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Try GoToMeeting for free and see what you think. We use it daily at iGreenBuild.com.<br></font><br><br>Please don't hesitate to get it touch with questions, comments, or suggestions by emailing me at </font><a href="mailto:editor@iGreenBuild.com"><font face=Arial>editor@iGreenBuild.com</font></a><font face=Arial>.</font></font></font><font face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;</font><font color=#000000><font face=Arial size=2><img style="WIDTH: 100px; HEIGHT: 90px" hspace=2 src="/uploads/images/regular/1644.jpg" align=left vspace=2><br><br><br></p> <p align=left> <table cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <tbody> <tr></tr></tbody></table></p><strong> <p align=center><br><br><br><br><font size=1>This&nbsp;eNewsletter was built using 100% environmentally friendly pixels!</font></strong><br></font><em><br></p></em></font><br><hr size="1" color="#007935" /><a name="section2816"></a><span class="titleSection">Viewpoints</span><br><font size=2><font face=Arial><span class=328243520-11102006></span></font></font><br><strong><img style="WIDTH: 85px; HEIGHT: 56px" hspace=2 src="/uploads/images/thumbnail/1687.jpg" align=left vspace=2 border=1><font face=Arial size=2>Sustainable Buildings and Climate Change<br></font></strong><font face=Arial size=2>Two new reports, <em>Buildings and Climate Change: Status, Challenges and Opportunities</em>&nbsp;from UNEP and the Intergovernmental Plan on Climate Change report for 2007, will be significant in promoting the value of sustainable buildings in mitigating and adapting to climate change impact.</font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2852">Read the article</a><br><br><img style="WIDTH: 85px; HEIGHT: 58px" hspace=2 src="/uploads/images/thumbnail/1932.jpg" align=left vspace=2 border=1><font face=Arial><font size=2><strong>City of Dallas Vehicle Maintenance Facility Goes Greener than Most Offices<br></strong>Not only is the Dallas, Texas, fleet of maintenance vehicles running largely on compressed natural gas, its new maintenance facility has been designed to meet LEED Silver and possibly even Gold certification standards.</font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2838">Read the article</a><br><br><strong><img style="WIDTH: 81px; HEIGHT: 85px" hspace=2 src="/uploads/images/thumbnail/1934.jpg" align=left vspace=2 border=1><font face=Arial size=2>UN reports: Building sector can play key role combating global warming<br></font></strong><font face=Arial size=2>A new report from the United Nations, "Buildings and Climate Change: Status, Challenges and Opportunities," pushes for greater use of existing technologies like thermal insulation, solar shading and more efficient lighting and electrical appliances.</font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2848">Read the article</a><br><br><font face=Arial><font size=2><strong><img style="WIDTH: 71px; HEIGHT: 85px" hspace=2 src="/uploads/images/thumbnail/1621.jpg" align=left vspace=2 border=1>Ask the Green Architect: Fluorescent Bulbs<br></strong>There is no question that fluorescent bulbs consume less energy and last longer than incandescents.&nbsp; But what is their impact on the environment when they burn out?<br><br></font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2855">Read the article</a><br><br><a name="section2817"></a><span class="titleSubSection">SPECIAL SECTION: Green Schools</span><br><br><br><img style="WIDTH: 49px; HEIGHT: 85px" hspace=2 src="/uploads/images/thumbnail/1935.jpg" align=left vspace=2 border=1><font face=Arial><font size=2><strong>Guaranteeing Green Is Green<br></strong>CHPS, the Collaborative for High Performance Schools, is launching a new building program: CHPS Verified.&nbsp; This new initiative combines project management, CHPS building criteria, and third-party assessment to create schools that meet high performance standards.</font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2849">Read the article</a><br><br><font face=Arial><font size=2><b>Photovoltaic project to generate electricity for Fresno state campus</b><br>Solar&nbsp;panels being installed atop parking shelters for 700 vehicles at California State University at Fresno will take advantage of the fierce Central Valley sunshine and provide 20 percent&nbsp;of the campus' electricity base demand.</font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2839">Read the article</a><br><br><font face=Arial><font size=2><b>Green Schools Guide Will Drive Creation of Sustainable School Buildings </b><br>The New York City Department of Education and the School Construction Authority has announced the publication of the <i>NYC</i> <i>Green Schools Guide </i>and Rating System, which will be used to guide the sustainable design, construction, and operation of new schools, modernization projects, and school renovations.</font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2847">Read the article</a><br><br><font face=Arial><font size=2><b>School is first to go 'green' in Maryland</b><br>Geothermal heating and cooling, increased daylighting, and toilets that conserve water are just a few of the eco features at the first green-built school in Maryland.</font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2843">Read the article</a><br><br><hr size="1" color="#007935" /><a name="section2818"></a><span class="titleSection">News Briefs</span><br><span class=328243520-11102006><font size=2></font></span><br><font face=Arial><font size=2><b>Helping With The President's War on Energy Waste</b><br>Buildings, according to USGBC president Rick Fedrizzi, are major contributors to climate change.&nbsp; Ventilation air heating and cooling can be a large component of a building's energy use.&nbsp; A new software system designed to reduce the energy consumed by HVAC systems could help reduce building energy consumption by 30 percent or more.</font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2837">Read the news</a><br><br><font face=Arial><font size=2><b>Financing with Lower Rates for Green Buildings</b><br>Find out about financing with lower rates for green buildings at a meeting of the U.S. Green Building Council Savannah (GA) Chapter.</font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2854">Read the release</a><br><br><font face=Arial><font size=2><b>Sage Homebuilders Near-Zero Energy Home Features GridPoint Connect</b><br>A system that integrates and stores a home's solar energy is featured in a near-zero energy home.&nbsp; The demonstration home from Sage Homebuilders is featured at the National Association of Home Builders National Green Builders Conference in St. Louis.</font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2840">Read the news</a><br><br><font face=Arial><font size=2><b>Two Keynote Addresses at Ecobuild America Conference </b><br>The Ecobuild America and AEC Science & Technology (AEC-ST) conference will feature two keynote sessions as part of their upcoming conference program May 15-17, 2007 at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA.</font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2841">Read the news</a><br><br><font size=2><font face=Arial><b>China calls for greener construction</b><br>China is hoping to go greener by&nbsp;requiring that&nbsp;new construction meet more stringent energy efficiency requirements.</font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2844">Read the news</a><br><br><hr size="1" color="#007935" /><a name="section2819"></a><a onmouseover="window.status='https://www.gotomeeting.com/t/afg2m/g2mo_affil?Target=m/g2mo_affil.tmpl';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-2259342-10362720" target=_blank> <img height=60 alt="GoToMeeting - Online Meetings Made Easy" src="http://www.ftjcfx.com/image-2259342-10362720" width=468 border=0></a><br><hr size="1" color="#007935" /><font face=Verdana><font size=2> </font><font size=2> <hr color=#aaaaaa SIZE=1> </hr></font><font face=Arial size=1>Interested in sponsoring our next eNewsletter? 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