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The Business Case for Green Buildings 2008
By: Jerry Yudelson - Friday, December 14, 2007
Source: Yudelson Associates

As we round the bend and head for home in 2007, I want to recap how the business case for green buildings has unfolded this year and to forecast how it is likely to develop in 2008. To sum up 2007 in a nutshell: the business community has totally bought into green buildings. That’s it, end of discussion.

New Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
By: McKinsey & Company - Monday, December 10, 2007
Source: AIA 2005 convention
Estimating that buildings and appliances could account for 20% of the 4.5 gigatons of abatement per year by 2030—greater than the potential savings from like efforts in industry, carbon sinks (e.g., increased forest land), and transportation and second only to power production—

Green House Emissions in California - Air Pollution 101
By: Nissim Malul - Thursday, November 1, 2007
Source: www.letsreduce.com
A concerned contributing Author voices his concerns about Green House Emissions in California !

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EPA to Restrict Use of Dangerous Pesticide
By: EPA - Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Source: Environmental Protection Agency
(Washington, D.C., October 31, 2007) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced significant measures to protect drinking water sources and avoid harm to wild birds from the pesticide aldicarb.

SUSTAINABILITY IN THE GLOBAL PAINT INDUSTRY
By: Laura Hadden - Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Source: Rohm and Haas
PHILADELPHIA, PA, October 30, 2007 – The global paint and coatings industry is doing its part to build a safer, greener and more sustainable world. These were the observations of Luis Fernandez, Vice President and Global Business Leader for Rohm and Haas’s $2 billion Paint and Coatings Materials business, when he addressed ABRAFATI, the Brazilian Paint Manufacturers Association, late last week.

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By: SchoolFaciities.com - Tuesday, September 4, 2007
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Ask the Green Architect: Geothermal Installation and Green Specifications
By: Eric Corey Freed - Monday, February 26, 2007
Source: organicARCHITECT
The Green Architect answers questions this week on how geothermal energy may be more cost efficient on certain types of projects, and where to look for a head start on specifications designed for green builders.

Unholy Cow - On leather upholstery
By: Umbra Fisk - Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Source: Grist Magazine
Ednote: Sustainablilty dictates that we create no waste, Ok? So if we create food in the form of 4 legged mammals, poultry, etc are we not obligated to reuse the waste created from this exercise? Manure makes good energy, offal can be re-engineered, and skins, hides can make car upholstery. Is leather a green material under this scenario? More on Green Furnishings.

Song draws attention to crisis in the maintenance profession
By: Daniel Bayer, freelance writer - Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Source: Yes Weekly
Joel Leonard cleverly uses melody and lyrics to point out the impending shortage of career maintenance workers and tries to change the public's perception of the maintenance profession with his "Maintenance Crisis Song."

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