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VINYL: ANY COLOR BUT GREEN In the debate over the "greenness" of building materials, vinyl has become a divisive topic. The U.S. Green Building Council conducted what it termed an exhaustive study of the environmental impact of vinyl and decided to drop recommendations to avoid the use of vinyl in its LEED certification program. As a result, the USGBC has found itself at odds with some environmental groups.
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BEAUTY AND THE BEST More than just resource-efficient buildings, projects from Venezuela, Germany, Italy, and Canada recently chosen as recipients of the first global Holcim Awards demonstrate "sustainability" as integration with their larger urban, social, and technological context. They were recently selected from 15 finalists after a series of regional competitions with more than 3,000 submissions from 118 countries.
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TWO GREEN HOUSES Fifty-one-year-old Kengo Kuma, among the best-known Japanese architects of his generation, tends to use each of his residential commissions to explore a single building material. In a dense Tokyo neighborhood, for example, he designed the so-called Plastic House.
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More Environment 'Green' House Hunting Could Get Easier — Oregonian, 2006.0621Clockwork Eco-Flower Will Be London's Oasis — EDIE, 2006.0621 Brighton Library Gets a Prize — New Builder, 2006.0621 Green Buildings Are Going Mainstream — U.S. Green Building Council press release, 2006.0621 Huge Waves Slam Coasts from California to Peru — USA Today, 2006.0620 EPA and New York City Show Off Greener Big Apple — PollutionOnline, 2006.0620 Beyond Rhetoric — Metropolis, 2006.0619 Work Begins on Global Seed Bank on Arctic Island — New York Times, 2006.0619 The Ecohouse Harriet Built — Leeds Today, 2006.0619 Observer Ethical Awards — Guardian Unlimited, 2006.0618 New Building Model Could Help Save Electricity — The Economic Times, 2006.0616 Hawaii Takes the Lead in Energy Independence — Rocky Mountain Institute press release, 2006.0616 High-Performance Buildings through Integrated Design — Rocky Mountain Institute press release, 2006.0616 Greening a Giant — Rocky Mountain Institute press release, 2006.0616 That's LEEDership: California Targets Zero Formaldehyde — Healthy Building News, 2006.0614 AIA Announces Show You're Green Awards — Dexigner, 2006.0614 Why Is Green Building Still So Hard? — GreenerBuildings, 2006.0612 Semiconductor Plant Aims For High Sustainability — ENR, 2006.0612 State's Newest Ethanol Plant to be Built in Portland — InsideIndianaBusiness.com Report, 2006.0612 Grow Your Own Treehouse: Thoughts on Ecological Architecture — World Changing, 2006.0612 Institute Urges Construction of Green Buildings — Taipei Times, 2006.0611 'Green' Hall, Blooming Town — Baltimore Sun, 2006.0611 Architects Show How to Green the 'Burbs' — Toronto Star, 2006.0610 Sustainable Architecture Can Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions — Washington Post, 2006.0610 “Being Less Bad Is Not Being Good” — AIArchitect, 2006.0609 AIA Announces "Show You're Green" Awards — American Institute of Architects press release, 2006.0609 Mayors Endorse Call for Greener Buildings — ContraCostaTimes.com, 2006.0609 Roof Top Gardens — A Roofer's Perspective — Building Envelope Forum, 2006.0609 How to Make Green Building Grow — Gristmill, 2006.0608 Architects Need More Resources for Green Building — Portland Cement Association press release, 2006.0608 Carbon Value Analysis Tool — World Resources Institute press release, 2006.0606 Make Sure You're Spending Greenbacks for Sustainable Green — Columbia Business First, 2006.0602
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