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    GREEN SCIENCE IN SALT LAKE CITY

    The new Meldrum Science Center, certified LEED Platinum, provides an outstanding teaching and laboratory facility for the Westminster College campus in Salt Lake City, Utah.

    The airy, daylit interior of the four-story, 60,000-square-foot (5,600-square-meter) building provides a fertile matrix for interactive learning about science — in the curriculum and in the building.

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    ON 'TRAVEL AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT'

    News flash: The distance between a residential development location and the metropolitan center is one of the strongest factors influencing how much residents will drive.

    The density of a neighborhood, in and of itself, turns out to be the weakest of the commonly considered "D" variables, key dimensions of the built environment that influence how — and how much — people move around.

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    Groundwater Levels Draining Fast — Discovery News, 2010.0927

    For U.S. Wildlife, a Climate Change Blueprint — New York Times, 2010.0927

    When Green Building Is Not Green Enough — New York Times, 2010.0927

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    Zonal Architectural Event Concludes — Times of India, 2010.0926

    3 Views from Portland: Creating the Sustainable City of the Future — Denver Post, 2010.0926

    Green Urban Design — Philippine Star, 2010.0925

    In Arabian Desert, a Sustainable City Rises — New York Times, 2010.0925

    Historic Building Reuse Is Greenest of Green — NHBR, 2010.0924

    Third-Party Panel to Study Canada Oil Sands Impact — Reuters, 2010.0924

    House Wins Architecture Design Excellence Awards — Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2010.0924

    Nuclear Vs Solar: Clash of the Numbers — Clean Techies, 2010.0923

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    Rebuilding a Sustainable Haiti: How to Build Green in the Developing World — Reuters, 2010.0923

    City of Seattle Wants More Eco-Friendly 'Green Roofs' — Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2010.0923

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    Green Buildings and Climate Change — Silicon Republic, 2010.0923

    Promoting Eco-Friendly Homes in UAE — Gulf Daily News, 2010.0923

    The 'Hockey Stick' Lives — New York Times, 2010.0923

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    The Dusty Colorado River — ENN, 2010.0922

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    2010 Gives West a Respite from Fire - so Far — New York Times, 2010.0922

    Atmospheric Science: A Towering Experiment — Nature, 2010.0922

    When the North Atlantic Caught a Chill — Nature, 2010.0922

    Will 21st Century Capitalism Go Green? — The Ecologist, 2010.0921

    Narrow Houses: New Directions in Efficient Design — Dexigner, 2010.0921

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    Victoria Unveils Green Houses of the Future — Gov Monitor, 2010.0921

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