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greenbuildingsNYC.com - 1/23/2009
LEED Goes to School: Considering Green Design in the Architecture Classroom
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"I’m tickled that this is taking like firestorm!" Having devoted his career to green design, Azizan Aziz, a senior research architect at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Architecture, has watched with great interest as USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental ...

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the green skeptic™:  Shari Shapiro On Why Change Has Already Come to Washington

N/A:  USGBC New York Sponsors Discussion on Sustainable Design in Universities

GreenMonk: the blog:  Tour of Adobe’s triple Platinum LEED certified HQ

Green Buildings and The Obama Effect
jetsongreen.com - 1/23/2009
Green Buildings and The Obama Effect
— jetsongreen.com — [ Video - 2:19 ] Noted green building expert Jerry Yudelson explains how the Obama administration will impact green buildings. In short, according to Mr. Yudelson, the Obama administration will make green buildings a permanent part of the ... (more) Green Buildings and The Obama Effect

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A Tree Grows in China
greenerbuildings.com - 1/30/2009
A Tree Grows in China
— greenerbuildings.com — Every year, China erects over 20 billion square feet of non-industrial floor area, about 60 percent is residential and the rest is commercial. This building boom covers almost 8,100 square kilometers with concrete and asphalt annually. ... (more) A Tree Grows in China

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Shari Shapiro On Why Change Has Already Come to Washington
the green skeptic™ — ... a Climate Initiative and stormwater and water quality regulations. And a link to the full article: Change Has Already Come Shari also had a great critique of the Obama Stimulus Package earlier this week: Shortchanging the Environment. Related articles by Zemanta Starwood to Build "Luxe-Eco" Hotel in Washington, DC LEED Compliance Not Required for Designing Green Buildings LEED Goes to School: Considering Green Design in the Architecture Classroom Obama's ...

USGBC New York Sponsors Discussion on Sustainable Design in Universities
N/A — On January 27, a sizable crowd packed a conference room at The New School for “The University as Green Crucible,” a panel discussion on sustainable design in higher education sponsored by USGBC New York. Speakers included moderator Vivian Loftness, a professor at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Architecture; Joel Towers, Dean of Design at Parsons; Michelle Addington, a professor at Yale School of Architecture; Debera Johnson, Pratt Institute’s Academic Director of Sustainability; Anna Dyson, Director of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Center for Architecture, Science & Ecology; and Kate Grossman, a student at ...

Tour of Adobe’s triple Platinum LEED certified HQ
GreenMonk: the blog — ... is that it has an ongoing re-certification element (Adobe has chosen to be audited every 3 years) and there is a constant process of improvement. Related articles by Zemanta LEED certified buildings on the rise! (greenmonk.net) Pot O’ (LEED) Gold (googleblog.blogspot.com) Shangri-La Construction Unveils World’s First Aviation Hangar To Achieve LEED Paltinum Certification (greenbuildingelements.com) LEED Goes to School: Considering Green Design in the Architecture Classroom ...

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