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MOLD CONCERN CONTINUES In recent years, architects, facility managers, and maintenance personnel have become intensely concerned about the environmental hazard presented by mold. The cause can be relatively simple — dampness in buildings — and solving moisture problems can often eliminate mold and restore the building to its normal condition.
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BARRIERS TO BUILDING GREEN Exemplary "green" building projects worldwide are proving the viability of resource-efficient, health-conscious design. Increasingly, governments and the public perceive the need for more sustainable building products and practices. So why isn't "green" more mainstream?
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More Environment Getting Down To Earth — CT Now, 2001.0905Sustainable Design Draws Homeowner Interest — Atlanta Business Chronicle, 2001.0903 Building Efficiency By Design — Scotsman Online, 2001.0901 Alliance Launching Broad-Based Venture to Increase Commercial Building Efficiency — News Data Press Release, 2001.09 Edition Department of Energy Selects Burns & McDonnell to Participate in Ground-Breaking Energy Project — Individual, 2001.0831 Energy Crisis Brings Builders and Solar Electric Suppliers Togethe — BusinessWire at Excite, 2001.0830 Settlement Agreement on Endangered Species Marks No New Progress on ESA Reform — NAHB, 2001.0828 Consortium for Energy Efficiency Publishes Commercial HVAC Guidelines — CEE Press Release, 2001.0825 Nation's Largest Sustainable Redevelopment Project to Showcase "Green" Planning and Design — AIArchitect, 2001.0824 Edition Couple Practise What They Preach — U.K. Sunday Times, 2001.0819 Trees Lock Angkor Temples in a Life-and-Death Embrace — New York Times, 2001.0819 (registration required) Awards to Boost Research into Cheaper Solar Electricity — NREL, 2001.0817 EPA Delays Plan for Powerplant Pollution Controls — ENR, 2001.0815 Criticism Greets Corps Wetlands Permit Proposal — ENR, 2001.0810 Tierra Concrete Homes Honored with Energy Star Award — National Renewable Energy Lab Press Release, 2001.0808 Buildings with Built-In Energy Savings — BusinessWeek, 2001.0807 Learning from a Library — EDC, 2001.08 Edition
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