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    GETTING GREEN PRODUCTS RIGHT

    Green project requirements can be found just about anywhere in the contract documents. This is also true for green building product requirements that are an important part of any green building project.

    Just like green project requirements, green building product requirements can be included in the contract documents either explicitly or implicitly.

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    APPALACHIAN SUNCATCHER

    Nestled into a hillside near Asheville, North Carolina, the Blue Ridge Parkway Destination Center is projected to use 75 percent less energy than a comparable conventionally designed facility.

    Trombe walls, a planted roof, bioswales, daylighting, a high-efficiency mechanical energy-recovery system, and other "green" features add up to make this National Park Service facility a contender for LEED Gold certification.

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    CLIMATE ACTION NOW

    In ArchitectureWeek No. 377, in Tackling Climate Change, we took a reality check on the level of challenge embodied in established targets for reducing emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.

    Then in ArchitectureWeek No. 378, on April 30, 2008, we announced a new call to action for architecture firms across the United States and around the world.

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    TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE

    Just about a year ago, Al Gore rocked the national AIA Convention in San Antonio with a climactic final keynote address, and received a prolonged standing ovation from thousands of architects who had lined up for hours to get in.

    Gore expressed the compelling case on global climate change, anchoring the powerful presentation with this silver spur to action for design professionals:

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    More Environment

    Look to Old Buildings for New Green Ideas — Oregonian, 2008.0619

    Getting Green Products Right — ArchitectureWeek, 2008.0618

    Construction Industry Accused of Systematic Green Failings — Business Green, 2008.0618

    Intel Spins Off Solar Energy Technology — Reuters, 2008.0618

    Architects at the UN — Metropolis, 2008.0618

    Going Green in Southeast Michigan — Metro Times, 2008.0618

    UN Urges Investors to Embed PRI in Property Portfolios — UNEP Press Release, 2008.0617

    Senate Blocks Debate of Clean Energy Tax Credits — Reuters, 2008.0617

    Sights Set on Zero Carbon Schools — H&V News, 2008.0617

    Getting Wrapped Up in Solar Textiles — Science Daily, 2008.0617

    Blending with the Environment — Cape Cod Online, 2008.0617

    Plants Insulate Pioneering Russian Green Building — New Builder, 2008.0617

    Unusual Green Architecture in Japan: Namba Parks — Now Public, 2008.0616

    BNIM Architects Gets Sustainable Cities Award — Kansas City Business Journal, 2008.0616

    Green Home Market Grows — Indianapolis Star, 2008.0616

    Bentley Shifts Its Color – and Its Focus – to Green — Plant Engineering, 2008.0615

    New Rules Planned for Energy Efficient Houses — Courier Mail, 2008.0615

    Ecotowns: For and Against — The Times (UK), 2008.0615

    The Greening of America — Business Facilities, 2008.0615

    Chevron's New Eco-Friendly Campus on the North Shore — New Orleans Business News, 2008.0614

    Genepax Unveils Water Energy Fuel Cell System — Fuel Cell Today, 2008.0613

    Net Zero Homes Come to the Annex — The Globe and Mail, 2008.0613

    Green Home Building — WKYT, 2008.0613

    It's Alive: The Growth of Living Walls — BD, 2008.0613

    Net Zero Homes Come to the Annex — The Globe and Mail, 2008.0613

    Healthy Ambitions — Sustainable Life, 2008.0612

    Additions and Renovations Continue — Michigan Live, 2008.0612

    Rich Nations Fail to Take Lead at Climate Talk: U.N. — Reuters, 2008.0611

    Architects Must Build on Green Knowledge — , 2008.0611

    Trash to Energy Vaporizer Gets Nod from Committee — Ottawa Sun, 2008.0611

    Building Green and Building Codes — Helena I.R., 2008.0610

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