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08/25/10	DOE To Ban Multi-Spray Showerheads
08/25/10	Phthalates Linked to Lower IQ Scores in Children
08/25/10	EPA Launches Website for Integrated Environmental Modeling
08/25/10	Green Label for Contractors Covers Offices and Practices
08/25/10	DOE Chooses Building Research Hub
08/25/10	USGBC Expands Data Collection from LEED Buildings
08/18/10	Reuse or Build New? Group to Gather Hard Environmental Data
08/18/10	First Statewide Paint Recycling Program Launched in Oregon
08/18/10	Commercial Real Estate Stimulus Pushed by Architecture 2030
08/16/10	Water-Starved Oman Collects Monsoon Fog
08/16/10	U.S. Wind Power Surge Likely To Continue, Say Scientists
08/16/10	Offshore Wind Turbine Design Pushes Forward
08/10/10	Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program Announced
08/10/10	EPA Toolkit to Remove Red Tape for Green Projects
08/10/10	Worldwide Green Building Area to Increase 780% in Ten Years
08/10/10	Canadian Timber Companies in Landmark Environmental Deal
08/10/10	DOE's Dru Crawley Moves to Bentley
07/29/10	Ten Fifty B Street Apartments open in San Diego
07/29/10	Developer Seeks Rating For Recycled Utah Bridge
07/29/10	EPA Proposes New Limits On Powerplant Emissions
07/29/10	$110-Million Marina del Rey Project Gets Go-Ahead
07/19/10	DOE-Backed Smart Metering Rejected in Maryland
07/19/10	Canada Green Building Council Acquires Smart Growth Group
07/19/10	GBCI Takes Closer Control of LEED Reviews
07/19/10	Congress Passes Formaldehyde Limits for Composite Wood Products
07/19/10	Fireman’s Fund Steps Up Green Insurance
07/14/10	Professor Uses Bacteria To Make Eco-Friendly Bricks
07/12/10	Variety of State Energy Codes Makes Compliance Daunting
07/12/10	Higher Ed Sets Power Goals
07/12/10	African Wind Project Poised To Begin
07/07/10	New Report Criticizes LEED on Public Health Issues
07/07/10	HUD Using LEED-ND to Screen Potential Projects
07/07/10	USGBC, KieranTimberlake Get National Design Awards
07/02/10	200-Foot-High Living Wall Proposed for Portland Federal Building
07/02/10	Affordable Housing Goes Green in the Bronx
06/30/10	EPA to Modify Regulations on Sewer Overflows
06/30/10	House Bill Encourages Coastal Development
06/30/10	Formaldehyde’s Rap Sheet Goes Beyond Cancer
06/30/10	Data Centers Now Eligible for Energy Star Rating
06/30/10	Energy Star Beefs Up after Scandal
06/30/10	Elevated Standard for Gas Storage Water Heaters
06/23/10	One World Trade Center Rises to 260 Feet Above Street Level
06/23/10	NYC Launches Cool Roofs Program
06/23/10	Brooklyn Navy Yard Re-Development Receives $60 Million Boost
06/23/10	Yates Begins $175 Million Mississippi Solar Plant
06/23/10	Enermodal Engineering Inc.
06/18/10	LEED Policy on Certified Wood Gets Only Minor Changes
06/18/10	Major Changes Underway With Cradle to Cradle Certification
06/18/10	NSF Develops Sustainability Standard for Resilient Flooring
06/11/10	New Process Shows Dollar Value of Building Green
06/11/10	Architects Release Tracking Tool For Sustainable Design
06/11/10	Rating Controversy Heats Up
06/07/10	GSA to Eliminate Federal Government’s Environmental Footprint
06/07/10	Lawmakers Unveil Climate-Change Bill
06/07/10	Green ‘SITES’ Rating Program Picks 175 Pilot Projects
06/02/10	Winner of 2010 Bucky Fuller Challenge Announced
05/27/10	NYC Skyscraper Is First U.S. Commercial Tower to Earn LEED Platinum
05/26/10	U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fell Significantly in 2009
05/26/10	California Mandates Carbon Monoxide Detectors
05/26/10	Chinese Drywall Manufacturers Liable for Millions in Damages
05/26/10	Living Cities Design Competition Announced
05/26/10	Greensburg Now Powered Completely by Wind
05/20/10	Coal Ash in Construction Materials Safe under EPA Proposal
05/20/10	Sisters Celebrate LEED Platinum Certification
05/20/10	USGBC Says Feds Can Do More for Green Building
05/20/10	ANSI Approves GBI Rating System
05/13/10	Clinic Made of Freight Containers Heads to Haiti
05/10/10	EPA Stiffens Coal-Ash Rules, But Proposal Allows Recycling
05/10/10	Report: Green Opportunities
05/10/10	Feds Seek Energy-Efficient Building Projects
05/10/10	Habitat for Humanity Builds LEED Platinum Prototype
05/06/10	Green Design-Build Model Crafted for Buildings To Achieve Net-Zero Energy Use
