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In the heart of Manhattan, across from the expansive Bryant Park at 42nd Street and Avenue of the Americas, is a landmark new skyscraper — a triple landmark, based on its sustainable and energy-saving design, its crystalline form, and its sheer size.
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SUSTAINABLE SITE SELECTION FOR SCHOOLS In the case of a new school, the first job for the working group is selecting a site. All the decisions that go into making a sustainable campus or building follow. Location defines the impacts of development both to the site itself and to surrounding neighborhoods, transportation, habitat, and hydrology.
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More Environment USGBC Opens Building Performance Partnership to Current LEED-Certified Buildings — Green Building Pro, 2010.0722Climate Bill Dead — Salon, 2010.0722 Tampa House Built to Sustainable and Storm-Resistant Standards — EcoHome, 2010.0722 Why Can't Chicago Recycle? — Chicago Reader, 2010.0722 Massive Calif. Wind Farm Gets $1.2 Billion in Financing — CNet News, 2010.0722 Parking Garage at Former Pabst Brewery Wins LEED Gold Rating — Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, 2010.0722 Green in Body, Artistic in Spirit — Toronto Star, 2010.0722 Stop the Sand Berms, Scientists Plead — New York Times, 2010.0722 Kinks in the Ethanol Message-Machine? — New York Times, 2010.0722 Huge Turnout for E.P.A. Fracking Hearing — New York Times, 2010.0722 Arctic Ocean Full Up with Carbon Dioxide — Nature, 2010.0722 Micro House Aims for Living Smaller, Greener — Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, 2010.0721 DOE Announces $30 Million for Energy-Efficient Housing Partnerships — Real Estate-Rama, 2010.0721 Cool Roofs Can Offset Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Mitigate Global Warming — News Center, 2010.0719 Greening the GSA — Architect's Newspaper, 2010.0719 10,000 Euro Prize for Most Energy Efficient Irish Building — PR Log, 2010.0719 The South Gets Its First Certified Passive House (Beats California to the Punch) — TreeHugger (Blog), 2010.0719 Bad Air in "Green" Buildings — In These Times, 2010.0719 Solar-Energy Guru Sees Change on Horizon — Lexington Herald-Leader, 2010.0719 Hip to Be Round: Circular Homes Gaining Popularity with Eco-Conscious Buyers — Ottawa Citizen, 2010.0717 Slash Bills and Save the World — Financial Times, 2010.0716 Eco-Mosques and Greener Domes — National, 2010.0716 Building a House That Heats, Powers Itself — MInnesota Public Radio, 2010.0716 Germany's Green Light for Energy — Sydney Morning Herald, 2010.0714 Europe Needs to Reduce Emissions by 30% — Financial Times, 2010.0714 LEED Homes May Not Be Less Toxic — Environmental Expert, 2010.0714 LEED Needs More Verification — Daily Journal of Commerce, 2010.0714 Renewing Towers and Building Legacies — Eye Weekly, 2010.0714 Vancouver's Olympic Village — Tyee, 2010.0714 Energy Efficiency Helps Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure — Organic Consumers Association, 2010.0712 Fannie, Freddie Derail White House-Backed Green Financing Program — Wall Street Journal, 2010.0706
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