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GREEN SCHOOL ECONOMICS When architects are asked to articulate the economic benefits of "green" buildings, they may say something like: "they may cost more in construction than conventional buildings but will more than make up the difference in the long run." This claim seems reasonable, but how do we know it's accurate?
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ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER IN GEORGIA Architects designing educational centers for environmental organizations bear a special responsibility to make their medium part of the message. The new Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center (GEHC) in Buford, Georgia, designed by Lord, Aeck & Sargent, is a lesson in itself about energy and water conservation.
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REMODELING NATURALLY Many people start a home remodeling project by designing an addition and selecting finish materials. But if your goal is to live in harmony with nature, you need to begin with something more basic: a personal strategy for weaving your needs together with the natural elements available at your site.
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More Environment Building Green Made Easier with a New Roadmap — University of Oregon Press Release, 2007.0327Heat Invades Cool Heights over Arizona Desert — New York Times, 2007.0327 William McDonough: The Original Green Man — BusinessWeek, 2007.0327 Anatomy of a Big House — GM Today, 2007.0327 Challenges of Evaluating Sustainable Buildings — Daily Commcercial News and Construction Record, 2007.0327 Mold Found in Navy Hospital Air Ducts — KCBS, 2007.0326 Not an Easy Route to Green Buildings — Singapore News, 2007.0326 Green and Growing — Boston Globe, 2007.0326 4 Ways to Go Green — CNN, 2007.0326 Energy-Efficient Green Buildings Urged in Construction — Xinhua, 2007.0326 Warming May Create Climates, Cut Others — New York Times, 2007.0326 PVC = Guilty as Charged — Inhabitat (blog), 2007.0326 Limiting Pollutants, Moisture Crucial to Health of House — Ashville Citizen-Times, 2007.0325 After Devastating Fire, Family Rebuilds — with a Conscience — Davis Enterprise, 2007.0325 Faulty Towers — Toronto Star, 2007.0325 Australia's Biggest City Plans to Shut Off the Lights — The Star (Malaysia), 2007.0325 Kitchens Have Become Eco-Friendly — Courier-Post, 2007.0325 Global Warming Makes Ice a Hot Topic — Javno, 2007.0325 Brown's Paler Shade of Green — Scotsman Online, 2007.0324 Going Green — Daily Courier, 2007.0324 The Window Box Gets Some Tough Competition — New York Times, 2007.0323 GBI Offers Free Use of Green Globes New Construction Module — Green Building Initiative press release, 2007.0323 2037: Home Sweet Home — Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 2007.0323 The Mall Goes Green — BusinessWeek, 2007.0322 Green vs. Design in S.F. Tower — Los Angeles Times, 2007.0321 HOK Team Reveals Design for Desert Oasis — World Architecture News, 2007.0321 Energy Star Winners for Outstanding Energy Efficiency — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency press release, 2007.0321 The Tilted Earth at Its 'Equal Night of Spring' — New York Times, 2007.0320 Architecture Students Approach International Territory — The Campus Press, 2007.0320 Making Homebuilding More Green — ENR, 2007.0320 U. S. Embassy Goes Green — ABC News, 2007.0320 U.S. Sees Growth in 'Green' Architecture — Playfuls, 2007.0319 Sun Is Shining on 'Green' Construction — Bainbridge Review, 2007.0317 High-Performance Design Creates Healthy Environments — ArchitectOnLine, 2007.0301 Big and Green: Are They Compatible or Contradictory? — ArchitectOnLine, 2007.0301
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