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    DESERT MUSEUMS IN PLATINUM

    Another building type shattered the dual-glazed, low-e glass ceiling in April 2008 when the U.S. Green Building Council first awarded LEED Platinum certification to a museum complex.

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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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    More Environment

    Mother Earth's Big Comeback — UTNE, 2008.0901

    'Zero-Energy' Pilot Homes Planned at Fort Campbell — Boston Globe, 2008.0827

    Arctic Ice Second-Lowest Ever; Polar Bears Affected — Reuters, 2008.0827

    Is Emitting Greenhouse Gas Emissions a Criminal Act? — Environmental Expert, 2008.0827

    Study Links California Hospitalizations to Hotter Weather — Environmental Expert, 2008.0827

    Serving Architects, Consultants in Everything Green Become Mainstays — New York Times, 2008.0827

    Wind Energy Bumps into Power Grid’S Limits — New York Times, 2008.0827

    Air Storage Is Explored for Energy — New York Times, 2008.0826

    The Surprising Way Wind Turbines Kill Bats — Scientific American, 2008.0826

    U.S. Government Giving 'Green' Buildings a Boost — CNet, 2008.0826

    Human Environmental Impact May Lessen as Incomes Rise, Analysis Suggests — ScienceDaily, 2008.0826

    Ronald McDonald House of Austin — Case study at Green Roofs, 2008.0826

    Scrapping Fuel Subsidies Can Help Climate: U.N. Study — Reuters, 2008.0826

    Heat Buildings the Energy-Efficient Way — ACHR News, 2008.0825

    Margarido House Going LEED Platinum — Jetson Green, 2008.0825

    Victoria’S Dockside Green Community Achieves LEED Platinum Certification — Journal of Commerce, 2008.0825

    Bligh Voller Nield’S Sustainable Stockland HQ — Inhabitat (blog), 2008.0825

    U.N. Climate Talks Advance on Forests and Industry — Reuters, 2008.0825

    The Man Who Saw the Future — Guardian Unlimited, 2008.0825

    New Growth Industry: Green Home Building — Indianapolis Star, 2008.0825

    Melting Arctic Ocean Opens New Shipping Frontier — Weather.com, 2008.0822

    Pittsburgh URA Overwhelmed by Desire to Build Green — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2008.0822

    A Sustainability That Aims to Seduce — New York Times, 2008.0821

    Study: People Rank Global Warming Lower Than Local Environmental Issues — Environmental Expert, 2008.0820

    Whatever Floats Your Boat — Nature, 2008.0820

    Tibetan Meadows Emit Methane — Nature, 2008.0820

    Plans for the Largest Ever Solar-Power Plants — Nature, 2008.0820

    People Rank Global Warming Lower Than Local Environmental Issues — redOrbit, 2008.0819

    How Green Is Your Roof? — Nature, 2008.0819

    Middle East Change for the Wetter — Science Alert, 2008.0818

    South Asia Monsoon Rains Kill 147, Thousands Rescued — Reuters, 2008.0818

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