04/29/10	USGBC Launches LEED-ND
04/29/10	Federal Support for Sustainable Communities
04/27/10	Study Shows Increase in Urban Redevelopment
04/27/10	Examining the Environmental Impact of BPA
04/27/10	Connecticut May Forgive Student Loans for Green Jobs
04/22/10	AIA's Committee on the Environment Announces Annual Awards
04/15/10	Ontario Approves Nearly $9 Billion in Renewables Projects
04/15/10	Green-Infused Modular Classroom Targets ‘Grid-Neutral’ Status in School Construction
04/15/10	Fly Ash Looms As The 'New Asbestos'
04/12/10	Building Re-Skinning Award Winners Announced
04/12/10	Clearing the Way for Water Savings in Plumbing Codes
04/12/10	DOE Raises the Bar for Heating Equipment
04/12/10	EPA and NREL See Renewables Potential in Brownfields
04/09/10	Lorcan O’Herlihy Paints the Town Blue
04/07/10	Hope Floats in New Orleans
04/07/10	Affresol Turns Rubbish into Recycled Homes
04/07/10	States Slow to Use Stimulus Funds for Weatherization
04/07/10	Building Star Legislation Promises Funding for Retrofits
03/25/10	American Standard Donates $1 Million to Nature Conservancy
03/25/10	Recycled Plastics Enter Structural Applications
03/25/10	Maryland Town Pursues Model Green City Designation
03/24/10	MoMA Presents Futuristic Solutions to Urban Flooding
03/19/10	Standard 189 Integrated into New Green Construction Code
03/19/10	Seattle Buildings Must Disclose Energy Use
03/19/10	NAIMA Forms New Advocacy Council
03/18/10	Green Standard Efforts Merge
03/16/10	"Villa Libeskind" Takes Prefab to the Extreme
03/16/10	Southern California Utility Joins ‘Smart’ Meter Movement
03/16/10	Interior Secretary Will Resolve Impasse by April Over Huge Massachusetts Offshore Wind Project
03/12/10	GSA Looking for a Sustainability Guru
03/12/10	Los Angeles Considers Mandatory Rainwater Capture
03/12/10	Greening the Greenbuild Expo
03/12/10	Van Belleghem Parts Ways With Dockside Green
03/10/10	U.S. Directs $36 Million Toward Net-Zero Building Research
03/04/10	LEED Wood Credit up for Review….Again
03/04/10	CalCEF Highlights Six Energy Efficiency Financial Models
03/03/10	Greening an Icon: The Empire State Building
03/02/10	Final WaterSense Specification for Homes Released
03/02/10	Seattle Bends Rules for "Living Buildings"
03/02/10	The Lowdown on Mobile Photovoltaic Power Generators
02/26/10	EPA Recognizes Tempe for Smart Growth Achievements
02/26/10	New Legislation Pits NYC Buildings Against Those in Other U.S. Cities
02/26/10	Olympic Village Receives Award of Its Own
02/19/10	New Tax Credit Limits Window Choices
02/16/10	U.S. Wind Industry Breezes to New Heights in 2009
02/16/10	At Long Last, ASHRAE Standard 189 Is Here
02/16/10	Massachusetts’ Lead Role in Energy Efficiency
02/16/10	Hawaii First State to Require Solar Hot Water in New Homes
02/11/10	Researchers Unveil Green Rating System for Roads
02/11/10	Move To Block EPA Greenhouse Rule Nears Senate Vote
02/11/10	Counting Calories in Your Concrete
02/05/10	California Adopts Nation’s First Statewide Green Building Code
02/05/10	Industry Agrees to Phase Out DecaBDE Flame Retardant
02/05/10	Dow Styrofoam Cradle to Cradle Certified, Despite Chemistry
02/02/10	Cracking Codes with Green Strategies

01/26/10	A New Vision for Dallas
01/26/10	Hoberman’s "Transformable Design" Gaining Momentum
01/26/10	Malcolm Wells, the Pioneering “Underground” Architect, Dies
01/25/10	Asphalt Shingle Recycling Program Launched
01/25/10	NBI Energy Code Proposal Moves Forward
01/25/10	IES Unveils New Climate-Based Design Tool
01/25/10	Renewable Energy Sales Nearly Double
01/22/10	Tools for the Landscape Architect
01/19/10	USGBC Reworks Committee Structure
01/19/10	Model Contracts Clarify Green Building Responsibilities
01/19/10	California Leads States in Climate Change Adaptation
01/19/10	Standard 189 in Final Stages
01/19/10	NYC Passes Landmark Green Building Legislation
01/19/10	EPA Declares Greenhouse Gases a Threat to Humans
01/12/10	Building to LEED-Silver May Not Survive First Encounter
01/12/10	$3-Billion Wind Scheme To Link Hawaiian Islands
01/12/10	D.C. Buildings to Measure Energy Use
01/12/10	India Considers ‘Green’ National Rating System
01/12/10	EPA Proposes Tougher Ozone Standard
01/05/10	Living Building Challenge 2.0 Released