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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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More Environment California Targets Formaldehyde in Panel Products — BuildingGreen.com, 2006.0705Buildings that Connect People with Nature — BuildingGreen.com, 2006.0705 Straw Houses to Serve Seasonal Workers — Richmond Times-Dispatch, 2006.0705 Green Building 101 Series by Inhabitat — Dexigner, 2006.0705 Integrating Built and Natural Environments — Dexigner, 2006.0705 A Little on the Top, for Environment's Sake — New York Times, 2006.0704 Students Examine Benefits of Green Roofs — South Bend Telegraph, 2006.0704 Green? It's a Bit of a Gray Area — San Francisco Chronicle, 2006.0702 Sarasota County Is Eco-Serious — Herald Tribune, 2006.0702 2006 Excellence in Design Awards — EDC, 2006.07 Edition Turning Brown into Green Chemistry — Revitalization Online, 2006.0628 NREL Takes 'Green Powered' to Next Level — National Renewable Energy Laboratory press release, 2006.0628 Terrazzo Goes Green — City Paper, 2006.0628 Garden Group Looks at Environmentally Friendly Concrete — Northwest Arkansas Times, 2006.0628 Ashland May See First 'Green Subdivision' — Mail Tribune, 2006.0627 Sustainability Sparks Innovation — eOculus, 2006.0627 USGBC Seeks to Make LEED More Wood Friendly — BuildingGreen.com, 2006.0627 Why the USGBC Should Change LEED's Position on Wood — BuildingGreen.com, 2006.0627 Westside Urban Forum Award Showcases 9900 Wilshire — Press Release, 2006.0627 Stoller Vineyards Unveils Environmentally Friendly Winery — Portland Business Journal, 2006.0626 The Architect and the Other — Open Democracy, 2006.0626 Going Green — The Standard Times, 2006.0625 Living Steel Announces Winners of Competition for Sustainable Housing — Canadian Architect, 2006.0623 Sustainable Home Design Winner Named — Globe and Mail, 2006.0623 NBBJ Seattle Lands LEED Gold Times Two — Interior Design, 2006.0623 NIST Project Aims to Improve PV Data Modeling — FacilitiesNet, 2006.0623 OCV Architects Design Affordable, 'Green' Housing — PR Web, 2006.0623 Earth 'likely' hottest in 2,000 years — CNN, 2006.0622 Direct-Current-Powering Technology Reduces Energy Use — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory press release, 2006.0621 Winners of International Competition for Sustainable Housing — Living Steel press release, 2006.0620 SEF Financing Enables PA's First 'Affordable Green' Housing — SEF Press Release, 2006.0618 Warming turns bears into cannibals — CNN, 2006.0612 Newly Patented Dimmer Adjusts Interior Daylighting — Solatube International Inc. press release, 2006.0607
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