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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="section2778"></a><span class="titleSection">Call for Proposals</span><br><font face=Arial><font size=2><b>National Association of Industrial and Office Properties Seeking Proposals</b><br>The NAIOP Research Foundation is looking to fund projects that help build a knowledge base of information for industrial, office, and mixed-use real estate developers, especially in the emerging area of green development and mixed-use development.&nbsp; Deadline for proposals is April 1.</font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2834">Read the news</a><br><br><hr size="1" color="#007935" /><a name="section2783"></a><span class="titleSection">Viewpoints</span><br><font size=2><font face=Arial><span class=328243520-11102006><font face=Arial size=2><strong>Roofs Paved with Green<br></strong></font><font face=Arial size=2>A green rooftop&nbsp;planned for Pablo Neruda Academy in&nbsp;Brooklyn, NY, will be an experiment in the design of green roofs and a teaching tool for the students.&nbsp;<br></font><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/feb2007/id20070222_807288.htm?chan=innovation_innovation + design_innovation and design lead"><font face=Arial size=2>Read the article</font></a><br></span></font></font><br><img style="WIDTH: 71px; HEIGHT: 85px" hspace=2 src="/uploads/images/thumbnail/1621.jpg" align=left vspace=2 border=1><font size=2><font face=Arial><strong>Ask the Green Architect: What's the best way to start going green?<br></strong>The Green Architect tackles his most frequently asked question: how do I get started building green?</font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2835">Read the article</a><br><br><font face=Arial><font size=2><b>How To Make a Neighborhood Green</b><br>Ever Vail, a new community building project in Vail, Colorado, is seeking certification through&nbsp;a new LEED program for Neighborhood Development.&nbsp; The "new urban" project seeks to create better&nbsp;density and require fewer cars than a typical housing development.</font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2832">Read the article</a><br><br><font face=Arial><font size=2><b>The Evolution of the Genius Building </b><br>Genius buildings are ones that have been wired for communications inside and out.&nbsp; These buildings are also "green" in that broadband -- the lifeblood of a genius building -- can be&nbsp;an essential component in the delivery of real-time information&nbsp;between the building and its energy delivery systems.</font></font>&nbsp;<br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2833">Read the article</a><br><br><a name="section2784"></a><span class="titleSubSection">Editor's Corner</span><br><img style="WIDTH: 70px; HEIGHT: 85px" hspace=2 src="/uploads/images/thumbnail/1864.jpg" align=left vspace=2 border=1><font face=Arial><font size=2><strong>Green Building Consultant Predicts $30 Billion Green Building Market in 2007<br></strong>Jerry Yudelson, author, editor and leading green building consultant offers analysis predicting a 50 percent&nbsp;growth rate in the green building market this year, with uncertified green building systems adding even more to the green building industry.</font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2829">Read the release</a><br><br><hr size="1" color="#007935" /><a name="section2785"></a><span class="titleSection">News Briefs</span><br><span class=328243520-11102006><font size=2><font face=Arial><strong>US Struggles to Build Green<br></strong>More public awareness of green building practices is going to be necessary before enough people jump on the green building bandwagon.<br></font><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/09/AR2007030900448.html"><font face=Arial>Read the article</font></a><br></font></span><br><font face=Arial><font size=2><b>Moncure School Goes Solar</b><br>A school in Chatham County, North Carolina, received solar panels and a new hot water heater so that students would have access to hot water.&nbsp; Money for the renovation came from the Abundance Foundation and the Boeing Company.</font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2836">Read the news</a><br><br><img style="WIDTH: 85px; HEIGHT: 73px" hspace=2 src="/uploads/images/thumbnail/1929.jpg" align=left vspace=2 border=1><font face=Arial><font size=2><strong>Earth Pledge Installs Green Roof<br></strong>The GreenGrid&#174; </font></font><a name=OLE_LINK4></a><font size=1><font face=Arial size=2>Green Roof System, manufactured by Weston Solutions, Inc., was recently selected by Earth Pledge, a New York nonprofit corporation, for their two-year Green Roof Pilot Project.</font> </font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2828">Read the news</a><br><br><font face=Arial><font size=2><b>Wyoming School Goes Green</b><br>School officials in the Big Horn County School District are aiming for silver LEED certification for their new Greybull Elementary School opening in the fall.&nbsp; If it reaches the standard, it will be the first LEED-certified school in Wyoming.</font></font><br><a href="/_coreModules/content/contentDisplay.aspx?contentID=2830">Read the news</a><br><br><hr size="1" color="#007935" /><a name="section2786"></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" /><a name="section2787"></a><span class="titleSection">Special Announcement For iGreenBuild.com Readers</span><br><strong><br><img style="BORDER-LEFT-COLOR: #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM-COLOR: #000000; WIDTH: 66px; BORDER-TOP-COLOR: #000000; HEIGHT: 85px; BORDER-RIGHT-COLOR: #000000" hspace=2 src="/uploads/images/thumbnail/1705.jpg" align=left vspace=2 border=1>iGreenBuild.com and Information Television Network </strong>have teamed up to co-produce a one-hour public awareness special titled&nbsp;"The Green Building&nbsp;Revolution" that will appear on the PBS network of stations this coming spring.<br><br>This compelling broadcast will be written and&nbsp;co-hosted by our own Jerry Yudelson who will be supported by a great lineup of&nbsp;experts in various aspects of green building and sustainability. <br><br>If you would like to discuss how you or your company can be a part of this exciting broadcast click below to learn more.<br><br><img src="/uploads/images/original/550.gif">&nbsp;<a href="/uploads/files/69.pdf">Download "The Green Building Revolution" overview here.</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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