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Attendees of the 2008 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo had good reason to be excited. Since the conference's debut in 2002 in Austin, Texas, when just over 4,000 people gathered to discuss the importance of sustainable design, Greenbuild has expanded dramatically.
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BRINGING SUSTAINABILITY AND URBANISM TOGETHER There are numerous benefits to fusing sustainable development and urban development concepts. Moreover, pedestrian-oriented, urbanist-project approaches have been vigorously embraced by many environmental groups. It is not, however, intuitively obvious to everyone why high-density, extensively hardscaped projects would be good for the environment.
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More Environment Here Comes the Sun Shower — New York Times, 2009.0210SYNTHe: An Urban Rooftop Garden Prototype in Los Angeles — Inhabitat (blog), 2009.0209 Google Taking a Step into Power Metering — New York Times, 2009.0209 FEMA Is Faulted on Aid after Hurricane Ike — New York Times, 2009.0209 Feed-in Tariffs Contemplated in the U.S. — New York Times, 2009.0209 Fires, Floods Pressure Australia Government on Climate — Reuters, 2009.0209 Why Obama's Energy Savings Estimate May Be Skewed — New York Times, 2009.0207 New Sausalito Homes - Green and Good Neighbors — San Francisco Chronicle, 2009.0207 Why Sustainable Power Is Unsustainable — New Scientist, 2009.0206 Carbon Catalyst Could Herald Cut-Price Fuel Cells — New Scientist, 2009.0206 US Regulators Vote to Ban Commercial Fishing in Arctic Waters — Guardian Unlimited, 2009.0206 A Solar Company Loses Power, Gains Steam — New York Times, 2009.0206 New Study Tallies Corn Ethanol Costs — New York Times, 2009.0205 Hybrid Locomotive Maker Loses Steam — New York Times, 2009.0205 Showcase Home Is 'Test Kitchen' for Building Technology — GlobeSt, 2009.0204 Greenbuild in Boston — ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0204 For Clean Energy: Layoffs and Plummeting Demand — New York Times, 2009.0204 Could New Energy Labels Chill European Fridge Sales? — New York Times, 2009.0204 Arctic Storms Seen Worsening; Threat to Oil, Ships — Reuters, 2009.0204 Web Camera Eyes Warming — from Ocean Floor — MSNBC, 2009.0204 Dark Days for Green Energy — New York Times, 2009.0204 Dark Days for Green Energy — New York Times, 2009.0203 Personal Carbon Budgets Possible by 2020, Says Head of RSA Study — Guardian Unlimited, 2009.0203 USGBC Highlights the Potential for Greening Existing Buildings in Proposed Stimulus — Greener Buildings, 2009.0202 Exxon Posts Record 2008 Profit Despite Slip in 4th Quarter — New York Times, 2009.0131 Integrate Food Production and Green Building — , 2009.0130 Low-Cost LEDs May Slash Household Electric Bills within Five Years — ENN, 2009.0130 Is There an Ideal Sustainable Home? — RiverWired, 2009.0130 Rising Acidity Threatens Oceans — New York Times, 2009.0130 White Paper: 10 Eco-Principles for Community Housing — BDC, 2009.0129 37 Million "Green-Collar" Jobs by 2030 — CSE Magazine, 2009.0128
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