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ENVIRONMENT THIS WEEK |
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DEEP AND MERELY TINTED GREENS As the concept of "green design" enters the mainstream of our building culture, designers are being given a glut of information — and misinformation — on what constitutes environmentally sound practices. The term "greenwashing" has entered the lexicon to mean giving the appearance of being green without providing substantive environmental benefit.
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HEALTH, CARE AND COMFORT River Campus Building One, for Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) in Portland, is a high-performance building with a conventional budget. The 16-story building, currently in construction, displays an innovative approach to mechanical engineering for a medical and research environment. In collaboration with developer Gerding/ Edlen and GBD Architects, Interface Engineering has met aggressive design criteria for resource conservation while paying special attention to the thermal comfort of medically fragile occupants. — Editor
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More Environment Canadian Cement Industry Releases Sustainability Report — Cement Association of Canada press release, 2006.0329William McDonough Joins Green Sandwich Advisory Board — MarketWire, 2006.0328 Homebuilding Goes Green to Save Energy, Provide Comfort — ENN, 2006.0327 Eco-Friendly Homes Multiply across U.S. — MSNBC, 2006.0327 Sustainability Movement Spurs Green Construction Event — East Bay Business Times, 2006.0327 Vancouver Port Authority Wins "Gold" for Sustainable Office — Vancouver Press Release, 2006.0327 Go Rain Gardens, Go Green Roofs — Pulse, 2006.0327 High Tech, High Design, High Performance — EDC, 2006.0324 A New Generation of Schools — EDC, 2006.0324 Energy Efficiency at the Eco Office — EDC, 2006.0324 Care About Forests? Don't Use Green Globes Rating Tool — Healthy Building News, 2006.0324 Legislation in the UK Comes to Grips with Climate Change — Building Design, 2006.0324 All Aboard the Learning Barge for Earth Day — Newswise, 2006.0322 Environmental Awards of Excellence Winners Announced — City of Toronto Press Release, 2006.0322 Students Transform Light — eOculus, 2006.0321 Biophilia Claims Bryant Park — eOculus, 2006.0321 USGBC Holds New Orleans Development Luncheon — Interior Design, 2006.0321 Twelve NAHB Green Building Award Winners Announced — National Association of Home Builders, 2006.0320 Museum of Life and the Environment — Culture and Heritage Foundation press release at PR Newswire, 2006.0320 Wal-Mart Going Green with Help of Roseville Architects — Sacramento Business Journal, 2006.0320 Developers Cultivate a Taste for Green — Portland Business Journal, 2006.0320 Southern Nevada Lands First LEED-Certified Building — Business Press, 2006.0320 Sustainable Design Can Save More Than the Environment — Washington Post, 2006.0317 Moscow to Get Green Giant — World Architecture News, 2006.0317 Pricing Programs Give Consumers Clean Power Choices — National Renewable Energy Laboratory press release, 2006.0316 Saving Water, Saving Resources — emagazine.com, 2006.0316 Introducing Tropical Green — Metropolis, 2006.0315 Landfill Partnerships Generate Alternative Energy — Milliken & Company press release, 2006.0313 2006 ENERGY STAR Awards — ENERGY STAR press release, 2006.0301
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