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At first glance, the glossy new 35-story condominium tower slicing into the lower Manhattan skyline doesn't stand out as a beacon of sustainable design. Its sleek form — an extruded curving wedge accented with red terra cotta bands — looks more Ferrari than Prius. And the structure's granite base and travertine lobby walls are elements not usually associated with green building.
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What if there were a way for states, cities, and counties to leverage each dollar of federal stimulus money they spend to generate $14 of private spending, create 14 times the number of jobs, reimburse the federal government $3, and get a dollar back to boot? And what if that economic solution could also help us tackle climate change by constructively attacking building-related carbon emissions?
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What would you call a green building standard that, on balance, tends to interfere with environmental reform more than help? In March 2009, ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition television show featured the first house in the country to win certification under the new green building standard from the National Association of Home Builders.
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More Environment L.A.'S Best Architecture Is on the Ground — Fast Company, 2009.0611Sustainable Stockholm Suburb Showpiece of Good Urban Design — Irish Times, 2009.0611 The Sunset Magazine Modern Cottage — Inhabitat (blog), 2009.0611 Bloomberg Vs. Newsom: The Debate over Green Building — Triple Pundit, 2009.0611 San Francisco to Toughen a Strict Recycling Law — New York Times, 2009.0611 Wind Farming in Deep Waters — New York Times, 2009.0611 Climate Change and Intellectual Property — New York Times, 2009.0611 Report Disperses Migration Myth — Nature, 2009.0611 Pelli's Platinum Visionaire — ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0610 Green Labels Need More Precision — Journal of Commerce, 2009.0610 Giving New Meaning to 'Electric Avenue' — New York Times, 2009.0610 Not so Windy: Research Suggests Winds Dying Down — Associated Press, 2009.0610 China Launches Green Power Revolution to Catch Up on West — Guardian Unlimited, 2009.0610 Japan Sets 'Weak' Climate Target — BBC News, 2009.0610 Questions about a Desert Village — New York Times, 2009.0609 Southeast Mulls Offshore Wind Power — New York Times, 2009.0609 Water Scarcity and the Western Oil Shales — New York Times, 2009.0609 Solar Showdown Looms in California — New York Times, 2009.0609 LEED Neighborhoods Urges Smart Land Use — Michigan Business Review, 2009.0609 Mountain Home Residence Is Self-Sustaining — West Kerr Current, 2009.0609 A Green Building Market Overview — Green Tech Media, 2009.0608 Floating Wind Turbine Launched — BBC News, 2009.0605 New Residence Hall May Be LEED Platinum — Daily Journal of Commerce, 2009.0604 Water to Rival Energy Efficiency as Key Concern in Greening Buildings: Report — Greener Buildings, 2009.0604 First All-Steel House Prototype Complete — AEP Span, 2009.0603 City Building May Receive LEED Gold Certification — Daily Journal of Commerce, 2009.0603 Clean Energy Funding Trumps Fossil Fuels — New York Times, 2009.0603 Assessing China’S ‘Low-Carbon Dragon’ — New York Times, 2009.0603 Bigger Role for Concentrating Solar Power? — New York Times, 2009.0603
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