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NOVEMBER 2, 2007 In This Issue Welcome to the latest issue of GreenerBuildings News, bringing you the latest information and resources on the full spectrum of environmental issues related to buildings and facilities. Log on to GreenerBuildings.com for more up-to-date news, tools, case studies, and other resources related to greener building practices. A full-color, graphic version of this newsletter is available online. THIS ISSUE'S SPONSOR Want to be a GreenerBuildings News sponsor? Click here. What GreenBuild Will Bring to Chicago World-class speakers, a multitude of sessions on every topic imaginable, awards ceremonies and product announcements: here's what to expect at next week's GreenBuild 2007, the country's biggest gathering of green buildings professionals in a city that's striving to be the greenest of them all. The Living Building Challenge: How Limits Can Liberate By Christine Ervin It's time to embrace the abundance that can flow from nature's limits -- starting with caps on greenhouse gas emissions and moving toward a carbon-neutral built environment. Landscape Architects' Report Offers Hundreds of Tips for Sustainable Sites The American Society of Landscape Architects yesterday released a comprehensive report from its Sustainable Sites Initiative, giving a snapshot of the many ways that architects, designers and facility managers can enhance how well their sites fit into surrounding ecosystems, provide cleaner air and water, and reduce the impact of climate change. Berkeley to Vote on Making Home Solar Projects Easier The city of Berkeley could be the first in the U.S. to subsidize solar panels for homeowners and businesses in exchange for an add-on tax hike paid over 20 years. Motel 6 Retrofitting Thousands of Rooms for Energy Savings Motel 6 will team with Honeywell and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. to install sensors that shut off heating and air conditioning when units are empty. Corporations Are Embracing Green Real Estate, Survey Finds Nearly 80 percent of industry leaders say sustainability is a major issue for today's businesses, and are willing to pay a premium to achieve it, according to a survey from CoreNet Global and Jones Lang LaSalle. GE Develops 'Eco-Dashboard' for Homeowners General Electric Co. will introduce residential control panels in December to help homeowners control water and power usage. New Resource Bank Lands $10M Investment from State of Calif. for Green Projects The state's treasurer announced the creation of a $10 million investment account to finance green building and energy-efficiency projects around the state. JCPenney Earns First Energy Star Rating for Four Retail Stores The company's stores in Washington state are the first to receive the U.S. EPA's retail Energy Star rating for their energy efficiency and other environmental improvements. New Online Resource Targets Green Contractors A project launched by the Mechanical Contractors Association of America this week aims to ma ke it easy for building professionals to learn about green practices, and for green experts to deepen their knowledge and contacts. German Team Wins Solar Decathlon; Maryland, Santa Clara Also in Top Three Germany's Technische Universität Darmstadt won the overall top score in the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition on the National Mall in Washington, followed by the University of Maryland in second place and Santa Clara University in third. > MORE HEADLINES Tools & Resources Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-based Products This report, a joint project between WRI and the WBCSD, helps organizations of all sizes find their place in ensuring the sustainability of the earth's forest resources by studying the long-term impacts of forestry goods. > MORE TOOLS & RESOURCES	FEATURED BOOK The Philosophy of Sustainable Design by Jason F. McLennan Part Sustainable Design 101 and part manifesto, this book lays the groundwork and philosophical basis of the green architecture movement, helping people to understand and shape the ways that sustainable design will become the future of all design. > BUY IT! | READ MORE FEATURED EVENT Ecobuild Fall and AEC-ST Fall Host: Ecobuild America Date: Dec 10-13, 2007 Location: Washington, D.C. Ecobuild Fall and AEC-ST Fall covers green building, sustainable design, renewable energy, environmental planning processes and information collaboration strategies for commercial, industrial, institutional and residential construction. SUBMIT YOUR EVENT YOUR AD HERE! Become a GreenerBuildings News sponsor or advertiser, reaching tens of thousands of businesses every week. Click Here to receive more information. Please e-mail content queries to the Editor.
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