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COOL COLORS: COOLER ROOFS Roofs and the rainbow of colors used in roofing materials are getting cooler, thanks to research by scientists in the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Environmental Energy Technologies Division (EETD). "Cooler" roofs reflect more solar radiation, and in warm climates, this means lower interior temperatures and smaller cooling loads, saving energy and money.
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MIXED USE BREWERY BLOCKS From 1856 to 1999, the Blitz-Weinhard brewery anchored the southern end of Portland Oregon's Pearl District, an industrial enclave reborn as a chic urban neighborhood of galleries, condominiums, and restaurants. The five city blocks occupied in the past by the brewery are now being redeveloped as a high-density, mass-transit-oriented mix of office, retail, and residential architecture, all boasting sustainable design.
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More Environment Eight Building Projects Earn Savings by Design Awards — GreenBiz.com, 2005.0622HelioVolt Receives Funding for Thin-Film Photovoltaics — HelioVolt Corporation press release, 2005.0620 San Mateo Library Going for the Green — San Mateo County Times, 2005.0617 Bad News For Babies: Research Links PVC To Genital Deformities — Healthy Building Network, 2005.0617 Report on Buildings, Electricity, and Climate Change — Pew Center on Global Climate Change, 2005.0616 New Hilton Offers Upscale Amenities with a "Green" Twist — Hilton Hotels Corp press release, 2005.0615 Complex Will Be Built with Nature in Mind — Washington Times, 2005.0614 Cradle to Cradle Certification — MBDC press release, 2005.0614 Energy Department Announces Second Solar Decathlon — Yahoo News, 2005.0609 USGBC Awarded Grant for Developing LEED for Homes Program — U.S. Green Building Council press release, 2005.0608 C02 Emissions Drop below 1990 Levels for First Time — City of Portland Office of Sustainable Development, 2005.0608 Park and Ride 'Is Ruining Rural Land' — Guardian Unlimited, 2005.0608 Participate in a Survey on the Role of Daylighting — National Research Council Canada, 2005.0607 College Curriculum for High-Performance Building Operations — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Environmental Energy Technologies Division, 2005.0606 Emerging Technology: Phytoremediation in Site Reclamation — AIArchitect, 2005.0606 EPA Breaking New Ground — Rocky Mountain News, 2005.0602 Environmental Technologies: Backdrop for Climate Change Announcement — Yahoo News, 2005.0601 Washington State Greenlights Eco-Friendly Building Decree — Commercial Property News, 2005.0601 Virginia Tech Students Building Solar House — Virginia Tech, 2005.0531 Sustainable Urbanism Tops the Agenda for World Environment Day — ArchNewsNow, 2005.0531 Officials See Green in New Staten Island Ferry Station — McGraw Hill Construction, 2005.0530 Eucalyptus Hybrid Is Popular 'Green' Wood — Providence Journal, 2005.0529 Marketing Green Building Services in 2002 and Beyond — Better Bricks, 2005.0526 Gerding/Edlen’s Wilde Immersed in Building Sustainably — Better Bricks, 2005.0526 Eco Smart House on Show — Infolink, 2005.0526
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