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• Large solar-powered home community opens in Santa Fe Springs

  
  L.A. Land — Authority: 568
  Not far from downtown Los Angeles, Comstock Homes is opening what it claims to be the largest solar-powered home community from a single builder. The Villages at Heritage Springs will take up 54 acres in Santa Fe Springs, and will include 384 residences once it is complete. For now, 18 single-family homes and 19 ...
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• Bowled Over By LEED Lanes in Brooklyn

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 722
  Images via Brooklyn Bowl LEED buildings are getting pretty thick on the ground these days, and dont often make it into TreeHugger unless they are pushing platinum or or doing something really special; Brooklyn Bowl falls into that latter category- a century-old iron foundry where Peter Shapiro and Charley Ryan ...
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• Beautiful Buildings Made From Whole Trees

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 745
  According to the Forest Products Laboratory , a whole, unmilled tree can support 50 percent more weight than the largest piece of lumber milled from the same tree. Putting this principle into practice, Whole Tree Architecture is dedicated to building with materials that lumber companies consider scrap – weed ...
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• Va’s Monticello visitor center gets green award - WDBJ7.com

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 158
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Monticello’s visitor center has gained certification for environmentally sound building design, construction and operation. The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded the visitor center at Thomas Jefferson’s mountaintop …source:http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=11456229Related ...
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• New landscape rating system launches, completes green building puzzle - Building Design & Construction

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 158
  On November 5, 2009, the Sustainable Sites Initiative released the nation’s first rating system for the design, construction and maintenance of sustainable landscapes, with or without buildings. A partnership of the American Society of Landscape …source:http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/CA6705637.htmlRelated ...
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• Anadarko’s Headquarters Achieves LEED® Certification - PR Inside

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 158
  Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) today announced that its headquarters building in The Woodlands, Texas was awarded LEED® green building certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. “This is an important achievement by the Anadarko ...
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• Autodesk Green Building Studio Adds More Than a Million Global Weather … - Stockhouse

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 158
  Greenbuild Expo 2009 — Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK), a world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, has announced that its Autodesk Green Building Studio web-based service now provides more recently documented hourly ...
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• Canada and Germany - A Path to Energy Efficiency and Green Building - CNW Group

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 158
  Due to recent government incentives and the increasing awareness of environmental impacts, the Canadian market for energy efficiency and green building has become equally poised for exceptional growth. According to the theme “A Path to Energy ...
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• Contractors Say Sustainable Construction Waste Management Most … - Greentech Media

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 158
  The U.S. generated 143.5 million tons of building-related construction and demolition debris in 2008, but only 28% (40.2 million tons) was reused, recycled or sent to waste-to-energy facilities(1). The study shows that contractors recognize the … source: ...
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• New Report Highlights Water Technology Opportunities - Earthtimes

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 158
  Green building consultant Jerry Yudelson’s latest report profiles new water technologies. Tucson AZ (Vocus) November 10, 2009 –- What’s the fastest growing concern of the green building movement? Not necessarily energy, as you might suppose ...
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• CBRE Reaches 400 in LEED AP Professionals - GlobeSt. com

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 158
  LOS ANGELES-The number of CB Richard Ellis professionals who have earned the LEED Accredited Professional designation has reached 400 as the L.A.-based company focuses on sustainability in terms of its people, its clients and the portfolio it manages … source: ...
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• Green-Buildings.com Launches Free LEED Green Associate Practice Test - Earthtimes

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 158
  Green-Buildings.com is pleased to announce the availability of its first FREE practice test for the LEED Green Associate exam. The practice questions were developed by Green-Buildings.com’s team of LEED Accredited Professionals. (PRWEB) November 10 ...
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• Building Design+Construction White Paper Recommends 21 Ways to Use … - PR Inside

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 158
  “Green Buildings + Water Performance,” a 48-page White Paper from Building Design+Construction magazine, recommends 21 ways architects, engineers, contractors, home builders, building owners, real estate developers, and consumers can save water ...
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• International Green Building Conference and BEX Asia 2009

  
  Green Business Times — Authority: 114
  The inaugural International Green Building Conference (IGBC) 2009 was held recently in Singapore as part of the Singapore Green Building Week. The conference theme was “Build Green. The Future is Now.” and drew about 1,000 delegates from more than 20 countries to focus on sustainable building issues, green ...
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• Visit Us On Facebook

  
  The House Designers — Authority: 112
  Calling all home builders , THD would like you to share your home building experience and photo album with us on Facebook. By sharing your experiences with others, you can inspire them to build their dream home. We joined the popular social-networking site to stay in touch with our consumers, showcase our newest ...
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• Andersen Helps Conserve Natural Resources Through Increased Use of Fibrex® Material

  
  Green Life Smart Life — Authority: 127
  Andersen Corporation, a durable goods manufacturer for over one hundred years and the leading brand of windows and doors, continues its commitment to environmental efforts through increased use of Fibrex® material. Fibrex material is the company’s patented, highly sustainable structural composite that blends the ...
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• Bringing Solar-Inspired Tech Home

  
  Discovery News - Technology — Authority: 731
  Recently I had an opportunity to visit Washington, DC for the Solar Decathlon--an intense competition where student teams from around the world are given enough dough from the U.S. Department of Energy to build innovative solar-powered homes. The houses are ...
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• City and County move energy audit program forward

  
  Charlottesville Tomorrow News Center — Authority: 529
  By Connie Chang Charlottesville Tomorrow Monday, November 9, 2009 Charlottesville City Council and the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors are one step closer to launching a collaborative initiative called the Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP). Both entities passed a memorandum...
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• Buying Bamboo Floors By Color

  
  BuildDirect Blogs About Building Materials — Authority: 117
  Bamboo flooring has really come into its own over the last number of years.  This is partially due to the fact that bamboo has become the “poster floor” for green flooring building materials.  But, that’s not the only reason they’ve come into their own as a floor covering of choice. Because there are so ...
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• Atlanta real estate development remains strong | ArticlesBase.com

  
  Fisher Funding — Authority: 156
  For Atlanta, real estate and urban development is just the beginning of a progressive year. There are various businesses that continue to move and expand in Atlanta’s Midtown district. As of 2006, one of its newest offices, 1180 Peachtree, just opened in Midtown. With a height of 645 feet (197m), this building has ...
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