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EXPLAINING GREEN MATERIALS Now, more than ever, homeowners and builders are getting serious about choosing sustainable building materials for their next remodel or construction project. Yet their interest may exceed the availability of information. A common question from people interested in "green" materials is: "Where can I find out about them?"
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RESTORING THE GIANT FOREST The notion that architecture should fit the vernacular of its surroundings did not begin in U.S. national parks, but few other architectural styles seem to sit as comfortably in the landscape as the "national park rustic" style.
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More Environment California Governor Signs Landmark Auto Emissions Law — Reuters at ENN, 2002.0723Planners Praise 'Green' Buildings — AP at New York Times, 2002.0721 Mara Baum Designs Green Living in Architecture — St. Louis Business Journal, 2002.0719 Nature Center to Demonstrate Environmental Message — Schmidt Copeland Parker Stevens press release, 2002.0719 Energy Efficiency Promoted with Launch of New BetterBricks — Press Release at Yahoo, 2002.0718 California Credits Conservation in Averting Summer 2001 Blackouts — Con.Web, 2002.0718 Two Montana Hotels Earn Energy Star Label — Con.WEB, 2002.0718 Green Buildings Bloom around the US — Christian Science Monitor, 2002.0718 China Eyes Reusable Olympic Venues — AP at San Antonio Express-News, 2002.0718 NREL Wins Research and Development Awards — National Renewable Energy Laboratory press release, 2002.0715 Energy-Efficient Schools Grasp Green Incentive — Boston Globe, 2002.0715 Sustainable Design Can Be an Asset to the Bottom Line — EDC, 2002.0715 An Update on LEED™ 2.1 — EDC, 2002.0712 Growing Markets, Growing Success with Certified Wood — EDC, 2002.0711 Explaining the Need for LEED™ — EDC, 2002.0711 Measuring the Success of the LEED System — EDC, 2002.0711 LEED-CI Program to Begin Pilot Phase — EDC, 2002.0711 ‘Green’ Multifamily Housing Grows in Harlem — ENN, 2002.0710 U.S. Voters Want Strict Greenhouse Gas Cuts, Says Survey — Reuters at ENN, 2002.0710 Getting out of Gridlock — ENN, 2002.0705 Building (and Builder) Rethought — International Herald Tribune, 2002.0703 California Legislature OKs Greenhouse Gas Emissions Bill — ENN, 2002.0703 EPA Says Bush's Proposed Cuts in Superfund Mean Work Reductions and Halts in 18 States — ENN, 2002.0702 Senate Committee Approves Clean Air Bill by One Vote — ENR, 2002.0628
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