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Lynne Simnick | Dec 26, 2012

New Mexico’s second largest city, Las Cruces, adopts IAPMO’s Uniform Codes

The Las Cruces, N.M., City Council has adopted the 2009 editions of International Association of…

Lynne Simnick | Dec 18, 2012

Seismic resilience should be part of green standards in quake-prone regions

The Northwest of the U.S. boasts some impressive sustainable building design accomplishments, but…

Dwight Perkins | Dec 11, 2012

EPA releases environmental health program guidelines for schools

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a set of guidelines to help states…

Lynne Simnick | Dec 5, 2012

Hurricane Sandy prompts New York to consider tougher flood protection codes

Damage from Hurricane Sandy has New York City officials and real estate developers reviewing…

Dwight Perkins | Nov 26, 2012

USGBC launches Web-based research tool on LEED-certified buildings

The U.S. Green Building Council unveiled a Web-based tool to research buildings that have achieved…

Lynne Simnick | Nov 20, 2012

Danish city aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2029

Sønderborg, Denmark is aiming for a high environmental standard: to be carbon-neutral by 2029.…

Dwight Perkins | Nov 19, 2012

USGBC defends LEED’s efficacy after critical USA Today story

The U.S. Green Building Council is fighting back after an article published late last month in USA…

Lynne Simnick | Nov 11, 2012

Building automation will become necessary for owners to meet more stringent codes

Building automation systems (BAS) will be increasingly necessary to help building owners meet more…

Dwight Perkins | Nov 8, 2012

GSA seeks new sustainable building technologies, practices to test in its buildings

GSA seeks new sustainable building technologies, practices to test in its buildings The U.S.…

Dwight Perkins | Oct 30, 2012

Most real estate, construction executives support building energy-efficiency legislation

Although few business leaders are fond of government regulation of their industry, 75% of real…

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