Green Wednesday 2008.0319

Wed Mar 19 23:11:11 PDT 2008

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An intriguing new awards program from UC Berkeley (this editor's
alma mater) combines formal post-occupancy evaluations with 
several dimensions of green building and design:

	"Initiated in 2007 by the Center for the Built Environment 
	(CBE) at the University of California, Berkeley, the 
	Livable Buildings awards program recognizes buildings that 
	have been evaluated using CBE's Occupant Indoor Environmental 
	Quality (IEQ) Survey and received one of the topmost scores.

	"The IEQ survey invites occupants to evaluate a building
	in several areas, including lighting, thermal comfort,
	air quality, acoustic quality, office layout, and general
	satisfaction, as well as furnishings and cleanliness. ..."

Livable Buildings Awards - ArchitectureWeek, 2008.0312
http://www.architectureweek.com/2008/0312/index.html

Green and Sustainable Design and Building News This Week
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Simple Green Building Options - 24 Hours, 2008.0319
http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/Lifestyle/2008/03/19/5043861-sun.html

Salt Could Shake Up World Energy Supply - Reuters, 2008.0319
http://uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKL0577960520080319

Can 'Eco-Density' Be Beautiful? - The Tyee, 2008.0318
http://thetyee.ca/Views/2008/03/18/EcoDensity/

Green Grows Popular as Home Design Plan - Lansing State Journal, 2008.0317
http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080317/NEWS03/803170310/1004/news03

An L of an Idea - Telegraph, 2008.0317
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/03/18/ybstart118.xml

Green Energy Could Avoid Recession. - Grenn Energy News, 2008.0316
http://www.green-energy-news.com/arch/nrgs2008/20080022.html

Eco-Conscious Home Is Classroom, Too - Chicago Tribune, 2008.0316
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/home/chi-green_showhouse_mar16,1,7608407.story

Green Is Growing - Louisville Courier-Journal, 2008.0314
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080314/SCENE05/803140347

Build "Green" to Cut North American Emissions, Report Says - Reuters, 2008.0313
http://uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKN1329329120080313

In Chicago, Tinted Green - New York Times, 2008.0313
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/13/garden/13chicago.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=architecture+AND+design+AND+building&st=nyt&oref=slogin

Easy on the Earth: Remodeling Green in Jackson - Jackson Citizen Patriot, 2008.0313
http://blog.mlive.com/livin_green/2008/03/easy_on_the_earth_remodeling_g_7.html

'Green' Buildings Could Slash CO2 Emissions: Report - Associated Foreign Press, 2008.0313
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5je_9O4En7TiwTjD73Erj4y8snHQA

LEED Certifi-Able Vs. LEED Certified - Greener Buildings, 2008.0312
http://greenerbuildings.com/news_detail.cfm?Page=1&NewsID=55720

Oil Group to Press Canada to Postpone Emissions Rules - Bloomberg, 2008.0311
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601082&sid=aZoFADtsJT4U&refer=canada

Experiencing Anxious Climate - Metropolis, 2008.0307
http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/story.php?artid=3181

Research Lab Will Produce Ethanol and Other Biofuels from Grasses and Biomass - Check Biotech, 2008.0307
http://www.checkbiotech.org/green_News_Biofuels.aspx?infoId=17183

A Teaching Tool for the Ages - EDC, 2008.0306
http://www.edcmag.com/CDA/Articles/Article_Rotation/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000272036

Collaboration Gets a Sustainable Grade - EDC, 2008.0306
http://www.edcmag.com/CDA/Articles/Article_Rotation/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000273223

A Barn for a Schoolhouse - EDC, 2008.0306
http://www.edcmag.com/CDA/Articles/Article_Rotation/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000275462

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	If you were designing an anechoic room, which of the
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	2. Stained wood panels on wood studs
	3. Fabric-covered acoustic panels on concrete
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