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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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More Environment Its Economy in Shambles, the Midwest Goes Green — World Changing (blog), 2009.0716The Green House Effect — Fast Forward Weekly, 2009.0716 U.S. And China Agree to Study Energy-Efficient Buildings — New York Times, 2009.0716 Limits on Logging in Old-Growth Forest Reinstated — New York Times, 2009.0716 Study Suggests Wind Power Potential Is Much Higher Than Current Estimates — New York Times, 2009.0716 A River Runs under It — New York Times, 2009.0715 Melbourne Convention Center Achieves 6 Star Green Star Certification — Inhabitat (blog), 2009.0715 A Sustainable New Orleans Slowly Rises in Katrina's Wake — New York Times, 2009.0714 Dividing the Burden of CO2 Reduction — New York Times, 2009.0714 Sustainable Welsh Timber Building System Wins Awards — Green Building Press, 2009.0714 Step by Green Step — Jakarta Post, 2009.0714 A Solar Land Rush — New York Times, 2009.0713 Boiling the Frog — New York Times, 2009.0713 Green Governing — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2009.0712 Court Overturns Bush-Era Smog Rule — New York Times, 2009.0710 Russians Plan Floating Nuclear Plants — New York Times, 2009.0709 A Push to Hide Solar Panels in Santa Monica — New York Times, 2009.0709 Poorer Nations Reject a Target on Emission Cut — New York Times, 2009.0709 The Two-Degree Solution — New York Times, 2009.0709 Regnum Tower for Istanbul Features BioClimatic Architecture — Inhabitat (blog), 2009.0708 The First Living Building Sets the Bar — eMagazine, 2009.0708 Oil Baron's Wind Farm Project Hits Doldrums — CNN, 2009.0708 Environmentalists Sue over Energy Transmission Across Federal Lands — New York Times, 2009.0708 Iceland's Environment Minister Discusses Geothermal Power, Aluminum Concerns — New York Times, 2009.0708 Study: Geoengineering Won't Help Oceans — New York Times, 2009.0708 More on Thinning Arctic Sea Ice — New York Times, 2009.0708 Chicago Traffic Delays: A Tiny Break in the Traffic Logjam — Chicago Tribune, 2009.0708 Couple Is Living the 'Platinum' Life — Greenville Online, 2009.0707 Omega Center for Sustainable Living Opens in Upstate New York — Inhabitat (blog), 2009.0707 Despite Shift on Climate by U.S., Europe Is Wary — New York Times, 2009.0707 Center for Architecture Earns Top LEED Honors — Portland Business Journal, 2009.0702 L.A. Business Leans Green — Los Angeles Times, 2009.0629
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