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HOK STRAW BALE For over a decade, straw-bale construction has been growing in popularity among "alternative" house builders. The durable, low-cost, nontoxic, highly insulating, pest-resistant, and potentially structural material is especially practical in hot arid climates. It was used extensively in the treeless grasslands of the U.S. Midwest early in the 20th century.
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LEED GOLD HOSPITAL Because of unusually strict technical, mechanical, and air quality requirements, hospitals are one of the most difficult building types to design sustainably. Yet the Providence Newberg Medical Center by Mahlum Architects has achieved a LEED Gold rating — the first hospital in the United States to do so. It is also the first U.S. hospital to acquire enough renewable electric power to meet all its needs.
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SWEETWATER CREEK Like many other buildings that receive the coveted Platinum-level LEED certification, the Sweetwater Creek State Park Visitors Center, near Lithia Springs, Georgia, features numerous energy conservation measures and has a roof full of photovoltaic cells to generate electricity.
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More Environment China's Low-Key Jump Onto Biofuel Bandwagon — Asia Times, 2007.0523Catching the Winds of Change — Journal of Commerce, 2007.0523 World Growth Spurs Faster Climate Change — The Star (Malaysia), 2007.0522 Shigeru Ban: Building to Last, Just Long Enough — International Herald Tribune, 2007.0522 A Leed of Faith — Canadian Architect, 2007.0522 One-Sixth of Europe's Mammals Face Extinction — Nature, 2007.0522 An Old Steel Mill Retools to Produce Clean Energy — New York Times, 2007.0522 China Says Environment Losing Out to Development — Reuters, 2007.0522 Leonard Avenue Modular Housing — Canadian Architect, 2007.0522 Homes Must Be Greener — Easier Property, 2007.0521 The Late Spring of American Green Architecture — Wired, 2007.0521 'Off-Grid' Community Runs on Solar, Wind — MSNBC, 2007.0521 Three Gorges Dam Is Hurting River, Study Finds — MSNBC, 2007.0521 Australian Foreign Minister Says Carbon Trading Unlikely Soon — International Herald Tribune, 2007.0521 Referendum over Highway through Rare Peat Bog Ruled Invalid — International Herald Tribune, 2007.0521 Brown's Vision for a Nuclear Britain — Guardian Unlimited, 2007.0520 Renewable Energy: The Tide Turns — Independent Digital, 2007.0520 Badly Built New Homes 'Threaten Green Plans' — Guardian Unlimited, 2007.0520 St. Gabriel's Green Design Is Genuine Gold — Tandem, 2007.0520 Mud Flooring Is Latest in Natural Building Movement — Chicago Tribune, 2007.0520 Why Are They Greener Than We Are? — New York Times, 2007.0520 The Native Builder — New York Times, 2007.0520 The Zero-Energy Solution — New York Times, 2007.0520 The Road to Curitiba — New York Times, 2007.0520 The Accidental Environmentalist — New York Times, 2007.0520 An Eco-House for the Future — New York Times, 2007.0520 Architect Daniel Smith: The Strength in Straw — World Changing (blog), 2007.0519 Eco-Towns Are Sign of Political Environment — Financial Times, 2007.0519 Eco-Towns Are Sign of Political Environment — Financial Times, 2007.0519 Passive Energizes — Toronto Star, 2007.0519 Kelly to Announce Green Overhaul of Planning Rules — Guardian Unlimited, 2007.0519 Lab Contributes to Latest Global Warming Report — The Berkeley Lab View, 2007.0518 The Golden Arches Go Green — AIArchitect, 2007.0518 Eco-Office Promotes Regenerative Design — AIArchitect, 2007.0518 Southern Ocean Saturated with CO2 — TVNZ, 2007.0518 Canadian Appointed Chair of World Green Building Council — Daily Commercial News and Construction Record, 2007.0518 Designbuild Focuses on Green Building — Infolink, 2007.0518 Texas Architect Designs 'Green' Buildings — NPR, 2007.0518 Scientists: Capture Many, or All, of B.C.'s Last Spotted Owls — Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2007.0517 Green Building Expo Highlights Fossil Fuel — Los Angeles Times, 2007.0517 A Home That Heats and Cools Itself — New York Times, 2007.0517 Corps Achieves Major Milestone at Superfund Site — Revitalization Online, 2007.0517 Ecological Restoration Can Mitigate Climate Change — Revitalization Online, 2007.0517 Climate Change Creating New Refugees — Boston Globe, 2007.0517 China Begins Expanding Its Supertanker Fleet — International Herald Tribune, 2007.0516 AIA Leadership Testifies before House Committees — American Institute of Architects press release, 2007.0516 Modular Homes the Next Wave Way of Green Building — St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2007.0516 Designers Target Carbon-Neutral Buildings — Journal of Commerce, 2007.0516 Development Rises on St. Louis Area Flood Plains — New York Times, 2007.0515 GBI President Testifies before Senate Committee on Environment — Green Building Initiative press release, 2007.0515 PBS to Air New Weekly TV Series: 'Building Green' — PBS Press Release, 2007.0515 Las Vegas Builds Sustainable 'Central Park' — ENR, 2007.0514 New Tower Creates All Its Own Energy — Spiegel, 2007.0511 Yellowknife Building Uses Photovoltaic System — Daily Commcercial News and Construction Record, 2007.0511 IPCC Report: A Call for U.S. Lawmakers to Act — Renewable Energy Access, 2007.0510
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