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LEEDing Green in India | |
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NEW LIGHT ON THE GYM Providing good lighting for gymnasiums would seem to be a simple task, but designing energy-efficient, versatile systems that provide high-quality light can become rather complicated. With the advent of new light sources and fixture types, the old tools and rules of thumb become less viable.
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LEEDING GREEN IN INDIA A new building in Hyderabad, India is the first structure outside the United States to receive the prestigious "platinum" LEED rating from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The building is special also because its construction combined ancient practices with modern architecture, reaffirming the applicability of traditional architectural knowledge to today's notions of sustainability.
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More Environment High-Tech Buildings Using Sea Water, Sun to Save Power — Australian, 2004.1027Brainy Buildings — Duluth News Tribune, 2004.1027 UNM to Seek Green Certification for New Architecture Building — Albequerque Business Journal, 2004.1025 2004 Savings by Design Awards — Environmental Building News, 2004.1021 Turner Survey Uncovers Green Building Expectations — Environmental Building News, 2004.1021 Wolf No Match for This Straw House — Salt Lake Tribune, 2004.1020 Taliesin West Event Furthers Architect’s Tenets — East Valley Tribune, 2004.1020 AIA-Supported Brightfields/Brownfields Legislation Passes — AIArchitect, 2004.1018 The Healthy and High Performing School — Healthy Building Network, 2004.1015 Smog Hits a Record Low — Tech Central Station, 2004.1012 Hospital Project May Be One of the Greenest — Boston Globe, 2004.1012 Initiative Helps Affordable Green Development Bloom — AIArchitect, 2004.1011 Limits to Growth, The 30 Year Update — Footprint Network News, 2004.1011 Incentives Get a Green Light — Los Angeles Times, 2004.1006 New Lab Will Shed Light - Literally - on Saving Energy — Idaho Statesman, 2004.1005 B&B Measures Success in Ecology and Economy — Duluth News Tribune, 2004.1004 For an Architect and His Family, a Home and a Laboratory — New York Times, 2004.1003 Home Showcase Lets Sun Shine on Solar Power — Sacramento Bee, 2004.1002 Australia's First Green Star — Green Building Council of Australia, 2004.0929 Stonyfield Farm and RMI Brief Homeowners on Energy Efficiency — Rocky Mountain Institute newsletter, 2004.0929 EPA Sued over Inadequate Plywood Air Pollution Rule — Earthjustice press release, 2004.0928 Rand Study Finds Link between Suburban Sprawl and Health Ailments — Rand Corporation press release, 2004.0927
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