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CHILL DATA When we think of "data center," what comes to mind most readily may be a low, nondescript warehouse in a flat, featureless industrial park. But think again. RTKL Associates, in designing the Highmark Data Center in West Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, built the structure into a hillside, to great functional advantage, and achieved a LEED silver rating in the bargain.
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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 The Green House — Independent Digital, 2006.0503State to Announce Energy-Efficient Housing Efforts — Courier Post, 2006.0503 Green Building Documentary Series on PBS — Building Green TV online, 2006.0503 Students Prepare for Solar Decathlon — MIT Press Release, 2006.0503 Haworth Opens Green D.C. Showroom — Interior Design, 2006.0502 "Charlie" Brown Uses Dreary Weather in Greener Buildings — Chief Engineer, 2006.0501 Alliance for Sustainable Built Environments Adds Member USG — Alliance for Sustainable Built Environments press release, 2006.0501 Blue-Dollar Green — EDC, 2006.05 Edition 24/7 Green — EDC, 2006.05 Edition A Century of Environmental Leadership — EDC, 2006.05 Edition First, Do No Harm — EDC, 2006.05 Edition Building industry coalesces around environmental techniques — Register Guard, 2006.0430 Buford Company a Leader in Green Building Techniques — Gwinnett Business Journal, 2006.0430 'Green Roofs' Growing More Popular — CNN, 2006.0428 UT Nursing School 'Green-Lighted' Again — Houston Chronicle, 2006.0428 An open house for the future — North Jersey, 2006.0427 'Green' Roof Showcases Global Trend — ENN, 2006.0427 The Great Debate Over Certified Wood — Healthy Building News, 2006.0427 ASLA Dedicates Green Roof at Washington, D.C. Headquarters — ASLA press release at PR Newswire, 2006.0427 BASF Opens Its Near-Zero Energy Home in Paterson, N.J. — BASF Press Release, 2006.0426 Housing's Alter Eco — Houston Chronicle, 2006.0426 Straw Bale Course Makes Converts — New Builder, 2006.0426 Holcim Awards Honor Sustainable Construction — Holcim Foundation press release, 2006.0425 Investing in Green: Home Savings an Energy Leader — The Capital Times, 2006.0425 Event Shines on 'Green' Buildings — Detroit News, 2006.0425 Architect Eckelberry Releases Energy-Saving Mediterranean Homes — PRWen, 2006.0425 'Green Energy Benny Farm' Takes Bronze at Holcim Awards — CCN Matthews, 2006.0425 Looking Beyond Fossil Fuels — Fin24, 2006.0425 L.A. Valley College Marks Grand Opening of First "Green" Building — Los Angeles Valley College press release, 2006.0424 Billboard for Science — Archinect, 2006.0424 Construction Starts on New Bunting Coady Sustainable Building — Archiseek, 2006.0424 Environmental Designs Honoured — TMC Net, 2006.0423 Chernobyl: 20 Years On — Moscow News, 2006.0423 Condo Project Painted 'Green' — MSNBC, 2006.0423 Green Pioneers — San Francisco Chronicle, 2006.0422 The Rise of Bright Green Computers — World Changing, 2006.0422 Hydrogen Fuels Architects’ Plans — AIArchitect, 2006.0421 National Building Museum to Host “Green House” Exhibit — AIArchitect, 2006.0421 Consider 'Green' Building Ideas — Deseret News, 2006.0421 Building 'Green' Promotes Efficiency — Ann Arbor News, 2006.0421 Earth-Friendly Construction on the Rise — Post Star, 2006.0421 HOK Makes Global Investment in Wind Power — HOK press release at ArchiWire, 2006.0421 The AIA Announces their 2006 Top Ten Green Projects — American Institute of Architects press release, 2006.0419 NREL to Build Research Support Facility — National Renewable Energy Laboratory press release, 2006.0419 Army Embraces LEED Standard — FacilitiesNet, 2006.0418 Portland and Energy Trust of Oregon Award Green Building Grants — City of Portland press release, 2006.0413
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