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SAVING CONCRETE ENERGY With the growing awareness of the environmental harm of greenhouse gases, one major culprit in the construction industry is beginning to attract attention. The production of Portland cement, a key ingredient of concrete, releases substantial amounts of carbon dioxide (C02) — 8 percent of greenhouse gases worldwide. The United States consumes 110 million tons (100 million metric tons) of Portland cement annually and China now produces and places five times that amount.
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SUSTAINABLE PHILOSOPHY As the concept of sustainable design moves into the mainstream of architectural practice, it will evolve in how it is perceived and understood. Already the idea has moved in from the fringes of practice and has shed most of its original, inappropriate reputation as a fad. In light of its growing acceptance, sustainable design is now worthwhile fodder for philosophical speculation. — Editor
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More Environment Diary of an Eco-Builder — Independent Digital, 2006.0301IFMA Teams with Alliance to Move Sustainability Practices Forward — International Facility Management Association press release, 2006.0228 Students Hope to Build Green Dorm Near Central Campus — Stanford Daily, 2006.0227 Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity to Build First Green Home — PR Web, 2006.0226 A Precautionary Tale for the Green Building Movement — Healthy Building News, 2006.0224 RHWL Sets Standards in Sustainable Urban Regeneration — World Architecture News, 2006.0224 Rooftops Come Alive — Monterey County Weekly, 2006.0223 On-Line Introductory Course in Renewable Energy Systems — Renewable Energy Access, 2006.0222 Green Cleaning Programs in Schools Get High Scores — Contractor Power, 2006.0222 IRS to Provide Guidance on Energy Credit to Home Builders — Internal Revenue Service press release, 2006.0221 New York Times Pursues Light Not LEED — eOculus, 2006.0221 Green High-Rise Deemed Golden — News & Observer, 2006.0221 UN Agency Launches ‘Green’ Initiative for Construction Industry — UN News Center, 2006.0221 Architects Plan 'Green Offices' in Boca Raton — South Florida Business Journal, 2006.0220 BioShield Builds Natural Paint Base — San Jose Business Journal, 2006.0220 Studies of Ancient Climates Suggest Global Warming — UC Santa Cruz press release, 2006.0217 Greenland's Glaciers Losing Ice at Faster Rate — MSNBC, 2006.0216 Green Roof for True Nature Foods — Urban Habitat Chicago press release, 2006.0216 ASHRAE, USGBC, IESNA Partner on New Standard — U.S. Green Building Council press release, 2006.0215 Yale to Offer Green Building Design and Development Program — Yale University press release, 2006.0214 BetterBricks Awards — BetterBricks Update, 2006.0209 14 Steps to Greener Hospitals — BDC, 2006.0208 Energy-Efficient Buildings Win EPA Recognition — Environmental Protection Agency press release, 2006.0202 Pliny Fisk's Sustainable Methodology — Metropolis, 2006.0130
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