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name="section2871"></a><font color=#000000><font size=2><font face=Arial><strong> <table cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=3 rules=none align=right border=0> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p align=center><img src="/uploads/images/thumbnail/606.jpg"></p></td></tr> <tr> <td><font face=Arial size=1><strong>Jerry Yudelson<br>Sr. Editor</strong></font></td></tr></tbody></table></strong></font></font></font><font color=#000000> <p align=left><font face=Arial size=2><strong>Welcome to the May 24, 2007 edition of the iGreenBuild.com eNewsletter<br></strong></font><font face=Arial><font color=#008000><br><font color=#000000><font size=2>Green building is booming, which means that the ancillary industries around it are going to boom as well.&nbsp; It was only a matter of time before green lawyering became a viable specialty; read my editorial on that topic </font><a href="/cd_2867.aspx"><font face=Arial size=2>here</font></a><font size=2>.<br></font></font><br><font size=2><font color=#000000>We have a new column debuting this month.&nbsp; In every edition of iGB, you'll find in "Transformations" a renovation project that really brings&nbsp;green concepts into the&nbsp;home market.&nbsp; In this edition, a kitchen makeover uses recycled and salvaged materials.&nbsp;&nbsp;Also in this issue,&nbsp;our Green Syndicated Columnist Sonja Persram reviews the new SmartMarket Report, while GSC&nbsp;Eric Corey Freed tackles the ups and downs of green insulation.<br><br>All this plus green housing in Atlanta, a green apartment complex in Brooklyn, and a certified green cafeteria in Hawaii.&nbsp; Ther's more to read, just scroll on down.<br></font><br></font><strong><a href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/email-2259342-10362715" target=_top><font size=2><img style="WIDTH: 125px; HEIGHT: 125px" alt="GoToMeeting - Online Meetings Made Easy" hspace=2 src="http://www.ftjcfx.com/image-2259342-10362715" align=left vspace=2 border=0></font></a><font size=2>Eco friendly business&nbsp;tip:<br></font></strong><font size=2>If 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We use it daily at iGreenBuild.com.<br></font></font><br><br><font size=2>Please don't hesitate to get it touch with questions, comments, or suggestions by emailing me at </font></font><a href="mailto:editor@iGreenBuild.com"><font face=Arial size=2>editor@iGreenBuild.com</font></a><font face=Arial size=2>.</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="section2876"></a><span class="titleSection">Viewpoints</span><br><font size=2><font face=Arial><span class=328243520-11102006></span></font></font><br><img style="WIDTH: 85px; HEIGHT: 63px" hspace=2 src="/uploads/images/thumbnail/1942.jpg" align=left vspace=2 border=1>***<font face=Arial><font size=2><strong>NEW COLUMN***<br>Transformations: small kitchen makeover uses recycled materials <br></strong>Sometimes the materials for a remodel are literally right underfoot.&nbsp; One homeowner/architect found the wood, the flooring, and other materials for his green kitchen remodel in salvage yards, old cabinet shops, and under the vinyl on his own floor.</font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2869">Read the article</a><br><br><img style="WIDTH: 85px; HEIGHT: 56px" hspace=2 src="/uploads/images/thumbnail/1687.jpg" align=left vspace=2 border=1><font face=Arial><font size=2><strong>The Greening of Corporate America SmartMarket Report: A review<br></strong>The new <i>Greening of Corporate America </i><i>SmartMarket Report</i>, published May 2, is an in-depth summary that substantiates forecasts of green uptake acceleration and will fuel excitement in the green building industry.</font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2863">Read the article</a><br><br><img style="WIDTH: 71px; HEIGHT: 85px" hspace=2 src="/uploads/images/thumbnail/1621.jpg" align=left vspace=2 border=1><font face=Arial><font size=2><strong>Ask the Green Architect: Insulation<br></strong>Installing insulation could be the most cost- and energy-saving move a building owner can make.&nbsp; This month, the Green Architect reviews different types of insulation and makes recommendations on how and where to insulate.</font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2864">Read the article</a><br><br><img style="WIDTH: 85px; HEIGHT: 44px" hspace=2 src="/uploads/images/thumbnail/1938.jpg" align=left vspace=2 border=1><font face=Arial><font size=2><strong>New Eco-Manor in Atlanta LEEDs the Way in Environmental Design<br></strong>A house that features innumerable home-building green strategies, dubbed Eco Manor, is both the home of its architects and a showcase for ecological design.</font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2866">Read the article</a><br><br><font face=Arial><font size=2><b>Reduce, Reuse, Rebuild: Country School Goes Green</b><br>New Canaan Country School (CT) already has sustainable policies in place that range from using recycled paper to utilizing found objects in art class.&nbsp; Next on the agenda is a green renovation and expansion that the school hopes will earn LEED certification.</font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2858">Read the article</a><br><br><img style="WIDTH: 85px; HEIGHT: 60px" hspace=2 src="/uploads/images/thumbnail/1939.jpg" align=left vspace=2 border=1><strong><font face=Arial size=2>UKentucky Team Finalist in International Sustainability Design Competition<br></font></strong><font face=Arial size=2>A project to reclaim land that has been selected as a finalist in an international design competition.&nbsp; The entry proposes a new urban model for the redevelopment and sustainable reclamation of the Appalachian landscape.</font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2861">Read the article</a><br><br><hr size="1" color="#007935" /><a name="section2878"></a><span class="titleSection">News Briefs</span><br><span class=328243520-11102006><font size=2><font face=Arial><strong>Building Green TV, </strong>a new weekly television series about creating homes and buildings in harmony with the environment, is set to air on PBS affiliate stations across the country starting June 5, 2007. The show takes an entertaining and informative look at ways to "green" homes and buildings using earth-friendly techniques and materials that are better for people, as well as for the planet. To find PBS station listings and airdates for Building Green, visit their </font></font><a href="http://www.buildinggreentv.com/"><font face=Arial size=2>website</font></a><font size=2><font face=Arial>.<br><br><strong>New LEED for School Construction and Renovations</strong><br>The USGBC has released a new set of LEED guidelines for school construction and renovation.&nbsp; To download the pdf, click </font><a href="http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=2593"><font face=Arial>here</font></a><font face=Arial>.<br></font></font></span><br><font face=Arial><font size=2><b>Hawaii Department of Education wins LEED for green cafeteria design</b><br>The&nbsp;new cafeteria at Waipahu Intermediate School is the first LEED-certified school project in Hawaii and only the sixth to win a LEED rating&nbsp;in the entire state.</font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2868">Read the news</a><br><br><font face=Arial><font size=2><b>Green Development Grows in Brooklyn</b><br>Developers are listening to the needs of their customers and hoping to cash in on the demand for greener buildings.&nbsp; A new complex in Brooklyn offers a New York location coupled with a 21st century regard for green living.</font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2859">Read the news</a><br><br><font face=Arial><font size=2><b>School district wins award for water conservation</b><br>In a desert state like Nevada, water is like gold.&nbsp; Nye County School District won a conservation award for cutting back on water usage by 8.5 million gallons -- in short, by treating water as the precious commodity it is.</font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2860">Read the news</a><br><br><hr size="1" color="#007935" /><a name="section2879"></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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