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| Can Green Buildings Pass Payback Tests? |
| Friday, February 27, 2009 |
It's been sold as the ultimate no-brainer climate investment: Make a building that's more energy efficient, and you'll pocket the savings while avoiding harmful emissions.
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| Race is on to create world’s greenest building |
| Friday, February 27, 2009 |
| In the pioneer town of Independence, Ore., Independence Station is on track to become the World’s Greenest Building with the highest LEED rating ever awarded for new construction.
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| Home-start advantage: learning to love green building technology |
| Tuesday, February 24, 2009 |
| Finally, having the opportunity to build a new home a few years ago, I had my chance to apply sustainable building techniques and energy efficient ideas. I decided I would build with the intent of later adding on renewable energy systems, such as solar thermal to heat water, or photovoltaic panels to produce electricity.
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| Green buildings a great use of stimulus |
| Tuesday, February 3, 2009 |
| President Obama made good on one campaign promise last week by sending to Congress an economic recovery stimulus package that recognizes the powerful potential of investment in green buildings to put Americans back to work and save energy and money for thousands of American families and businesses at the same time. The return on that investment stands to be unprecedented in American history.
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| 'Free cooling' with fresh air makes McClellan Park data center greener |
| Tuesday, February 3, 2009 |
A data center under construction at McClellan Park has won the nation's highest green-building rating for its groundbreaking, energy-saving, low-carbon-emitting "air-side economizers."
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| 3M Forms Renewable Energy Division |
| Tuesday, February 3, 2009 |
| 3M Co. (MMM) has formed a renewable-energy division, as the diversified manufacturer aims to increase its presence in the growing solar and other alternative-energy markets and offset pressures on its other businesses.
While traditional businesses are being hurt by the economic downturn, the overall solar market is growing. 3M Chief Executive
George W. Buckley said in September the solar market is forecast to grow to $50 billion in 2012, from $20 billion in 2008. Solar "is really just a quite massive opportunity for 3M," Buckley told a 3M-hosted investor day at the time.
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| Good, green design can be stimulating, timeless |
| Tuesday, February 3, 2009 |
| President Barack Obama and Congress are trying to pass a stimulus package that will bring quick economic relief, and the U.S. Conference of Mayors has listed 15,221 local infrastructure projects in 641 cities that are "ready to go." But while speed in getting work started and jobs created is clearly key, the importance of good design that will last for generations should not be lost in the haste.
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| Green Business Programs Gain Traction |
| Tuesday, February 3, 2009 |
Sustainability and green initiatives are riding a wave of popularity in society, among businesses, in graduate business schools, and increasingly at undergraduate business programs, where bright-eyed future business leaders are being asked to save the world.
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