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The Loop Isla Vista brings green to UCSB student ghetto

In Isla Vista, Calif., an easy-going but architectural outdated beachside college community where the median age is just 21, a new LEED certified student housin



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Weekend reads: Green jobs and green buildings

Recession proof green jobs, $7 million in energy efficiency savings and more.




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Evergreen homes: Columbia Station

Located a stone's throw from a light rail station and a host of ethnic restaurants and public amenities, Dwell Development's Columbia Station is a green micro-c



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San Francisco will host Greenbuild 2012

The U.S. Green Building Council's annual conference and expo will be held in San Francisco, California.




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Tour Atlantic Canada's first LEED Silver certified home

The Salmon Cove home was built with the environment in mind.



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Evergreen homes: Alley House 2

When describing March's featured 'Evergreen home,' resisting alliteration is futile: A magnificent, modern modular home in Madison Valley that's currently on th



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Follow the LEEDer: Home Depot and USGBC partner for product database

In response to the rapidly expanding green home building market, the USGBC teams up with Home Depot to launch a database of LEED-qualifying products ranging fro




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Perkins+Will's Atlanta office earns 95 LEED-NC points

The office is the highest scoring LEED-NC version 2009 project in the Northern Hemisphere.



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What do all the LEED certifications mean?

The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) developed the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system to certify buildings as meetin



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Green Classroom Professional Certificate now available

The new certificate is offered by the U.S. Green Building Council's Center for Green Schools.



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Soldier Field earns LEED Certification

The home of the Chicago Bears is the first LEED-EB certified NFL stadium.



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2020 Alton Road: Net-zero home brings healthy dose of green to Miami Beach

Once considered a dead zone for green building, Miami Beach will soon be getting its first LEED Platinum home in the form of 2020 Alton Road, a super-sleek, sup



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Green building grant program accepting applications

Application deadline for the 2012 Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program is Aug. 10, 2012.



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Clif Bar headquarters earns LEED Platinum

The company's Emeryville, California headquarters earns top green building honors.




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Toyota earns 29th LEED certification

Toyota's Kansas City Regional Technical Training Center received LEED Gold certification.




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20,000 and growing: LEED for Homes surpasses milestone

The U.S. Green Building Council announces that a not-too-shabby 20,000 residential building projects have been bestowed with LEED for Homes certification and t




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Citi celebrates 200 LEED certified projects

The Citi branch in Union Square received LEED Platinum certification.




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Green homes: Not big in the NYC 'burbs

As LEED for Homes surpasses a significant milestone, the New York Times singles out one area where there's a near-absence of USGBC-approved residences: Westches



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Green certification increases home values in California

Study reveals that green certified homes are valued 9% higher than comparable properties.




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LEED-Certified space tops 2 billion square feet

The U.S. Green Building Council's LEED certification program reaches a new milestone.




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Tour a LEED Platinum certified denim factory

Tour a LEED Platinum certified denim factory. The VDS Group factory in Bangladesh received LEED Platinum certification.



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Community Green offers free USGBC membership

Organization will provide a one-year membership to the U.S. Green Building Council.



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World Green Building Week 2012

'Green Buildings for Great Communities' is the theme for World Green Building Week 2012.



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Barnes Foundation earns LEED Platinum

The building is the first major art and education facility to earn Platinum level LEED certification.




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Perkins+Will tops 150 LEED certifications

The architectural design firm’s portfolio includes 20 LEED Platinum certified facilities.




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LEED for Homes Awards recipients revealed ahead of Greenbuild 2012

With the U.S. Green Building Council's Greenbuild International Conference and Expo about to kick off in San Francisco, the organization announces the recipient



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Method Homes really packs in the green with latest prefab series

Attractive but not arresting in appearance, the Paradigm series of green prefabs from Seattle's Method Homes has the potential to achieve recognition from the w



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Atlanta Hawks purchase green energy for arena

The Hawks and Philips Arena have purchased enough clean energy to power the facility for the 2012-2013 basketball season.



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Virginia is top LEED certified state in 2012

The U.S. Green Building Council announced that Virginia had the most amount of LEED certified space per resident in 2012.




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A Bronx kale: Affordable housing meets hydroponic farming in Morrisania

In the South Bronx, a 124-unit housing development with a rooftop farm combines low-income housing with an emphasis on healthy living and fresh food.



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Hayden Place: A dreamy green workplace

If I had to work in an office, Cuningham Group Architecture's Hayden Place would be my dream green workplace.




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Father of LEED not a fan of 'green' buildings

Speaking at a sustainability and design conference in Atlanta, LEED pioneer Rob Watson explains that 'there are good buildings, and there are bad buildings.'




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The Wyeth: A LEED luxury development with the right amount of crunch

In a refreshing departure from the norm, the developers of a LEED luxury development in Cambridge focus on amenities and sustainability with equal measure.



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Languishing landmark YMCA reborn as green housing in South L.A.

Paul Williams' landmark 28th Street YMCA in South L.A. emerges from a LEED Gold restoration project, historically significant identity still intact.



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LEED-aiming residence hall bans dorm room staple: The mini-fridge

To save energy, a newly opened LEED residence hall at Bridgewater State University outlaws the dorm room staple known as the mini-fridge.




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Deep green student demo home for sale in Tennessee

Now that it's established itself as one of the greenest homes in the Volunteer State, the New Norris House is seeking a private buyer.



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Supportive housing community in Portland recognized on AIA Top Green list

Holst Architecture's Bud Clark Commons project joins an eclectic assortment of notable green buildings on the 2014 AIA COTE annual top 10 list.




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Make It Right reveals green housing for Montana's Fort Peck Reservation

As Make It Right inches toward the finish line in New Orleans, the housing nonprofit unveils 5 designs that address overcrowding at Fort Peck Reservation.



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Levi's Stadium, new home of the San Francisco 49ers, scores LEED Gold

This isn't your grandfather's vegetation-topped, solar-powered, vegan pulled pork sandwich-selling football stadium.



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Even at 100, San Francisco City Hall couldn't be greener

The palatial Beaux-Arts beauty completed in 1915 is named the oldest LEED Platinum building.



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'A Fierce Green Fire': The untold story of America's environmental movement

Filmmaker Mark Kitchell talks to MNN about the need to understand the birth and life of the green movement in the U.S.



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What you need to know about aerosol sprays

Aerosol air fresheners contribute to, rather than reduce, indoor air quality problems. And they often contain toxic chemicals like formaldehyde and xylene.




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Meet the 'blue whirl,' the newest form of fire

Researchers say the beautiful new flame, inspired by fire tornadoes, may provide an eco-friendly way to clean up oil spills.



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A great tree 'migration' is underway

Soil organisms play a critical role in influencing a naturally occurring phenomenon known as "tree migration," say University of Tennessee researchers.



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Why is sunscreen a threat to coral reefs?

Oxybenzone, a common UV-filtering agent in sunscreens, linked to deformities and DNA damage in coral around the world.



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Why kelp forests need our help

Moving invasive purple sea urchins off the California coast helps to restore balance to the ecosystem.



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GREEN Jobs Act of 2010

Sens. Grassley and Conrad introduce the Green Jobs Act of 2010, which will extend biofuel tax credits for producers.




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Ethanol to keep Huntsman out of Iowa

Ethanol subsidies are such a wedge issue in Iowa that one candidate says he will stay away.




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U.S. ethanol production drops, snaps 4-week rise

The Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday that U.S. ethanol production was down about 1 percent.



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Wall Street Journal to host ECO:nomics summit

World's leading CEOs and policy-makers 'creating environmental capital' in tough economic times.



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