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FIRST LEED FACTORY A wood-furniture manufacturing facility, recently constructed by Steelcase Inc. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has set a new standard in environmental achievement. It is the first factory to achieve certification under the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification program.
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THERMAL DELIGHT IN COURTYARDS Perhaps the most satisfying architectural response to the continuously dry topics is the Mediterranean residence centered on a courtyard. With a meager but well-developed water supply, the courtyards feature fountains, ponds, and growing plants for both evaporative cooling and for aesthetic enhancement. But it is the fine-tuning of the courtyard environment — its optimization of wall heat resistance, ventilation rate, and evaporation rate — that is most satisfying. — William Lowry and Porter Lowry, Fundamentals of Biometerorology
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More Environment One power station under God — Boston Globe, 2002.0101Builders face stricter home-energy laws — The Age, 2002.0101 Light-rail system could be powered by sunshine — Phoenix Business Journal, 2001.1221 Edition Washington State Energy Code Revisions — NW Enernet, 2001.1220 House Passes Brownfields Cleanup Bill — ENR, 2001.1220 Mandatory code to save energy passes reading — Amarillo Globe-News, 2001.1219 2001 second warmest year — MS NBC, 2001.1219 Energy Department Awards More Than $22 Million for Energy-Efficient — Dept. of Energy Press Release, 2001.1217 Building Identity by Building Green — DesignArchitecture, 2001.1217 Exxon Mobil to Pay $11.2 Million in Hazardous Waste Settlement — ENR, 2001.1214 Green skyscraper looms for Londoners — Guardian Unlimited, 2001.1214 Working around climate for sustainable development — Earth Times, 2001.1206 EU says environment talks no hurdle for expansion — New Zealand Herald, 2001.1123 Sellen's headquarters building is a prime example of sustainability — Puget Sound Business Journal, 2001.1123 Wake Up the Sleeping Giant — ENR, 2001.1121 Regulations Drive Up Housing Costs and Fail To Protect Endangered Species, Builders Charge — National Association of Home Builders, 2001.1119 Green Giants — Industry Click, 2001.1101 GE Lighting Launches National Energy Program — GE Press Release, 2001.1011
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