINNATI, OH, Feb 22, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Jani-King of Cincinnati is a finalist for the coveted 2012 Green Business Award. The annual award is presented by the Cincinnati Business Journal and the US Green Building Council.

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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:12:44 GMT

Officials celebrate green credentials of Harrington's Royal Farms
Milford Beacon
The Harrington store and 20 other Royal Farms locations in the Mid-Atlantic region are under application to receive LEED certification through the US Green Building Council, she said. Royal Farms, founded in 1959, owns and operates 137 convenience ...

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:16:23 GMT

Environmental Leader

LEED and Green Building in India: Past, Present and Future
Green-Buildings.com
Shivang asks: When did the green building trend start in India? What is the scope of the green building trend in India, and what are the reasons for its growth? Also, what is the future of green building in India? For the rest of your questions, ...
Recent Trends in Sustainable BuildingEnvironmental Leader
LEED Green Construction: Planetary Energy SolutionWomensRadio
CertainTeed Basement Design Course Certified by the U.S. Green Building ...ForConstructionPros.com
Patch.com
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:49:59 GMT

Christ Hospital to build tower, parking garage
Cincinnati.com
The Enquirer/ Gary Landers / Gary Landers/Cincinnati Enquirer Locations: Good Samaritan Hospital in Clifton and Bethesda North Hospital in Montgomery, 65 medical offices, ambulatory centers in Lebanon and Green Township, TriHealth Fitness and Health ...

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:35:37 GMT

Solar Shingles Catching On As Green Roofing Option
Huffington Post
In the US, similar efforts are under way to develop products for the green building industry through the Energy Innovation Hub in Philadelphia, which was established back in 2010 as a center for research innovations in the field of green building.

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:25:47 GMT

Resort Mosaic Co. building in Polk County to have partial opening this year
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
... which includes Legoland Florida in Winter Haven and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort on its résumé. Streamsong is about five miles west of Fort Meade, bordered by the Hardee County line and Fort Green Road.

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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:23:11 GMT

Marketwire (press release)

Emerging Trends in the Green Building Industry Featured in February's Issue of ...
Marketwire (press release)
SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - Feb 22, 2012) - In our February issue, Construction Digital takes a look at up-and-coming trends in the green building sector. As the construction industry adapts to new challenges and the constraints of a contracting ...
Top Ten Extreme Environment Projects, Los Angeles - NFL Stadium Proposals and ...PR.com (press release)

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:58:36 GMT

Haaretz

Green groups: Publish building approval bill in full
Jerusalem Post
By Thinkstock With a new planning and building bill slated to come to a vote in the Knesset next week, Adam Teva V'Din (Israel Union for Environmental Defense) sent a letter to the Knesset legal adviser and the Joint Economic- Internal Affairs and ...
Israeli planning reform gets last-minute revision, drawing environmentalists' ireHaaretz

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:03:46 GMT

U-Haul Moving and Storage of Fifth Ward Receives LEED-CI Certification Silver ...
MarketWatch (press release)
22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- U-Haul Moving and Storage of Fifth Ward has earned the prestigious LEED-CI Certification Silver for commercial interiors from the US Green Building Council (USGBC). U-Haul is only one of two businesses who have ...

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:22:11 GMT

TIME

How Apple Went From Environmental Laggard To Leader
Forbes
Over the Presidents' Day holiday on Monday, Apple quietly released a surprisingly detailed update to a report on its “environmental footprint,” including plans to build the world's largest private solar array and fuel-cell farm to power its massive new ...
Apple Building Mammoth Solar Array in North Carolina, but State's Electricity ...TIME
Apple plans to build solar farm at it's North Carolina centerMacgasm
Apple polishes green credentials with giant 20MW solar arrayBusiness Green
V3.co.uk
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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:35:54 GMT

LEED certification goal for justice center
Parkersburg News
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification levels were developed by the US Green Building Council, a Washington, DC-based, nonprofit coalition of building industry leaders. According to the council, 138 state government buildings ...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:08:46 GMT

"Green" Parking Offered in Cedar Rapids
KCRG
By Dave Franzman, Reporter By Jay Knoll CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Drivers who invest in fuel-saving “green” vehicles will find ownership actually comes with a parking bonus in Cedar Rapids. Two Linn County office buildings and two new engineering buildings ...

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:35:40 GMT

DatacenterDynamics

Internap's New Dallas Fort Worth Data Center Named First in Texas to Achieve ...
Bradenton Herald
A green building guidance and assessment program, Green Globes helps commercial building owners advance environmental performance and sustainability through a rigorous online assessment and comprehensive site visit and evaluation by an independent, ...
Internap's Santa Clara Data Center is Awarded LEED CertificationPR Newswire (press release)
Internap gets green data center awards for two US sitesDatacenterDynamics

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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:47:19 GMT

East Coast quake a 'teachable moment'
Green Bay Press Gazette
Russell Green, a Virginia Tech civil engineering professor, predicted that the quake will cause engineers to design buildings in the East to absorb more ground motion than previously anticipated. Green and others at Virginia Tech are finishing a ...

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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:02:51 GMT

Sterling Homes Development Corporation to Exhibit at the 2012 New England Home ...
Bradenton Herald
A Certified Green Building Professional, Sterling will dedicate part of its exhibit to the latest trend in green building – modular construction. Amy Hauser, Sterling Homes marketing director says, "The majority of our new construction has been modular ...

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:34:57 GMT

Green building gets helping hand
eco-business.com
By : The Sydney Morning Herald The penny has not dropped for many commercial building owners and landlords, but tougher laws for ”sustainable” and ”greenbuildings are now in place. Since November, what is called ”commercial building disclosure” has ...

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:16:39 GMT

Bill would cut costs to make commercial buildings greener
Bizjournals.com (blog)
... make it easier to finance energy-saving retrofits to commercial buildings. Democratic state Sen. Kevin de León of Los Angeles has authored legislation sponsored by State Controller John Chiang that aims to slash costs for green-friendly retrofits.

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