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As the popularity of solar panels for energy generation, double- paned windows for energy efficiency, and natural lighting for aesthetic purposes increases, one company succeeded in combining all three qualities.
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How to Create a Zero Energy Home

A major renovation to an existing house located in Oak Beach, N.Y. on Long Island. This is a zero energy house that actually produces more energy than it uses. Utilizing passive and active sustainable, "green", techniques and technology, the functionality of the building becomes its form.
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City of Chicago’s First Green Office Challenge Saves 70 Million Kilowatt Hours Of Energy

Mayor Richard M. Daley and the Chicago Department of Environment, in collaboration with ICLEI, announced the winners of Chicago’s first Green Office Challenge.
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Building Green Schools
SchoolFacilities.com | Matt Banes
July 23, 2004

Does Offsite Equal Green?
Modular Building Institute | Tom Hardiman
August 10, 2010

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Does Offsite Equal Green?

Tuesday, August 10, 2010
By: Tom Hardiman
Source: Modular Building Institute

Due to recent advances in technology and consumer awareness, there has been much debate about the green advantages of off-site, prefabricated, and modular building systems