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ARSENIC IN WOOD — DANGERS PERSIST When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a report last year on the safety of pressure-treated lumber, they acknowledged the danger of arsenic, a poison and carcinogen, which is used widely in wood preservatives like chromated copper arsenate (CCA). They announced a phase-out of some uses of the preservative by the end of 2003.
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POST-INDUSTRIAL AFFORDABILITY It is often tempting for architects and builders, when designing low-income housing, to look for any possible way to reduce the costs of initial construction. But if cheap materials lead to higher maintenance or utility bills in the long run, such economies may prove short-lived. A different approach is based on the idea that affordable housing can be not only attractive but durable and environmentally sustainable as well.
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More Environment RedVector.com Delivers Toxic Mold Online Course — RedVector.com press release, 2003.0401How Much Electricity Does the Internet Use? — Rocky Mountain Institute Newsletter, 2003.04 Biomimetic Buildings: Applying the Lessons of Nature — Rocky Mountain Institute Newsletter, 2003.04 Reaching Out to China — Rocky Mountain Institute Newsletter, 2003.04 Energy Trust Launches Commercial/ Industrial Retrofit Program — Con.WEB, 2003.0327 It's Getting Easier to Be Green — New York Times, 2003.0316 Green Buildings Emphasized — Hoovers, 2003.0316 Building "Green" Goes Mainstream — Marin Independent Journal, 2003.0315 Earth-Friendly Offices Could Be Greener Still — Philadelphia Inquirer, 2003.0314 Northeast Green Building Awards — Press Release at Yahoo, 2003.0313 Home, Green Home — Metro Active, 2003.0313 Building Self-Sustainable Communities in the 21st Century — Energy Pulse, 2003.0313 Los Angeles Gets a 73-Kilowatt Solar Power System — Hoovers, 2003.0311 Renovating the Design and Construction Process for Sustainable Success — EDC, 2003.0307
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