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GREEN GUIDE FOR DEVELOPERS CD-ROM Review: Green Developments by the Rocky Mountain Institute, 2002. "Real estate development was once a revered profession. It can be so again." This claim begins a new CD-ROM-based guide on "green" building for developers from the Rocky Mountain Institute.
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SHADE CONDITIONING The sun is one of the most abundant resources in the tropics, and diverse technologies already harness its energy successfully. However, as a design determinant, it is not sun but shade that is a fundamental element of architecture in tropical latitudes. Here, shade summons and generally conditions behavior. Just as sunlight and its warmth are invigorating in cold climates, in the tropics it is the coolness of shade that allows people to be active.
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More Environment Building Green Can Boost a Business's Bottom Line — Columbus Business First, 2002.1007Eco-friendly BigHorn Center Gains International Attention — Summit Daily News, 2002.1005 Energy Department Honors Solar Decathlon Winners — National Renewable Energy Laboratory press release, 2002.1005 Laying a Framework for a Sustainable Interior — EDC, 2002.1001 Marketing Solar Energy for the New Millennium — EDC, 2002.1001 Sustainable Building Practices Lead to Healthier Indoor Air Quality — EDC, 2002.1001 Daylighting and Sustainability — EDC, 2002.1001 Case Study: Why Sustainable Makes Sense for Mutual of Omaha — EDC, 2002.1001 Building Plans Embrace Kids and Ecology — Ann Arbor News, 2002.0930 Unique Museum Envisioned in S.C. — Charlotte Observer, 2002.0929 State Prompted to Become Environmentally Friendly — Puget Sound Business Journal, 2002.0927 Region Warming Up to 'Green' Design — Philadelphia Business Journal, 2002.0927 Solar Decathlon Under Way in D.C. — AIArchitect, 2002.0927 Farm Worker Housing Project Demonstrates Resource-Efficiency — Con.WEB, 2002.0926 2001 Compact Fluorescent Lamps Sales Bonanza Spurs Recycling — Con.WEB, 2002.0926 Energy Conservation Specialist Wins MacArthur Fellowship — MacArthur Foundation press release, 2002.0924 House of Straw — Baltimore Sun, 2002.0915
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