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Weekend Headlines: The World Goes Dark, Mixed-Use D.C. Alley, Religious Favoritism in Topeka, MORE
Jeffrey Hill | Sun, Mar 30th, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: jeffrey hill, headlines, california, alley, alaska, washington d.c., las vegas, green building, leed construction, linda roth, anchorage, san diego, sydney, ventura county, earth hour, chula vista, dark, cap and trade, topeka, st. mary's | 0
Sydney and major cities went dark for Earth Hour, mixed-use alley development plans are in the works for D.C., Chula Vista is looking to become first city in San Diego county to adopt green building mandate and more related issues and headlines as we present our weekend recap.
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Responding to the market: building technology, greenhouse gas taxes, and PVC reduction.
John Reinhardt | Wed, Nov 14th, 2007 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, john reinhardt, target, bloomberg, green building, green building techniques, green economies, treehugger, greenhouse gas tax | 0
Builders respond to the market, learn green building techniques
“While many commercial builders have been involved in green projects — that is, developments that balance style and function with protection of the environment and conservation of natural resources — residential builders have been slower to incorporate these construction features. Part of the problem was that they had scant guidance as to how, but that is changing.”
“Now, builders are receiving guidance on construction…
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