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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 Call for Entries: 2002 Top 10 Green Buildings — AIArchitect, 2002.0201 EditionASHRAE Handbook Includes New Load Calculation Procedures — EDC, 2002.02 Edition Northwest Utilities, Enviros Seek Solution to CFL Disposal Problem — Con.WEB, 2002.0131 LEED for Existing Buildings Enters the Pilot Phase — EDC, 2002.0126 Comprehensive Energy Bill Would Include Tax Credit — EDC, 2002.0126 Achieving Excellence through Recycled Building Materials — EDC, 2002.0126 How Buildings Behave — EDC, 2002.0126 Reinventing HVAC Design for Green Buildings — EDC, 2002.0126 Green Buildings are Economically Viable and Good For the Environment — Albany Business Review, 2002.0125 HOK Sustainable Design "Boot Camp" Enables Firm Designers — AIArchitect, 2002.0125 Edition Energy Independence Day — DesignArchitecture, 2002.0124 Going for the Gold — EDC, 2002.01 Edition XLerator--The Electric Hand Dryer Reinvented — BuildingGreen.com, 2002.01 Sustainable Design Certificate — Boston Architectural Center Web Site, 2002.01 Perspectives on Sustainable Design — EDC, 2001.12 Edition
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