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BOISE LEED-NC In a state better known for its green forests than its "green" building practices, a newly renovated warehouse sets a precedent for sustainability. Front 5 Building in downtown Boise, Idaho has just been received the state's first LEED-NC (New Construction and Major Renovations) certification for its energy- and resource-efficiency.
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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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More Environment 2006 Sustainable Design Competition — Dexigner, 2006.0419You Don't Have to Be Young to Be Green — Newswise, 2006.0419 It's No Go for the Eco-Home — Welwyn & Hatfield Times, 2006.0419 Earth House Gets The Thumbs Down - Again — New Builder, 2006.0419 Conferences to Explore Costs and Benefits of Green Schools — USGBC Press Release, 2006.0419 Green Building More about Common Sense Than High Tech — Ottawa Business Journal, 2006.0419 Making Your Home More 'Green' — ASLA Press Release, 2006.0418 Climate Change Conference - Energy Debate Refueled — Jamaica Gleaner, 2006.0418 NZ Offers Geothermal Potential for Abandoned Oil Wells — RenewableEnergyAccess.com, 2006.0417 NAHB Celebrates Earth Day as Homes Get Greener — National Association of Home Builders, 2006.0417 Making Your Home More "Green" — ASLA press release, 2006.0417 HOPES for a Sustainable Future — Oregon Daily Emerald, 2006.0417 Earth Shelter Architecture Saves Green Space — Herald Today, 2006.0416 New York's Test Cases for Environmental Office Towers — New York Times, 2006.0416 SOM Aims to Build a Zero-Energy Office Tower in Guangdong — Architectural Record, 2006.0415 New ‘Green’ Synagogue to Replace Current One — Daily Northwestern, 2006.0413 Step in the Right Direction with Environmental Flooring — Plant Services, 2006.0413 Tall and Cool: The Met, Bangkok, Thailand — World Architecture News, 2006.0413 Energy Commission Awards $1.25M for "Cool Roof" Research — California Energy Commission press release, 2006.0412 Homebuyers Duped into Buying Weyerhaeuser "green" — Rainforest Action Network, 2006.0412 PVC Critic Publishes Groundbreaking Study — Healthy Building News, 2006.0411 To PVC or Not to PVC — Healthy Building News, 2006.0411 Taking Our Eco Ethics to Hearth — Seattle Times, 2006.0409 Beijing to Ban Drivers for Blue Sky Olympics — Guardian Unlimited, 2006.0407 Green Building Wood Sources — Revitalization Online, 2006.04
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