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CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD TECHNOLOGY The Center for Neighborhood Technology in Chicago, Illinois, moved into a former textile factory in 1987 and began its second renovation in 2000 to accommodate greater space needs. Designed by architect Jonathan Boyer (now a principal at Farr Associates), the new office space offers an exemplary model of sustainable adaptive reuse that takes advantage of environmentally responsible products and technologies not available in the 1980s.
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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 Atop TV Sets, a Power Drain That Runs Nonstop — New York Times, 2011.0625Changing the Climate of Architecture — Japan Times, 2011.0623 A Nuclear-Free Future for America — Guardian Unlimited, 2011.0622 Greening Construction, Changing Minds — Cincinnati City Beat, 2011.0622 Five Real-World Arcologies under Construction — Wired.co.uk, 2011.0621 Fastest Sea-Level Rise in 2,000 Years Linked to Increasing Global Temperatures — Science Daily, 2011.0621 Radioactive Tritium Leaks Found at 48 US Nuke Sites — MSNBC, 2011.0621 Flooding Brings Worries over Two Nuclear Plants — New York Times, 2011.0621 Fukushima Report Shows Nuclear Power Can Never Be Safe and Cheap — Guardian Unlimited, 2011.0620 Ban on Mining Near Grand Canyon Extended — Reuters, 2011.0620 Global-Warming Lawsuit Rejected by Supreme Court — Los Angeles Times, 2011.0620 A Thousand Square Feet Per Person, a New American Standard — Sierra Club, 2011.0620 Supreme Court Climate Decision Puts Spotlight on EPA — Climate Progress (blog), 2011.0620 U.S. Nuclear Regulators "Repeatedly" Weaken Safety Rules or Are "Simply Failing to Enforce Them" — Climate Progress (blog), 2011.0620 Geothermal Problems Could Shut Down Cooling System at Mission Critical Green Building — Green Real Estate Law (blog), 2011.0620 Hopes Fading for Climate Agreement — Reuters, 2011.0619 In Manitoba, the Green Bar Is Stunningly High — Winnipeg Free Press, 2011.0618 Is Energy Efficiency Still the Red-Headed Stepchild of US Energy Policy? — Green Building Law (blog), 2011.0617 LEED Platinum Marquette Plaza in Minneapolis Up for Sale Again — Finance & Commerce, 2011.0616 What Will Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Mean for Barrier Islands? — Science Daily, 2011.0616 "Shadow Government?" Boston Architect Questions Propriety of LEED-Driven Legislation — Green Real Estate Law (blog), 2011.0616 Hadrian's Buildings Catch the Sun — Nature, 2011.0616 Latest in Energy Efficiency: Homes without Furnaces — Seattle Times, 2011.0616 Using Trees & Streetscaping to Mitigate Urban Heat Island Effects — Green Building Law Update (blog), 2011.0615 Montreal Architect, Engineer Share Stories of Energy-Efficient Building Design — Daily Commercial News and Construction Record, 2011.0615 Green with Energy — Cincinnati City Beat, 2011.0615 Delaware Energy House Gets LEED Platinum Nod — CityBiz, 2011.0614 GM Boss Wants Gasoline Tax Hike — Triple Pundit (blog), 2011.0614 Studies Spy on a River's Rage — Nature, 2011.0614 Florida Supports Green Building Code — Green Building Law Update (blog), 2011.0609
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