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AUSTRIAN SKY GARDEN Until around the turn of the 21st century, high-rise buildings were quite rare in Vienna. Here and there a radio tower or an office building would reach above the Austrian capital's skyline, but skyscrapers were so rare that the Vienna building regulations classified any building over 65 feet (20 meters) tall as high-rise.
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BUILT GREEN COLORADO Vast quantities of resources are consumed in residential construction. Although an expanding array of new technologies are available and innovative practices are being developed to reduce the environmental costs of such construction, integrating environmental improvements into mainstream homebuilding remains a challenge.
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More Environment Reinventing HVAC Design for Green Buildings — EDC, 2002.0126How Buildings Behave — EDC, 2002.0126 HOK Sustainable Design "Boot Camp" Enables Firm Designers — AIArchitect, 2002.0125 Edition Green Buildings are Economically Viable and Good For the Environment — Albany Business Review, 2002.0125 Energy Independence Day — DesignArchitecture, 2002.0124 Coast Wind Farm Plan — BBC News, 2002.0118 Straw-Bale Designer Builds Ultimate Dream House — Oklahoman, 2002.0117 Design Power, Off The Grid — Architectural Record, 2002.0116 New Wetlands Rules Will Bring Marginal Regulatory Improvement — National Association of Home Builders, 2002.0115 Alternative Homes Hug the Earth — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0113 Sustainable Design Certificate — Boston Architectural Center Web Site, 2002.01 Going for the Gold — EDC, 2002.01 Edition XLerator--The Electric Hand Dryer Reinvented — BuildingGreen.com, 2002.01 Perspectives on Sustainable Design — EDC, 2001.12 Edition
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